1979 Australian Grand Prix

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The 1979 Australian Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Wanneroo Park on March 11, 1979.

It was the forty fourth Australian Grand Prix and and was run for cars eligible to Formula 5000 and Formula Pacific regulations.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps
1	25	Johnnie Walker	Lola T332 Chevrolet	63
2		John Bowe	Elfin MR8 Chevrolet	63
3		Rob Butcher	Lola T332 Chevrolet	61
4	71	John Smith	Ralt RT1 Ford	61
5		Terry Hook	Lola T332 Chevrolet	59
6	19	Barry Singleton	Gardos GL1 Chevrolet	59
7		Ivan Tighe	Chevron B37 Chevrolet	49
8		Geoff Nicol	Elfin 622 Ford	45
Ret	76	John Wright	Lola T400 Chevrolet	62
Ret		Bob Kingsbury	El Toro Alfa Romeo	39
Ret		John McCormack	McLaren M23 Leyland	36
Ret		Rod Housego	Elfin 622 Ford	33
Ret		Bill Downey	Minos Ford	30
Ret		Jon Davison	Lola T332 Chevrolet	20
Ret		Peter Larner	Chevron B39 Chevrolet	8
Ret	12	Larry Perkins	Elfin MR8 Chevrolet	0
Ret	84	Alfredo Costanzo	Lola T430 Chevrolet	0
DNS		Bob Creasy	Birrana 273 Ford	0

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Alfredo Costanzo - 0'52.11
• Fastest lap: John Wright & Johnnie Walker Walker - 0'54.92

[edit] References

Preceded by 1978 Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix 1979

Succeeded by 1980 Australian Grand Prix