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1979 Australian Grand Prix
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The 1979 Australian Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Wanneroo Park on 11 March 1979. It was the forty fourth Australian Grand Prix and was open to Australian Formula 1 cars (incorporating Formula 5000 and Formula Pacific). The event was also the first round of the 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship Results as follows:
Race details
Round 1 of 3 of the 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship
Date
11 March 1979
Location
Wanneroo Park, Wanneroo, Western Australia, Australia
Course
Permanent racing facility
2.42 km (1.51 mi)
Distance
63 laps, 152.46 km (95.13 mi)
Weather
Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Alfredo Costanzo
Lola-Chevrolet
Time
0'52.11
Fastest lap
Driver
John Wright
Johnnie WalkerLola-Chevrolet
Lola-Chevrolet
Time
0'54.92
Podium
First
Johnnie Walker
Lola-Chevrolet
Second
John Bowe
Elfin-Chevrolet
Third
Rob Butcher
Lola-Chevrolet
Classification
Pos
No
Driver
Car
Laps
Time
1
25
Johnnie Walker
Lola T332 Chevrolet
63
59m 09.72s
2
11
John Bowe
Elfin MR8 Chevrolet
63
59m 22.13s
3
10
Rob Butcher
Lola T332 Chevrolet
61
4
71
John Smith
Ralt RT1 Ford
61
5
15
Terry Hook
Lola T332 Chevrolet
59
6
19
Barry Singleton
Gardos GL1 Chevrolet
59
7
38
Ivan Tighe
Chevron B37 Chevrolet
49
8
40
Geoff Nicol
Elfin 622 Ford
45
Ret
76
John Wright
Lola T400 Chevrolet
62
Engine
Ret
17
Bob Kingsbury
El Toro Alfa Romeo
39
Ret
7
John McCormack
McLaren M23 Leyland
36
Ret
8
Rod Housego
Elfin 622 Ford
33
Ret
3
Bill Downey
Minos Ford
30
Ret
24
Jon Davison
Lola T332 Chevrolet
20
Ret
30
Peter Larner
Chevron B39 Chevrolet
8
Ret
12
Larry Perkins
Elfin MR8 Chevrolet
0
Ret
84
Alfredo Costanzo
Lola T430 Chevrolet
0
DNS
Bob Creasy
Birrana 273 Ford
0
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