1979 Australian Tourist Trophy

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. Car [4]
1 Paul Gibson 3 [5] Rennmax Repco
2 Stuart Kostera 2 [6] Elfin MS7 [1]
3 Grant Gibson Rennmax Repco
4 David Richardson Matich SR3
5 Peter Jones Cheetah Corolla
6 Ross Wemyss Allison Datsun

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

References & notes
  1. Chris de Fraga, A triumph for the Formula 5000s, The Age, Monday, 29 October 1979, page 40
  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. Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183
  5. Paul Gibson, Rennmax & David Richardson, Matich SR3a - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au Retrieved on 8 August 2014
  6. Stuart Kostera Elfin MS7 - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au Retrieved on 8 August 2014
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