1979 World Sportscar Championship
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The 1979 World Sportscar Championship season was the 27th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1979 World Championship for Makes which was open to Group 1 and 2 Touring Cars, Group 3 and 4 Grand Touring cars, and Group 5 Special Production Cars . The championship ran from 3 February 1979 to 16 September 1979 and consisted of nine rounds. It was contested in two engine capacity divisions, Over 2 Litres and Under 2 Litres.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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Daytona International Speedway | 3 February 4 February |
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Mugello Circuit | 18 March |
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Dijon-Prenois | 22 April |
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Silverstone Circuit | 6 May |
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Nürburgring | 3 June |
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Autodromo di Pergusa | 24 June |
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Watkins Glen International | 8 July |
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Brands Hatch | 5 August |
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Vallelunga | 16 September |
Season results
Rnd | Circuit | Over 2.0 Winning Team | Under 2.0 Winning Team | Results |
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Over 2.0 Winning Drivers | Under 2.0 Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Daytona | ![]() |
None | Results |
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2 | Mugello | ![]() |
None | Results |
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3 | Dijon | ![]() |
None | Results |
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4 | Silverstone | ![]() |
None | Results |
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5 | Nürburgring | ![]() |
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Results |
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6 | Pergusa | ![]() |
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Results |
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7 | Watkins Glen | ![]() |
None | Results |
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8 | Brands Hatch | ![]() |
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Results |
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9 | Vallelunga | ![]() |
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Results |
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Manufacturers' championship
Points were awarded for placings gained by the top ten cars in each division at each round in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. However, points were only awarded for the highest placed car from each make in each division and any other cars from that make were merely skipped in the points allocation.
Only the best seven round results for each make in each division counted towards the championship with any other points earned not included in the final totals. Relinquished points are shown within brackets.
Some rounds were also open to cars from other categories (e.g. Group 6 "Two Seater Racing Cars") however these cars were not eligible to score points for their respective makes.
Division - Over 2 Litre
Pos [1] | Make | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (20) | (20) | 140 |
2 | ![]() |
15 | 15 | 30 | |||||||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | ||||||||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | ||||||||
5 | ![]() |
1 | 1 |
Division - Under 2 Litre
Pos [2] | Make | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | ||||||
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20 | 12 | 32 | |||||||
3 | ![]() |
15 | 15 | 30 | |||||||
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15 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||
5 | ![]() |
20 | 20 | ||||||||
6 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | ||||||||
7 | ![]() |
2 | 2 |
The Cars
The following models contributed to the nett points totals scored by their respective makes.
Division - Over 2 Litre
Division - Under 2 Litre
References
Further reading
- Automobile Year, 1979/80
- János Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995
External links
- 1979 World Championship for Makes – race results Retrieved from wsrp.ic.cz
- 1979 World Championship for Makes – race images Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 1 April 2009