| 1979 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1979 World Sportscar Championship season was the 27th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1979 World Championship for Makes which was open to Group 1 and 2 Touring Cars, Group 3 and 4 Grand Touring cars, and Group 5 Special Production Cars . The championship ran from February 3, 1979 to September 16, 1979 and consisted of nine rounds. It was contested in two engine capacity divisions, Over 2 Litres and Under 2 Litres.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hour Pepsi Challenge
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Daytona International Speedway | February 3 February 4 |
| 2 |  6 Hours of Mugello
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Mugello Circuit | March 18 |
| 3 |  Dijon 6 Hours
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Dijon-Prenois | April 22 |
| 4 |  Rivet Supply 6 Hours
|
Silverstone Circuit | May 6 |
| 5 |  1000km Nürburgring
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Nürburgring | June 3 |
| 6 | Coppa Florio
|
Autodromo di Pergusa | June 24 |
| 7 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours
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Watkins Glen International | July 8 |
| 8 | Rivet Supply 6 Hours
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Brands Hatch | August 5 |
| 9 | Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (6 Hours)
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Vallelunga | September 16 |
Season results[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Over 2.0 Winning Team | Under 2.0 Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2.0 Winning Drivers | Under 2.0 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona | #0 Interscope Racing
|
None | Results |
| Ted Field Danny Ongais Hurley Haywood
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| 2 | Mugello | #12 Gelo Racing Team
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None | Results |
| Bob Wollek [[Image:Template:Country flag alias Liechtenstein|||22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Liechtenstein]] Manfred Schurti John Fitzpatrick
|
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| 3 | Dijon | #31 Gelo Racing Team
|
None | Results |
| Bob Wollek [[Image:Template:Country flag alias Liechtenstein|||22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Liechtenstein]] Manfred Schurti  Jacky Ickx
|
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| 4 | Silverstone | #3 Gelo Sportswear
|
None | Results |
| Bob Wollek Hans Heyer John Fitzpatrick
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| 5 | Nürburgring | #6 Gelo Racing Team
|
#25 Jägermeister
|
Results |
| Bob Wollek [[Image:Template:Country flag alias Liechtenstein|||22x20px}}|Template:Country alias Liechtenstein]] Manfred Schurti John Fitzpatrick
|
Eckhard Schrimpf Hans-Georg Bürger
| |||
| 6 | Pergusa |  #4 Lubrifilm Racing
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#11 Lancia Corse
|
Results |
| Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli
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Riccardo Patrese Carlo Facetti
| |||
| 7 | Watkins Glen | #94 Whittington/Kremer
|
None | Results |
| Don Whittington Bill Whittington Klaus Ludwig
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| 8 | Brands Hatch | #27 Porsche Kremer Racing
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#31 ASA Corse
|
Results |
| Klaus Ludwig Axel Plankenhorn
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Riccardo Patrese Walter Röhrl
| |||
| 9 | Vallelunga | #54 Ecurie Biennoise
|
#33 Giuseppi Piazzi
|
Results |
| Enzo Calderari Willi Spavetti Rolf Moritz
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Giuseppi Piazzi Renzo Zorzi Stanislao Sterzel
|
Manufacturers' championship[]
Points were awarded for placings gained by the top ten cars in each division at each round in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. However, points were only awarded for the highest placed car from each make in each division and any other cars from that make were merely skipped in the points allocation.
Only the best seven round results for each make in each division counted towards the championship with any other points earned not included in the final totals. Relinquished points are shown within brackets.
Some rounds were also open to cars from other categories (e.g. Group 6 "Two Seater Racing Cars") however these cars were not eligible to score points for their respective makes.
Division - Over 2 Litre[]
| Pos [1] | Make | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche
|
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (20) | (20) | 140 |
| 2 | Ferrari
|
15 | 15 | 30 | |||||||
| 3 | de Tomaso
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6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 4 | Triumph
|
4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | BMW
|
1 | 1 |
Division - Under 2 Litre[]
| Pos [2] | Make | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancia
|
10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | ||||||
| 2 | BMW
|
20 | 12 | 32 | |||||||
| 3 | Ford
|
15 | 15 | 30 | |||||||
| Porsche
|
15 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||
| 5 | Fiat
|
20 | 20 | ||||||||
| 6 | Volkswagen
|
6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 7 | Audi
|
2 | 2 |
The Cars[]
The following models contributed to the nett points totals scored by their respective makes.
Division - Over 2 Litre[]
- Porsche 935 & 911 Carrera RSR
- Ferrari Daytona & 308GTB
- de Tomaso Pantera
- Triumph TR8
- BMW 3.5 CSL
Division - Under 2 Litre[]
- Lancia Beta Montecarlo
- BMW 320i
- Ford Escort
- Porsche
- Fiat X1/9
- Volkswagen Golf GTi
- Audi 80
References[]
Further reading[]
- Automobile Year, 1979/80
- János Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995
External links[]
- 1979 World Championship for Makes – race results Retrieved from wsrp.ic.cz
- 1979 World Championship for Makes – race images Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 1 April 2009
| World Sportscar Championship seasons | ||
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1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 | ||
| "Group 6" World Championship seasons | ||
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| 1976 • 1977 | ||
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