1979 Non-World Championship Grands Prix
Marlboro/Daily Mail Race of Champions
15 April 1979 - Brands Hatch: 168.240 km (4.206 km x 40 laps)
1 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T3 '033' 53m17.12, 189.47 kph
2 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 '1' 53m31.19
3 Mario Andretti Lotus-Cosworth 79 'R4' 53m40.29
4 Jochen Mass Arrows-Cosworth A1 '05' 53m57.88
5 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 '2' 39 laps
6 Elio de Angelis Shadow-Cosworth DN9 '4B' 39 laps
7 Guy Edwards Copersucar-Cosworth F5A '2' 39 laps
8 Bernard de Dryver Copersucar-Cosworth F5A '3' 39 laps
9 Desire Wilson Tyrrell-Cosworth 008 '3' 38 laps
10 Smiley Tyrrell-Cosworth 008 38 laps
11 Giacomo Agostini Williams-Cosworth FW06 '1' 38 laps
12 Val Musetti March-Cosworth 771 36 laps
13 Robin Smith Ensign-Cosworth MN02 36 laps
Fastest Lap: Nelson Piquet (Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48), 1:17.46, 195.50 kph
Did Not Finish
Rupert Keegan Arrows-Cosworth A1 'B' 35 laps/engine
Emilio de Villota Lotus-Cosworth 78 '1' 34 laps/engine
Philip Bullmann Surtees-Cosworth TS20 24 laps/spin
John Watson McLaren-Cosworth M28 '2' 18 laps/gearbox
Tiff Needell Chevron-Cosworth B41 16 laps/accident
David Kennedy Theodore-Cosworth WR4 DNS/gearbox
Qualifying (2-2)
1 1 Mario Andretti Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 79 1m17.52
2 5 Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham-Cosworth BT48 1m17.76
3 12 Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SEFAC SpA Ferrari 312T3 1m17.85
4 6 Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham-Cosworth BT48 1m17.98
5 30 Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows-Cosworth A1 1m18.93
6 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Cosworth DN9B 1m19.57
7 7 John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren-Cosworth M28 1m20.30
8 Position left vacant to separate "F1" cars from Aurora series cars
9 56 Rupert Keegan Charles Clowes Racing Arrows-Cosworth A1 1m20.65
10 41 Desire Wilson Melchester Racing Team Tyrrell-Cosworth 008 1m20.80
11 6 Guy Edwards Mopar Ultramar Racing Team Copersucar-Cosworth F5A 1m20.90
12 32 Emilio de Villota Madom Formula 1 Team Lotus-Cosworth 78 1m21.67
13 51 David Kennedy Theodore Racing with Hi-Line Theodore-Cosworth WR4 1m22.35
14 52 Philip Bullmann John Surtees Garages Surtees-Cosworth TS20 1m22.41
15 46 Tiff Needell Durex-Eden-Award Racing Chevron-Cosworth B41 1m22.50
16 49 Giacomo Agostini Team Agostini Marlboro Williams-Cosworth FW06 1m22.60
17 42 Smiley Melchester Racing Team Tyrrell-Cosworth 008 1m23.20
18 45 Bernard de Dryver Mopar Ultramar Racing Team Copersucar-Cosworth F5A 1m23.44
19 47 Val Musetti Valentino Musetti March-Cosworth 771 1m25.61
20 63 Robin Smith Smith and Jones Ensign-Cosworth MN02 1m26.67
62 Gerd Biechteler Walz Toj Racing March-Cosworth 781 DNQ/broken suspension
Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy
3 June 1979 - Donington Park: Time Trial
1 Alan Jones Williams-Cosworth FW07 1m01.37
2 James Hunt Wolf-Cosworth WR8 1m02.54
3 Mario Andretti Lotus-Cosworth 79 1m02.67
4 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46B 1m03.61
5 Rupert Keegan Arrows-Cosworth A1B 1m05.09
Gran Premio Dino Ferrari
16 September 1979 - Imola: 200.803 km (5.020 km x 40 laps)
1 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 '4' 1h03m55.89, 188.81 kph
2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Cosworth 79 'R2' 1h04m02.98
3 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 312T4 '040' 1h04m21.11
4 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Cosworth A1 '5A' 1h04m34.65
5 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Cosworth 009 '5' 1h04m42.29
6 Keke Rosberg Wolf-Cosworth WR8 1h05m03.22
7 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T4B '038' 1h05m09.27
8 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Cosworth M28 '2C' 39 laps
9 Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 177 '001' 39 laps
10 Giacomo Agostini Williams-Cosworth FW06 '01' 39 laps
11 Arturo Merzario Merzario-Cosworth A4 '04' 38 laps
Fastest Lap: Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari 312T4 '038'), 1:33.61, 193.41 kph
Did Not Finish
"Gimax" Williams-Cosworth FW06 '02' 32 laps/clutch
Alex Ribeiro Copersucar-Cosworth F5A '1' 26 laps/gearbox
Elio de Angelis Shadow-Cosworth DN9 '1B' 17 laps/spun off
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 179 '001' 4 laps/engine
Beppe Gabbiani Shadow-Cosworth DS9 '3B-2' DNS - blown engine
Qualifying (2P-2):
1 12 Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SEFAC SpA Ferrari 312T4B 1m32.91
2 11 Jody Scheckter Scuderia Ferrari SEFAC SpA Ferrari 312T4 1m33.23
3 2 Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 79 1m33.94
4 5 Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 1m34.80
5 29 Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows-Cosworth A1 1m35.26
6 36 Vittorio Brambilla Autodelta Alfa Romeo 177 1m35.37
7 20 Keke Rosberg Olympus Wolf Racing Team Wolf-Cosworth WR8 1m35.68
8 4 Jean-Pierre Jarier Candy Team Tyrrell Tyrrell-Cosworth 009 1m35.92
9 14 Alex Ribeiro Fittipaldi Automotive Copersucar-Cosworth F5A 1m37.28
10 39 Giacomo Agostini Team Agostini Marlboro Williams-Cosworth FW06 1m38.55
11 35 Bruno Giacomelli Autodelta Alfa Romeo 179 1m39.08
12 40 "Gimax" Team Agostini Marlboro Williams-Cosworth FW06 1m40.06
13 24 Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Merzario-Cosworth A2 1m41.86
14 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Cosworth DN9 1m58.62
15 8 Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren-Cosworth M28 no time
16 19 Beppe Gabbiani Shadow Racing Team Shadow-Cosworth DN9 no time
N.B. Giacomelli also practiced Brambilla's car