1979 British Saloon Car Championship
The 1979 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 22nd season of the championship. Richard Longman successfully defended his drivers title with his Mini 1275 GT.[1][2]
Calendar & Winners[]
All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.
- Night race.
Championship results[]
Drivers championship | |||
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Pos. [3] | Driver | Car [3] | Points |
1 | Richard Longman | Mini 1275 GT | 97 |
2 | Tom Walkinshaw | Mazda RX-7 | 88 |
3 | Richard Lloyd | Volkswagen Golf GTi | 82 |
4 | Gordon Spice | Ford Capri III 3.0S | 75 |
5 | Win Percy | Toyota Celica GT | 70 |
6 | Rex Greenslade | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | 53 |
7 | Alan Curnow | Mini 1275 GT | 49 |
8 | Jeff Allam | Ford Capri III 3.0S | 48 |
Makes championship | ||
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Pos.[3] | Make [3] | Points [3] |
1 | BL Mini | 90 |
2 | Ford | 90 |
3 | Mazda | 84 |
4 | Volkswagen | 81 |
5 | Toyota | 75 |
6 | Triumph | 64 |
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official list of BTCC champions - ^ Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, The Attack Of The Giant Ants - 1979 index, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 7 May 2018
- ^ a b c d e "1979 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship", touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 7 February 2014
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- British Touring Car Championship seasons
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