Race of the Year 1979
FIA European Championship, Rd 5
B.A.R.C./B.R.D.C. Vandervell British F3 Championship, Rd 8
Donington Park Circuit, Castle Donington, Derby, Great Britain

 

May 20, rain 2 x 15 laps x 3150 m = 47.25 km + Final 32 laps = 100.8 km Pole Position; Heat 1: Chico Serra, 1'10.10"
Pole Position; Heat 2: Alain Prost, 1'10.32"		 Fastest Lap: Andrea de Cesaris, 1'10.81" (Heat 1)

FINAL

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine/Tuner Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 14 Brett Riley, NZ Unipart Racing Team March 783 - Triumph/Holbay-Swindon 46'28.68"  
2 2 13 Chico Serra, BR Sadia Racing with Project Four March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor 46'34.49"  
3 3 58 Alain Prost, F Ecurie Elf Martini MK27 - Renault Gordini/Dudot 46'38.08"  
4 4 4 Michael Roe, IRL David Clark Team Riva Watches Chevron B47 - Toyota/Novamotor 46'40.60"  
5 5 45 Roberto Guerrero, COL Roldan Auto's with Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM3 - Toyota/Novamotor 47'21.24"  
6 6 57 Richard Dallest, F Ecurie Elf Martini MK27 - Toyota/Novamotor 47'48.60"  
7 7 36 Eliseo Salazar, RCH Schick Toyota Chilean Team Ralt RT3 - Toyota/Novamotor 47'52.92"  
8 8 6 Daniele Albertin, I Marlboro Valtellina Racing Team Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 48'51'53"  
9 9 16 John Bright, GB Gerard Racing March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor 31  
10 10 24 Oscar Pedersoli, I Oscar Pedersoli March 783 - Toyota/Novamotor 31  
11 11 31 Trevor Templeton, IRL A.W. Brown Racing with Malcolm Templeton Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 31  
12 12 35 Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd, S Strike Ten Racing Team Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 31  
13 13 38 Placido Iglesias, BR Team Perdigao with Roy Kennedy Racing Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 29  
14 14 39 Thorbjörn Carlsson, S Thorbjörn Carlsson Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 29  
               
15 DNF 47 Arie Luyendijk, NL Racing Team Holland Argo JM3 - Toyota/Novamotor 22 Spin
16 DNF 21 Helmut Henzler, D Volkswagen Motorsport - Spiess Tuning March 793 - Volkswagen/Spiess 21 Spin
17 DNF 59 Mauro Baldi, I Reggio Emilia March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor 11 Spark plug
18 DNF 51 Mike Blanchet, GB SDC Builders Ltd Lola T670 - Chevrolet/Titan 8 Distributor
19 DNF 5 Andrea de Cesaris, I Marlboro Team Tiga March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor 8 Head gasket
20 DNF 2 Stefan Johansson, S Marlboro McMahon Racing March 793 - Toyota/Novamtor 6 Misfire
21 DNF 17 Mike Thackwell, NZ March Racing Ltd March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor 4 Misfire
22 DNF 15 Nigel Mansell, GB Unipart Racing Team March 783/793 - Triumph/Holbay-Swindon 1 Accident
23 DNF 8 Jorge Caton, E Equipo Nacional Español Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 1 Accident
24 DNF 54 Philippe Alliot, F Kores Racing Lola T770 - Renault Gordini 1 Accident
               
25 DNS 32 Wyatt Stanley, GB Wyatt Stanley Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor - Collision on warm-up lap
26 DNS 56 Daimon Metrebian, GB/MC Ecurie Elf Martini Mk 21 - Toyota/Novamotor - Collision on warm-up lap
               
27 DNQ 1 Bernard Devaney, IRL Derek McMahon Racing with Chevron Cars Chevron B47 - Toyota/Novamotor    
28 DNQ 3 Eddie Jordan, IRL Marlboro Racing with Derek McMahon March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor    
29 DNQ 10 Jo Gartner, A Jim Beam Team Martini MK27 - Renault Gordini    
30 DNQ 20 Augusto Avanzini, I Scuderia Derby Corse March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor    
31 DNQ 23 Michael Korten, D Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor    
32 DNQ 29 Rob Wilson, NZ International Computers Ltd Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
33 DNQ 30 Kenny Acheson, GB The RMC Group Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
34 DNQ 33 Phil Silverstone, GB Welwin Discount Tyres and Exhaust Centre Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
35 DNQ 34 Oasmu Hatagawa, J Hub Of The Universe Racing Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
36 DNQ 37 Michael Bleekemolen, NL Roger Heavens Racing / F & S Properties Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
37 DNQ 42 Fernando Jorge, BR Fernando Jorge Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
38 DNQ 44 Thierry Boutsen, B Roger Heavens Racing Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
39 DNQ 53 Alain Hubert, F Kores Racing Lola T770 - Renault Gordini    
40 DNQ 55 Benoit Morand, CH Benoit Morand Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor    
41 DNQ 60 Bernard Perroy, F Ecurie Montesanto Duqueine VG3 - Toyota/Novamotor    
               
42 DNA 25 Bruno Eichmann, CH Lista Racing Team March 783 - Toyota/Novamotor    
43 DNA 40 Enrico Uncini, I Marlboro Valtellina Racing Team Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
44 DNA 41 - Jim Beam Team Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
45 DNA 43 Anders Olofsson, S Anders Olofsson Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
46 DNA 46 Jürg Lienhard, CH Lista Racing Team March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor    
47 DNA 19 Tony O'Neill, GB   March 733 - Ford    

 

  Heat 1 Time, laps Reason Out     Heat 2 Time, laps Reason Out
1 de Cesaris 18'00.18"     1 Iglesias 21'10.61"  
2 Serra 18'03.24"     2 Riley 21'10.65"  
3 Guerrero 18'08.94"     3 Caton 21'14.56"  
4 Luyendijk 18'10.49"     4 Roe 21'26.85"  
5 Baldi 18'14.15"     5 Prost 21'30.68"  
6 Mansell 18'18.14"     6 Johansson 21'35.63"  
7 Thackwell 18'19.44"     7 Pedersoli 21'35.63"  
8 Henzler 18'25.48"     8 Alliot 21'47.96"  
9 Templeton 18'27.86"     9 Metrebian 21'48.37"  
10 Dallest 18'29.43"     10 Bright 21'49.05"  
11 Blanchet 18'29.90"     11 Albertin 21'02.91"  
12 Borgudd 18'33.52"     12 Salazar 21'10.82"  
13 Carlsson 18'36.12"     13 Stanley 21'23.95"  
14 Bleekemolen 18'36.12"     14 Boutsen 21'30.01"  
15 Hubert 18'46.29"     15 Jorge 21'34.18"  
  etc         etc    
DNF Wilson   Accident     Hatagawa    
DNF Korten   Accident     Gartner    
  etc         Perroy    
  Devaney       DNS Acheson - Acc. on warm-up lap
  Jordan       DNS Avanzini - Acc. on warm-up lap
  Morand              
  Silverstone              

 

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