1979 Australian Tourist Trophy
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The 1979 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Winton circuit in Victoria, Australia on 28 October 1979.[1] It was open to Group A Sports Cars[2] and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title.[2] The race, which was the seventeenth Australian Tourist Trophy,[3] was won by Paul Gibson, driving a Rennmax Repco.[1]
Results
[edit]| Position[4] | Driver[4] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Laps[4] |
| 1 | Paul Gibson | 3 | Rennmax Repco | Adele Phillips | 40 |
| 2 | Stuart Kostera | 2[5] | Elfin MS7 | Stuart Kostera | 40 |
| 3 | Grant Gibson | 11[6] | Rennmax Repco | Grant Gibson | 40 |
| 4 | David Richardson | 66 | Matich SR3A | David Richardson | 40 |
| 5 | Peter Jones | Cheetah Corolla[7] | Speco-VHT Motor Products | 39 | |
| 6 | Ross Wemyss | Allison Datsun[7] | John Allison | 39 | |
| 7 | A. Roberts | Roberts S2 Ford Cosworth FVA | A. Roberts | 38 | |
| 8 | Dennis Burdon | Redwing Leyland | Dennis Burdon | 36 | |
| 9 | William Dean | U2 Corolla | William Dean | 35 | |
| 10 | Peter Beehag | Farrell | Peter Beehag | 35 |
Race statistics
[edit]- Race distance: 40 laps, 57.7 miles, 81.2 km[7]
- Pole Position: Paul Gibson[6]
- Race time of winning car: 42.30.0[4]
- Fastest lap: 61.1 - Paul Gibson & Stuart Kostera[7]
- Number of starters: Not yet ascertained
- Number of finishers: Not yet ascertained
References & notes
[edit]- ^ a b Chris de Fraga, A triumph for the Formula 5000s, The Age, Monday, 29 October 1979, page 40
- ^ a b Australian Title Conditions, 1979 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 98
- ^ Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
- ^ a b c d e f g Greg Stanfield, Gibson's Titanic TT!, Racing Car News, December 1979, pages 55 & 56
- ^ Stuart Kostera Elfin MS7 - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au Retrieved on 8 August 2014
- ^ a b James Murcott, Alfie - by a cubic inch, Australian Auto Action, November 8, 1979, Page 14
- ^ a b c d Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183