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ATV Trophy – 1979

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Obs
1 South Africa Desiré Wilson
Melchester Racing Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
2 Great Britain Neil Bettridge
Melchester Racing Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
3 Spain Emilio de Villota
Madom Formula 1 Team Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
4 Great Britain Guy Edwards
Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver
Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
6 Great Britain Tiff Needell
Great Britain David Leslie
Graham Eden Racing United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
9 Italy Giacomo Agostini
Team Agostini Marlboro Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
10 Italy Gimax (Carlo Franchi)
Team Agostini Marlboro Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
11 Ireland David Kennedy
Theodore Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
15 Great Britain Kim Mather
Pontin Racing Great Britain March 772P/782 [U2] Ford BDG L4 2.0 - F2
16 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Charles Clowes Racing Great Britain Arrows A1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
17 Argentina Ricardo Zunino
Charles Clowes Racing Great Britain Arrows A1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -
19 Great Britain Brian Robinson
A. G. Dean Ltd. United States Chevron B42 [42-78-17] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - F2
25 Belgium Herve Regout
Mopar RAM Racing United States Chevron B42 [42-78-09] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - F2
28 Great Britain Kenneth Brill
Kenneth Brill United States Chevron B35 ['D'] Ford BDG L4 2.0 - F2
30 Great Britain Norman Dickson
Dicksons of Perth Great Britain March 792 [20] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - F2
33 Great Britain Richard Jones
Smith & Jones Great Britain Surtees TS19 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps Obs
1 3 Spain Emilio de Villota
Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:39.490 0
2 17 Argentina Ricardo Zunino
Great Britain Arrows A1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:39.720 0
3 11 Ireland David Kennedy
Great Britain Wolf WR [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:40.200 0
4 4 Great Britain Guy Edwards
Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:40.460 0
5 9 Italy Giacomo Agostini
Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:40.540 0
6 5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver
Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:40.930 0
7 1 South Africa Desiré Wilson
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:41.140 0
8 2 Great Britain Neil Bettridge
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:41.150 0
9 10 Italy Gimax (Carlo Franchi)
Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:41.570 0
10 30 Great Britain Norman Dickson
Great Britain March 792 [20] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - 00:41.750 0
F2
11 6 Great Britain David Leslie
United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:42.350 0
12 15 Great Britain Kim Mather
Great Britain March 772P/782 [U2] Ford BDG L4 2.0 - 00:42.440 0
F2
13 25 Belgium Herve Regout
United States Chevron B42 [42-78-09] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - 00:42.680 0
F2
14 33 Great Britain Richard Jones
Great Britain Surtees TS19 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:44.090 0
15 19 Great Britain Brian Robinson
United States Chevron B42 [42-78-17] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - 00:44.220 0
F2
16 28 Great Britain Kenneth Brill
United States Chevron B35 ['D'] Ford BDG L4 2.0 - 00:49.370 0
F2
17 16 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Great Britain Arrows A1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 01:02.700 0
18 6 Great Britain Tiff Needell
United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 0

Official NameATV Trophy 1979
CircuitMallory Park
DateJuly 29
PoleEmilio de Villota 00:39.490
Fastest LapRicardo Zunino 00:40.060
Podium1st David Kennedy, 2nd Ricardo Zunino, 3rd Guy Edwards
Round 11
Prev race Grand Prix de Nogaro July 8
Next race Fuji Tapes Trophy August 27

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Cat Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 11 Ireland David Kennedy
Theodore Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:52:44.170 75

3
9
2 17 Argentina Ricardo Zunino
Charles Clowes Racing Great Britain Arrows A1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - 00:53:06.360 75
00:40.060
2
7
3 4 Great Britain Guy Edwards
Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - +1 lap 74

4
4
4 15 Great Britain Kim Mather
Pontin Racing Great Britain March 772P/782 [U2] Ford BDG L4 2.0 - F2 +3 laps 72

11
3
5 10 Italy Gimax (Carlo Franchi)
Team Agostini Marlboro Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - +5 laps 70

9
2
6 3 Spain Emilio de Villota
Madom Formula 1 Team Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - +5 laps 70

1
3
7 33 Great Britain Richard Jones
Smith & Jones Great Britain Surtees TS19 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - +6 laps 69

13
0
NC 19 Great Britain Brian Robinson
A. G. Dean Ltd. United States Chevron B42 [42-78-17] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - F2 Not classified 66

14
0
NC 25 Belgium Herve Regout
Mopar RAM Racing United States Chevron B42 [42-78-09] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - F2 Not classified 64

12
0
NC 30 Great Britain Norman Dickson
Dicksons of Perth Great Britain March 792 [20] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - F2 Not classified 63

10
0
DNF 6 Great Britain Tiff Needell
Graham Eden Racing United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Throttle 25

16
0
DNF 9 Italy Giacomo Agostini
Team Agostini Marlboro Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Transmission 21

5
0
DNF 16 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Charles Clowes Racing Great Britain Arrows A1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Fuel pump 20

15
0
DNF 1 South Africa Desiré Wilson
Melchester Racing Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Transmission 15

7
0
DNF 5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver
Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Transmission 14

6
0
DNF 2 Great Britain Neil Bettridge
Melchester Racing Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Gearbox 8

8
0
DNS 6 Great Britain David Leslie
Graham Eden Racing United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Car with team mate 0


0
DNS 28 Great Britain Kenneth Brill
Kenneth Brill United States Chevron B42 [42-78-14] Ford BDG L4 2.0 - F2 Engine 0


0
T 4 Great Britain Guy Edwards
Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 - Practice 0


0
T 30 Great Britain Norman Dickson
Dicksons of Perth Great Britain March 772P [U1] Hart 420R L4 2.0 - F2 Practice 0


0

Aurora AFX F1 1979
Pos Driver TeamClass Pts
1 Spain Emilio de Villota Lotus 54
2 Ireland David Kennedy Wolf 51
3 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Arrows 33
4 Great Britain Guy Edwards Fittipaldi 33
5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver Fittipaldi 30
6 South Africa Desiré Wilson Tyrrell 25
7 Italy Giacomo Agostini Williams 18
8 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Arrows 16
9 United States Gordon Smiley Tyrrell 8
10 Great Britain Tiff Needell Chevron 6
11 Great Britain Derek Warwick MarchF2 6
12 Great Britain Norman Dickson MarchF2 6
13 Great Britain Philip Bullman Surtees 5
14 Great Britain Kim Mather MarchF2 4
15 Great Britain David Leslie Chevron 3
16 Great Britain John C. Cooper Ensign 2
17 Great Britain Divina Galica MarchF2 2
18 Italy Giorgio Pianta Williams 2
19 Italy Gimax (Carlo Franchi) Williams 2
20 Great Britain Val Musetti March 1
21 Great Britain Tony Dean ChevronF2 1

  • Post category:70s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1979 AF1, ATV Trophy, Aurora F1, David Kennedy, Ford Cosworth, Mallory Park, Theodore Racing Hong Kong, Wolf, Wolf WR4

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