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	==Classes==		==Classes==

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1979 Australian Touring Car Championship Previous 1978 Next 1980

The 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars. It began at Symmons Plains and ended at Adelaide International Raceway after eight rounds. The title, which was the 20th Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by Bob Morris driving a Holden Torana.

Calendar

The Holden Torana of 1979 Australian Touring Car Champion Bob Morris

The 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over an eight round series.

Rd.	Race Title	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winning driver	Car	Team
1		Symmons Plains	Launceston, Tasmania	4 March	John Harvey	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
2		Calder Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	18 March	Peter Brock	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
3		Oran Park	Sydney, New South Wales	25 March	Bob Morris	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing
4		Sandown Park	Melbourne, Victoria	7 April	Bob Morris	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing
5		Wanneroo Park	Perth, Western Australia	6 May	Peter Brock	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
6		Surfers Paradise	Surfers Paradise, Queensland	20 May	Peter Brock	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
7		Lakeside	Brisbane, Queensland	22 June	Bob Morris	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing
8	The Breville Trophy	Adelaide International Raceway	Adelaide, South Australia	28 July	Bob Morris	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing

Round 3 of the championship at Oran Park featured two separate races, the first for Under 3 litre cars and the second for Over 3 litre cars.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship.

Team	Car	No	Driver
King George Tavern	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	2	Fred Gibson
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	05	Peter Brock
		76	John Harvey
			Wayne Negus
Craven Mild Racing	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	6	Allan Grice
Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	7	Bob Morris
Citizen Watches	Holden LX Torana SL/R 5000 A9X	11	Gary Cooke
Pioneer Car Stereo	Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop	12	Ron Dickson
Peter Janson	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	15	Peter Janson
Bryan Byrt Ford	Ford XC Falcon Cobra	17	Dick Johnson
Brian Wood Ford Pty Ltd	Ford XC Falcon	18	Murray Carter
Brian Wood Ford Pty Ltd	Ford XC Falcon Ford Escort RS2000	66	Rod Stevens
Gown-Hindaugh Roadways Racing	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	20	Garth Wigston
Gown-Hindaugh Roadways Racing	Holden LX Torana SL/R 5000 A9X	21	Charlie O'Brien
	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	22	Tim Slako
	Holden LX Torana SL/R 5000 A9X	24	Allan Browne
Allan Moffat Racing	Ford XC Falcon Cobra	25	Allan Moffat
	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	27	Marshall Brewer
Greater Pacific Finance	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X	33	Garry Rogers
Peter Williamson P/L	Toyota Celica	66	Peter Williamson
	Ford Escort RS2000		David Bail
	Mazda RX-3	40	Ross Burbidge
	Ford Escort RS2000		David Cannon
	Ford Escort RS2000 Mk 1	54	Roger Cartwright
	Mazda RX-3		Ian Chilman
	Ford Capri V6 Mk 1	53	Ray Cutchie
	Ford Escort	36	Bill Evans
	Ford Capri V6 Mk 1		Ray Farrar
	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	64	Ray Gulson
	Toyota Celica		Brian Hall
	Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34	13	Colin Hall
	Mazda RX-3	47	Barry Jones
	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	62	Peter Kuebler
	Mazda RX-3		Larry Kogge
	Ford Capri V6	43	Geoff Leeds
	Ford Capri V6	52	Steve Masterton
	Ford Capri V6 Mk 1	50	Lawrie Nelson
	Ford XC Falcon	30	Bill O'Brien
	Triumph Dolomite Sprint		Martin Power
	Mazda RX-3		Terry Shiel
	Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X		Allan Taylor
	Ford Capri V6		Craig Volkers
	Ford XC Falcon Cobra	27	Ron Wanless
	Ford XC Falcon	29	Garry Willmington

Classes

For championship points allocation purposes, cars competed in two displacement classes:

Up to and including 3000 cc
3001 to 6000 cc

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis to the first six placegetters in each class and on a 4,3,2,1 basis to the first four placegtters irrespetive of class (at each round). Only the best seven results counted towards the total (for each driver).

Championship results

Pos.	Driver	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3		Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Pts.
1	Bob Morris	4th(4)	2nd(9)		1st(13)	1st(13)	4th(4)	4th((4))	1st(13)	1st(13)	69 (73)
2	Peter Brock	5th(2)	1st(13)		3rd(6)	3rd(6)	1st(13)	1st(13)	5th((2))	2nd(9)	62 (64)
3	John Harvey	1st{13)	3rd(6)		4th(4)	6th((1))	2nd(9)	3rd(6)	2nd(9)	3rd(6)	53 (54)
4	Peter Williamson*	8th(6)		DNS		(9)	6th(9)		8th(9)		33
5	Charlie O'Brien				5th(2)	2nd(9)		2nd(9)	3rd(6)		26
5	Roger Cartwright*	9th(4)	(1)	5th(2)		(4)			(6)	(9)	26
7	Allan Grice	3rd(6)	Ret		2nd(9)	Ret	3rd(6)	DNS			21
8	Garth Wigston	2nd(9)	6th(1)			4th(4)				4th(4)	18
8	Lawrie Nelson*	7th(9)	Ret	1st{9)		DSQ					18
10	Brian Hall*							(9)	(3)		12
10	Steve Masterton*		(6)	2nd(6)		DNS		DSQ			12
12	John Faulkner*		(4)			(6)					10
12	Craig Volkers*							(6)	(4)		10
14	Bill Evans*		(9)								9
15	Ray Cutchie*									(6)	6
16	Peter Janson		4th(4)					6th(1)			5
17	Bill O'Brien								4th(4)		4
17	Geoff Leeds			3rd(4)							4
17	David Bail									4	4
17	Ross Burbidge*		4th(3)	6th(1)							1
21	Gary Cooke				6th(1)					(2)	3
21	Ray Gulson*	10th(3)									3
21	Barry Jones*			4th(3)							3
21	Larry Kogge*					(3)					3
21	Peter Kuebler*									(3)	3
21	Martin Power*	(2)				(1)					3
27	Garry Rogers		5th(2)								2
27	Allan Moffat		Ret		Ret	5th(2)					2
27	Tim Slako						5th(2)				2
27	Dick Johnson							5th(2)	7th		2
27	Ray Farrar*		(2)								2
27	Ian Chilman*					(2)					2
33	Rod Stevens	(1)		Ret							1
33	Colin Hall						(1)				1
33	Garry Willmington								6th(1)		1
33	Murray Carter									6th(1)	1
33	David Cannon*	(1)									1
Pos	Driver	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3		Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Drivers marked with a * competed in the under 3000 cc class.

References

^ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1979 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 96 to 97
^ Australian Touring Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, pages 68 to 87
Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
2005 V8 Supercars TV Guide, page 73
The Breville Trophy, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 29 July 1979 , pages 44 to 45
^ Graham Howard, Stewart Wilson, David Greenhalgh, Privateer pips them, The official history - Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years, pages 190 to 199
Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 74
Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 81
Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 80
Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 68
^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 85
Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 73
Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 75
Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, page 83

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