1979 Race of Champions

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The 1979 Race of Champions was a Formula One non-championship race held at Brands Hatch on April 15, 1979.

[edit] Classification

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	40	53:17.12	3
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	40	+ 14.07 s	4
3	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	40		1
4	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	40		5
5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	39	+ 1 Lap	2
6	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	6
7	Guy Edwards	Fittipaldi-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	11
8	Bernard de Dryver	Fittipaldi-Ford	38	+ 2 Laps	18
9	Desiré Wilson	Tyrrell-Ford	38	+ 2 Laps	10
10	Gordon Smiley	Tyrrell-Ford	38	+ 2 laps	17
11	Giacomo Agostini	Williams-Ford	38	+ 2 Laps	16
12	Val Musetti	March-Ford	36	+ 4 Laps	19
13	Robin Smith	Ensign-Ford	36	+ 4 Laps	20
Ret	Rupert Keegan	Arrows-Ford	35	Engine	9
Ret	Emilio de Villota	Lotus-Ford	34	Engine	12
Ret	Philip Bullman	Surtees-Ford	24	Spun off	14
Ret	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	18	Gearbox	7
Ret	Tiff Needell	Chevron-Ford	16	Accident	15
DNS	Dave Kennedy	Theodore-Ford		Gearbox	13
DNQ	Gerd Biechteler	March-Ford

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Mario Andretti - 1:17.52
• Fastest Lap: Nelson Piquet - 1:17.46

[edit] References

• Formula One World. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.

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