Original club layout of the Winton Motor Raceway

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.[4] Car[4] Entrant[4] Laps[4]
1 Paul Gibson 3 Rennmax Repco Adele Phillips 40
2 Stuart Kostera 2[5] Elfin MS7 Stuart Kostera 40
3 Grant Gibson 11[6] Rennmax Repco Grant Gibson 40
4 David Richardson 66 Matich SR3A David Richardson 40
5 Peter Jones Cheetah Corolla[7] Speco-VHT Motor Products 39
6 Ross Wemyss Allison Datsun[7] John Allison 39
7 A. Roberts Roberts S2 Ford Cosworth FVA A. Roberts 38
8 Dennis Burdon Redwing Leyland Dennis Burdon 36
9 William Dean U2 Corolla William Dean 35
10 Peter Beehag Farrell Peter Beehag 35

Race statistics

  • Race distance: 40 laps, 57.7 miles, 81.2 km[7]
  • Pole Position: Paul Gibson[6]
  • Race time of winning car: 42.30.0[4]
  • Fastest lap: 61.1 - Paul Gibson & Stuart Kostera[7]
  • Number of starters: Not yet ascertained
  • Number of finishers: Not yet ascertained

References & notes

  1. 1 2 Chris de Fraga, A triumph for the Formula 5000s, The Age, Monday, 29 October 1979, page 40
  2. 1 2 Australian Title Conditions, 1979 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 98
  3. ↑ Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Greg Stanfield, Gibson's Titanic TT!, Racing Car News, December 1979, pages 55 & 56
  5. ↑ Stuart Kostera Elfin MS7 - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au Retrieved on 8 August 2014
  6. 1 2 James Murcott, Alfie - by a cubic inch, Australian Auto Action, November 8, 1979, Page 14
  7. 1 2 3 4 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183
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