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Fuji Tapes Trophy – 1979

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Obs
1 South Africa DesirĂ© 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 David Leslie Graham Eden Racing United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
7 Great Britain Val Musetti Theodore Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [4] 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 Marco Micangeli Team Agostini Marlboro Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 –
11 Ireland David Kennedy Theodore Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [6] 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
22 United States Gordon Smiley Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS20 [03] 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 LEC CRP1 [002] 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 Robin Smith 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 – 01:19.530 0
2 4 Great Britain Guy Edwards Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:19.880 0
3 11 Ireland David Kennedy Great Britain Wolf WR [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:20.230 0
4 17 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Great Britain Arrows A1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:20.420 0
5 3 Spain Emilio de Villota Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:20.800 0
6 5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:21.620 0
7 2 Great Britain Neil Bettridge Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:21.790 0
8 30 Great Britain Norman Dickson Great Britain March 792 [20] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – 01:21.830 0 F2
9 9 Italy Giacomo Agostini Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:22.070 0
10 15 Great Britain Kim Mather Great Britain March 772P/782 [U2] Ford BDG L4 2.0 – 01:22.210 0 F2
11 1 South Africa DesirĂ© Wilson Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:22.400 0
12 22 United States Gordon Smiley Great Britain Surtees TS20 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:22.890 0
13 7 Great Britain Val Musetti Great Britain Wolf WR [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:23.150 0
14 27 Great Britain David Purley Great Britain LEC CRP1 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:23.250 0
15 6 Great Britain David Leslie United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:24.320 0
16 25 Belgium Herve Regout United States Chevron B42 [42-78-09] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – 01:24.890 0 F2
17 10 Italy Marco Micangeli Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:25.130 0
18 33 Great Britain Robin Smith Great Britain Surtees TS19 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 01:25.650 0
19 19 Great Britain Brian Robinson United States Chevron B42 [42-78-17] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – 01:26.290 0 F2

Official Name Fuji Tapes Trophy 1979
Circuit Brands Hatch
Date August 27
Pole Rupert Keegan 01:19.530
Fastest Lap Guy Edwards 01:20.220
Podium 1st Ricardo Zunino (40) , 2nd Guy Edwards, 3rd David Kennedy
Round 12
Prev race ATV Trophy July 29
Next race Radio Victory Trophy September 9
P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Cat Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 17 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Charles Clowes Racing Great Britain Arrows A1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:54:34.270 40 40 4 9
2 4 Great Britain Guy Edwards Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:54:35.370 40 01:20.220 0 2 7
3 11 Ireland David Kennedy Theodore Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:54:36.790 40 0 3 4
4 5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:55:02.620 40 0 6 3
5 2 Great Britain Neil Bettridge Melchester Racing Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:55:12.120 40 0 7 2
6 22 United States Gordon Smiley Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS20 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:55:25.620 40 0 12 1
7 1 South Africa DesirĂ© Wilson Melchester Racing Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – 00:55:27.890 40 0 11 0
8 33 Great Britain Robin Smith Smith & Jones Great Britain Surtees TS19 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – +1 lap 39 0 18 0
9 19 Great Britain Brian Robinson A. G. Dean Ltd. United States Chevron B42 [42-78-17] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – F2 +2 laps 38 0 19 0
NC 7 Great Britain Val Musetti Theodore Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Not classified 34 0 13 0
DNF 30 Great Britain Norman Dickson Dicksons of Perth Great Britain March 792 [20] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – F2 Accident 28 0 8 0
DNF 3 Spain Emilio de Villota Madom Formula 1 Team Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Engine 28 0 5 0
DNF 15 Great Britain Kim Mather Pontin Racing Great Britain March 772P/782 [U2] Ford BDG L4 2.0 – F2 Accident 27 0 10 0
DNF 9 Italy Giacomo Agostini Team Agostini Marlboro Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Fuel pump 24 0 9 0
DNF 10 Italy Marco Micangeli Team Agostini Marlboro Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Accident 12 0 17 0
DNF 27 Great Britain David Purley LEC Refrigeration Racing Great Britain LEC CRP1 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Clutch 9 0 14 0
DNF 25 Belgium Herve Regout Mopar RAM Racing United States Chevron B42 [42-78-09] Hart 420R L4 2.0 – F2 Engine 5 0 16 0
DNF 6 Great Britain David Leslie Graham Eden Racing United States Chevron B41 [41-79-01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Accident 4 0 15 0
DNS 16 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Charles Clowes Racing Great Britain Arrows A1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Mechanical 0 0 1 2
T 4 Great Britain Guy Edwards Mopar RAM Racing Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Practice 0 0 0
T 22 United States Gordon Smiley Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS20+ [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 – Practice accident 0 0 0
Aurora AFX F1 1979
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 Ireland David Kennedy Great Britain Wolf 55
2 Spain Emilio de Villota Great Britain Lotus 54
3 Great Britain Guy Edwards Brazil Fittipaldi 40
4 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Great Britain Arrows 33
5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver Brazil Fittipaldi 33
6 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Great Britain McLaren 25
Great Britain Arrows
7 South Africa Desiré Wilson Great Britain Tyrrell 25
8 Italy Giacomo Agostini Great Britain Williams 18
9 United States Gordon Smiley Great Britain McLaren 9
Great Britain Tyrrell
Great Britain Surtees
10 Great Britain Tiff Needell Great Britain Ensign 6
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 Kim Mather Great Britain March 4
15 Great Britain David Leslie United States Chevron 3
16 Great Britain John C. Cooper Great Britain March 2
Great Britain Ensign
17 Great Britain Divina Galica Great Britain March 2
18 Italy Giorgio Pianta Great Britain Williams 2
19 Italy Gimax (Carlo Franchi) Great Britain Williams 2
20 Great Britain Neil Bettridge Great Britain Tyrrell 2
Great Britain Pilbeam
21 Great Britain Val Musetti Great Britain March 1
Great Britain Wolf
22 Great Britain Tony Dean United States Chevron 1
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Tags: 1979 AF1, Arrows, Arrows A1, Aurora F1, Brands Hatch, Ford Cosworth, Fuji Tapes Trophy, Penthouse Rizla Charles Clowes Racing, Ricardo Zunino

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