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
- 1 2 3 Chris de Fraga, A triumph for the Formula 5000s, The Age, Monday, 29 October 1979, page 40
- 1 2 Australian Title Conditions, 1979 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 98
- ↑ Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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
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