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Bradford & Bingley 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 Arrows A1 [3] 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 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 –
11 Ireland David Kennedy Theodore Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
12 Great Britain Geoff Lees 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 –
19 Great Britain Brian Robinson A. G. Dean Ltd. United States Chevron B48 [48-79-08] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – F2
22 United States Gordon Smiley Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS20+ [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
25 Belgium Herve Regout Mopar RAM Racing United States Chevron B42 [42-78-09] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – F2
27 Great Britain David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [3B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
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 16 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Arrows A1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:17.070 0
2 11 Ireland David Kennedy Great Britain Wolf WR [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:17.190 0
3 22 United States Gordon Smiley Great Britain Surtees TS20+ [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:17.200 0
4 27 Great Britain David Purley Great Britain Shadow DN9B [3B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:18.020 0
5 4 Great Britain Guy Edwards Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:18.280 0
6 2 Great Britain Neil Bettridge Great Britain Arrows A1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:18.360 0
7 3 Spain Emilio de Villota Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:18.690 0
8 12 Great Britain Geoff Lees Great Britain Wolf WR [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:18.800 0
9 5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:18.950 0
10 9 Italy Giacomo Agostini Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:19.580 0
11 1 South Africa Desiré Wilson Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:20.190 0
12 6 Great Britain Tiff Needell United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:20.650 0
13 30 Great Britain Norman Dickson Great Britain March 792 [20] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – 01:22.430 0 F2
14 19 Great Britain Brian Robinson United States Chevron B48 [48-79-08] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – 01:23.490 0 F2
15 25 Belgium Herve Regout United States Chevron B42 [42-78-09] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – 01:23.880 0 F2
16 15 Great Britain Kim Mather Great Britain March 772P/782 [U2] Ford BDG L4 2.0 – 01:24.430 0 F2
17 33 Great Britain Richard Jones Great Britain Surtees TS19 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:24.610 0

Official Name Bradford & Bingley Trophy
Circuit Silverstone
Date October 7
Pole Rupert Keegan 01:17.070
Fastest Lap Rupert Keegan 01:19.450
Podium 1st Gordon Smiley (29) , 2nd Rupert Keegan (4) , 3rd Geoff Lees (1)
Round 15
Prev race Budweiser Trophy September 23
Next race International Gold Cup April 4
P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Cat Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 22 United States Gordon Smiley Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS20+ [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:48:07.140 35 29 3 9
2 16 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Charles Clowes Racing Great Britain Arrows A1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:48:14.220 35 01:19.450 4 1 9
3 12 Great Britain Geoff Lees Theodore Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:48:24.090 35 1 8 4
4 5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:48:53.300 35 0 9 3
5 1 South Africa Desiré Wilson Melchester Racing Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – +1 lap 34 0 11 2
6 6 Great Britain Tiff Needell Graham Eden Racing United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – +1 lap 34 0 12 1
7 9 Italy Giacomo Agostini Team Agostini Marlboro Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – +1 lap 34 0 10 0
8 4 Great Britain Guy Edwards Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – +1 lap 34 0 5 0
9 27 Great Britain David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [3B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – +1 lap 34 0 4 0
10 30 Great Britain Norman Dickson Dicksons of Perth Great Britain March 792 [20] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – F2 +2 laps 33 0 13 0
11 19 Great Britain Brian Robinson A. G. Dean Ltd. United States Chevron B48 [48-79-08] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – F2 +2 laps 33 0 14 0
12 2 Great Britain Neil Bettridge Melchester Racing Great Britain Arrows A1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Accident 32 0 6 0
13 33 Great Britain Richard Jones Smith & Jones Great Britain Surtees TS19 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – +3 laps 32 0 17 0
DNF 25 Belgium Herve Regout Mopar RAM Racing United States Chevron B42 [42-78-09] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – F2 Gearbox 24 0 15 0
DNF 15 Great Britain Kim Mather Pontin Racing Great Britain March 772P/782 [U2] Ford BDG L4 2.0 – F2 Electrics 23 0 16 0
DNF 11 Ireland David Kennedy Theodore Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Accident 11 1 2 0
DNF 3 Spain Emilio de Villota Madom Formula 1 Team Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Accident 10 0 7 0
T 4 Great Britain Guy Edwards Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Practice 0 0 0
T 16 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Charles Clowes Racing Great Britain Arrows A1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Practice 0 0 0
T 19 Great Britain Brian Robinson A. G. Dean Ltd. United States Chevron B42 [42-78-19] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – F2 Practice 0 0 0
Aurora AFX F1 1979
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Arrows 63
2 Ireland David Kennedy Great Britain Wolf 63
3 Spain Emilio de Villota Great Britain Lotus 55
4 Belgium Bernard de Dryver Brazil Fittipaldi 41
5 Great Britain Guy Edwards Brazil Fittipaldi 40
6 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Great Britain McLaren 39
Great Britain Arrows
7 South Africa Desiré Wilson Great Britain Tyrrell 28
8 Italy Giacomo Agostini Great Britain Williams 19
9 United States Gordon Smiley Great Britain McLaren 18
Great Britain Tyrrell
Great Britain Surtees
10 Great Britain Tiff Needell Great Britain Ensign 7
United States Chevron
11 Great Britain Derek Warwick Great Britain March 6
12 Great Britain Norman Dickson Great Britain March 6
13 Great Britain Philip Bullman Great Britain Surtees 5
14 Great Britain Geoff Lees Great Britain Wolf 4
15 Great Britain Kim Mather Great Britain March 4
United States Chevron
16 Great Britain Neil Bettridge Great Britain Tyrrell 4
Great Britain Arrows
Great Britain Pilbeam
17 Great Britain David Leslie United States Chevron 3
18 Great Britain David Purley Great Britain LEC 3
Great Britain Shadow
19 Great Britain John C. Cooper Great Britain March 2
Great Britain Ensign
20 Great Britain Divina Galica Great Britain March 2
21 Italy Giorgio Pianta Great Britain Williams 2
22 Italy Gimax (Carlo Franchi) Great Britain Williams 2
23 Great Britain Val Musetti Great Britain March 1
Great Britain Wolf
24 Great Britain Tony Dean United States Chevron 1
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Tags: 1979 AF1, Aurora F1, Bradford & Bingley Trophy, Ford Cosworth, Gordon Smiley, Silverstone, Surtees, Surtees TS20B, Team Surtees

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