1979 Rothmans International Series

The 1979 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing series open to Australian Formula 5000, World Formula 1 and Australian Formula Pacific cars.[1] It was the fourth and final Rothmans International Series.[2] The series was won by Larry Perkins driving an Elfin MR8 Chevrolet.

Calendar

The series was contested over four rounds with one race per round.[3]

Round[3] Circuit[3] Date[3] Winning driver[3] Car Entrant
1 Sandown Park 4 February Alfredo Costanzo Lola T430 Chevrolet Porsche Cars Australia
2 Adelaide International Raceway 11 February Alfredo Costanzo Lola T430 Chevrolet Porsche Cars Australia
3 Surfers Paradise 18 February David Kennedy Wolf WR4 Ford Cosworth DFV Theodore Racing
4 Oran Park 25 February Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Racing Team VDS

Points system

Points were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each of the first three rounds.[4]

Points were awarded on a 15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first fifteen places at the fourth round.[4]

Series results
Position[4] Driver[4] No.[5][1] Car[5][1][4] Entrant[5][1] San[6] Ade[6] Sur[6] Ora[6] Total points[4]
1 Larry Perkins 12 Elfin MR8 Chevrolet Ansett Team Elfin 4 8 9 14 35
2 Alfredo Costanzo 84 Lola T430 Chevrolet Porsche Cars Australia 10 10 8 - 28
3 Warwick Brown 111 Lola T332 Chevrolet Racing Team VDS - - 7 15 22
4 David Kennedy 6 Wolf WR4 Ford Cosworth DFV Theodore Racing 8 - 10 - 18
= John Wright 76 Lola T400 Chevrolet J Wright - 5 - 13 18
6 Colin Bond 14 Brabham BT43 Chevrolet Thomson Motor Auctions Pty Ltd - 2 - 12 14
7 Colin Trengrove 34 Lola T332 Chevrolet Trengrove Racing Cars - 3 - 10 13
8 Vern Schuppan 11 Elfin MR8 Chevrolet Ansett Team Elfin 6 - 6 - 12
9 John McCormack 7 McLaren M23 Leyland McCormack Uniparts Team - - - 11 11
10 Graham McRae 1 McRae GM3 Chevrolet Thomson Motor Auctions Pty Ltd 3 7 - - 10
11 Geoff Lees 8 Ensign MN09 Ford Cosworth DFV Theodore Racing 9 - - - 9
= John Walker 25 Lola T332 Chevrolet Magnum Wheels - 9 - - 9
= Bob Johns 32 Ralt RT1 Ford G Johns - - - 9 9
= Jim Richards 9 Matich A53 Repco Holden J Richards 5 - 4 - 9
15 Kevin Bartlett 3 Lola T400 Chevrolet Thomson Motor Auctions Pty Ltd 7 - - - 7
= Rob Butcher 10 Lola T332 Chevrolet R Butcher 1 6 - - 7
17 Jon Davison 24 Lola T332 Chevrolet JD Davison - - 5 - 5
18 Bob Creasy 16 Birrana 273 Ford Robert Creasy - 4 - - 4
19 Salt Walther 77 McRae GM1 Chevrolet Thomson Motor Auctions Pty Ltd - - 3 - 3
20 Terry Hook 15 Lola T332 Chevrolet TA Hook 2 - - - 2
= Barry Singleton 19 Gardos BL1 Repco Holden Barry Singleton Motors - - 2 - 2
22 Ivan Tighe 38 Chevron B37 Chevrolet B Allison - - 1 - 1

References
  1. Programme, Oran Park International, 25 February 1979
  2. The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 414
  3. Rothmans International Series, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, pages 178 to 189
  4. Wolfgang Klopfer, Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race, pages 204 to 208
  5. Official Programme, Adelaide international Raceway, Sunday 11 February (1979)
  6. Points for each round have been calculated by applying the points system as published in Wolfgang Klopfer's Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race to the round results as published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80
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