Die Aurora-AFX-Formel-1-Serie 1979, auch bekannt als Britische Formel-1-Meisterschaft 1979, war eine Monoposto-Rennserie, die nach dem Reglement der Rennformel 1 ausgefahren wurde.
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1979 fand die zweite Saison der Aurora-AFX-Formel-1-Serie statt. Neben Rennfahrzeugen der Formel 1 war auch Fahrzeuge der Formel Atlantic zugelassen. Beim Großen Preis von Nogaro waren sogar Formel-2-Rennwagen am Start. Die Saison begann am 1. April mit dem Belgischen Cup in Zolder und endete mit der 15. Veranstaltung im Oktober in Silverstone. Die Gesamtwertung sicherte sich Rupert Keegan mit einem Vorsprung von zwei Punkten auf Dave Kennedy.
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| Nr. | Datum | Rennname / Rennstrecke | Sieger | Fahrzeug |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. April | Belgischer Cup (Circuit Zolder) | Dave Kennedy | Wolf WR4 |
| 2 | 13. April | International Gold Cup (Oulton Park) | Dave Kennedy | Wolf WR4 |
| 3 | 15. April | Race of Champions (Brands Hatch) | Guy Edwards | Fittipaldi F5A |
| 4 | 7. Mai | Sun Trophy (Mallory Park) | Rupert Keegan | Arrows A1 |
| 5 | 20. Mai | Anglia TV Trophy (Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit) | Rupert Keegan | Arrows A1 |
| 6 | 28. Mai | Rivet Supply Trophy (Thruxton Circuit) | Emilio de Villota | Lotus 78 |
| 7 | 4. Juni | International Whitsuntide Rennen (Circuit Park Zandvoort) | Emilio de Villota | Lotus 78 |
| 8 | 24. Juni | Donington Park Formel-1-Trophy (Donington Park) | Rupert Keegan | Arrows A1 |
| 9 | 30. Juni | Daily Express Formula-1-Trophy (Oulton Park) | Emilio de Villota | Lotus 78 |
| 10 | 8. Juli | Großer Preis von Nogaro (Circuit Paul Armagnac) | Emilio de Villota | Lotus 78 |
| 11 | 28. Juli | ATV Trophy (Mallory Park) | Dave Kennedy | Wolf WR6 |
| 12 | 27. August | Fuji Tapes Trophy (Brands Hatch) | Ricardo Zunino | Arrows A1 |
| 13 | 9. September | Radio Victory Trophy (Thruxton Circuit) | Rupert Keegan | Arrows A1 |
| 14 | 23. September | Budweiser Trophy (Thruxton Circuit) | Rupert Keegan | Arrows A1 |
| 15 | 7. Oktober | Bradford & Bingley Trophy (Silverstone Circuit) | Gordon Smiley | Surtees TS20 |
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| Position | Fahrer | Fahrzeug | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Gesamt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rupert Keegan | Arrows A1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 65 | |||||||
| 2 | Dave Kennedy | Wolf WR4 Wolf WR6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 63 | |||||
| 3 | Emilio de Villota | Lotus 78 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 55 | ||||||
| 4 | Bernard de Dryver | Fittipaldi F5A | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 41 | |||
| 5 | Guy Edwards | Fittipaldi F5A | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 40 | |||||
| 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Arrows A1 McLaren M23 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39 | ||||||||
| 7 | Desiré Wilson | Tyrrell 008 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| 8 | Giacomo Agostini | Williams FW06 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||
| 9 | Gordon Smiley | Tyrrell 008 McLaren M23 Surtees TS20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Tiff Needell | Chevron B41 Ensign N175 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Norman Dickson | March 792 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Derek Warwick | March 792 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Philip Bullman | Surtees TS20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Kim Mather | March 772P Chevron B41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Neil Bettridge | Tyrrell 008 Arrows A1 Pilbeam MP42 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Geoff Lees | Wolf WR4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | David Leslie | Chevron B41 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | David Purley | LEC CRP1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | John Cooper | March 792 Ensign N175 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Divina Galica | March 792 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Giorgio Pianta | Williams FW06 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Carlo Franchi | Williams FW06 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | Tony Dean | Chevron B42 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | Valentino Musetti | March 771 March 781 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| - | Klaus Walz | March 782 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Gerd Biechteler | March 781 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Robin Smith | Ensign N174 Surtees TS19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Brian Robinson | Chevron B42 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Pascal Witmeur | March 772P | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Claude Bourgoignie | Surtees TS20 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Kauhsen WK1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Warren Booth | Chevron B42 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Germaine Garon | Chevron B42 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Richard Jones | Ensign N174 Surtees TS19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Kenneth Brill | Chevron B34 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Iain McLaren | McLaren M26 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Hervé Regout | Chevron B42 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Lella Lombardi | Williams FW06 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Adrian Russell | March 782 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Patrick Nève | Pilbeam MP42 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Ray Mallock | Chevron B41 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Alain Couderc | AGS JH15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Surtees TS20 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Marco Micangeli | Williams FW06 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Guido Pardini | Williams FW06 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Dennis Leech | McLaren M23 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Mike Wilds | March 772P | 0 |
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| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pole-Position | Schnellste Runde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punkte | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |