1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix

1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix
	Non-championship race in the 1979 Formula One season
Race details
Date	16 September 1979
Official name	Dino Ferrari Grand Prix
Location	Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.061 km (3.145 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 202.44 km (125.79 mi)
Pole position
Time	1:32.91
Fastest lap
Time	1:33.61
Podium

The 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola on 16 September 1979.

The event was held in order for the Imola circuit to qualify for World Championship status from the 1980 season onwards,[1] as part of plans to share the Italian Grand Prix with Monza in alternate years. The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was indeed held at Imola, but the race returned permanently to Monza in 1981, with Imola instead given its own race, the San Marino Grand Prix, which was held until 2006.

Sixteen cars entered the race; the eventual winner was Niki Lauda, driving a Brabham-Alfa Romeo. Carlos Reutemann was second in a Lotus-Ford, while Jody Scheckter, who had won the Drivers' Championship at Monza the previous week, was third in his Ferrari. This was the last F1 race of all in which Brabham used Alfa Romeo engines, and Lauda's last race with the team before he quit the sport during practice for the Canadian Grand Prix two weeks later.

Classification

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	40	1:03:55.89	4
2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Cosworth	40	+ 8.09	3
3	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	40	+ 26.22	2
4	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Cosworth	40	+ 39.76	5
5	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Cosworth	40	+ 47.40	8
6	Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Cosworth	40	+ 1:08.33	7
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	40	+ 1:14.38	1
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap	15
9	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	39	+ 1 Lap	6
10	Giacomo Agostini	Williams-Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap	10
11	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Cosworth	38	+ 2 Laps	13
Ret	Gimax	Williams-Cosworth	32	Clutch	12
Ret	Alex Ribeiro	Fittipaldi-Cosworth	26	Gearbox	9
Ret	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Cosworth	17	Spun off	14
Ret	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	4	Engine	11
DNS	Beppe Gabbiani	Shadow-Cosworth	0	Engine	16

References

"Gran Premio Dino Ferrari di Formula One". Motor Sport. October 1979. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

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[1] "Gran Premio Dino Ferrari di Formula One". Motor Sport. October 1979. Retrieved 5 July 2017.