1979 Australian Tourist Trophy
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[]
Position[4] | Driver[4] | No. | Car[4] |
1 | Paul Gibson | 3[5] | Rennmax Repco |
2 | Stuart Kostera | 2[6] | Elfin MS7[1] |
3 | Grant Gibson | Rennmax Repco | |
4 | David Richardson | Matich SR3 | |
5 | Peter Jones | Cheetah Corolla | |
6 | Ross Wemyss | Allison Datsun |
Race statistics[]
- Race distance: 40 laps, 57.7 miles, 81.2 km[4]
- Race time: 42.30.0[4]
- Fastest lap: 61.1 - Paul Gibson & Stuart Kostera[4]
- Number of starters: Not yet ascertained
- Number of finishers: Not yet ascertained
References & notes[]
- ^ a b c 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 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183
- ^ Paul Gibson, Rennmax & David Richardson, Matich SR3a - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au Retrieved on 8 August 2014
- ^ Stuart Kostera Elfin MS7 - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au Retrieved on 8 August 2014
Categories:
- Australian Tourist Trophy
- 1979 in Australian motorsport
- Motorsport in Victoria (Australia)