1979 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars.[1] It began at Symmons Plains and ended at Adelaide International Raceway after eight rounds.[2] The title, which was the 20th Australian Touring Car Championship,[3] was won by Bob Morris driving a Holden Torana.[2]
Calendar
The Holden Torana of 1979 Australian Touring Car Champion Bob Morris
The 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over an eight round series.[4]
- Round 3 of the championship at Oran Park featured two separate races, the first for Under 3 litre cars and the second for Over 3 litre cars.[6]
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Classes
For championship points allocation purposes, cars competed in two displacement classes:[1]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis to the first six placegetters in each class and on a 4,3,2,1 basis to the first four placegtters irrespetive of class [1] (at each round). Only the best seven results counted towards the total [6] (for each driver).
Championship results
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- Drivers marked with a * competed in the under 3000 cc class.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1979 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 96 to 97
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Australian Touring Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, pages 68 to 87
- ↑ Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- ↑ 2005 V8 Supercars TV Guide, page 73
- ↑ The Breville Trophy, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 29 July 1979 , pages 44 to 45
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Graham Howard, Stewart Wilson, David Greenhalgh, Privateer pips them, The official history - Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years, pages 190 to 199
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 74
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 81
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 80
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 68
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 83
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 75
- 1 2 Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 85
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 73
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