1979 British Formula One Championship

The 1979 British Formula One season was the 2nd British Formula One Series season. It commenced on April 1, 1979 and ended on October 7 after fifteen races. The Championship was won by Rupert Keegan driving an Arrows A1.

Results and standings

Races

Round	Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning car
1	Belgian Cup	Zolder	April 1	David Kennedy	Wolf WR4
2	International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	April 13	David Kennedy	Wolf WR4
3	Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	April 15	Guy Edwards	Fittipaldi F5A
4	Sun Trophy	Mallory Park	May 7	Rupert Keegan	Arrows A1
5	Anglia TV Trophy	Snetterton	May 20	Rupert Keegan	Arrows A1
6	Rivet Supply Trophy	Thruxton	May 28	Emilio de Villota	Lotus 78
7	International Whitsuntide Race	Zandvoort	June 4	Emilio de Villota	Lotus 78
8	Donington Formula 1 Trophy	Donington Park	June 24	Rupert Keegan	Arrows A1
9	Daily Express Formula 1 Trophy	Oulton Park	June 30	Emilio de Villota	Lotus 78
10	Nogaro Grand Prix	Nogaro	July 8	Emilio de Villota	Lotus 78
11	ATV Trophy	Mallory Park	July 29	David Kennedy	Wolf WR6
12	Fuji Tapes Trophy	Brands Hatch	August 27	Ricardo Zunino	Arrows A1
13	Radio Victory Trophy	Thruxton	September 9	Rupert Keegan	Arrows A1
14	Budweiser Trophy	Snetterton	September 23	Rupert Keegan	Arrows A1
15	Bradford & Bingley Trophy	Silverstone	October 7	Gordon Smiley	Surtees TS20

Drivers

Pos Driver ZOL OUL BRA MAL SNE THR ZAN DON OUL NOG MAL BRA THR SNE SIL Pts 1 Rupert Keegan 11 Ret 1 1 Ret NC 1 Ret Ret DNS 1 1 2 65 2 David Kennedy 1 1 DNS 3 NC 2 2 10 Ret 3 1 3 3 3 Ret 63 3 Emilio de Villota Ret 7 Ret 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 6 Ret Ret 8 Ret 55 4 Bernard de Dryver 5 Ret 2 Ret 4 DNS 6 3 2 2 Ret 4 4 5 4 41 5 Guy Edwards DSQ 2 1 5 Ret Ret 7 6 Ret Ret 3 2 Ret Ret 8 40 6 Ricardo Zunino 5 Ret 4 Ret 7 2 1 2 2 39 7 Desiré Wilson 3 3 3 11 Ret 3 4 Ret 5 4 Ret 7 7 6 5 28 8 Giacomo Agostini 9 6 5 Ret 2 6 3 9 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 7 19 9 Gordon Smiley DNS 9 4 Ret 7 4 5 10 DNS 6 Ret Ret 1 18 10 Tiff Needell 2 10 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret 6 7 11 Norman Dickson 6 4 6 6 10 7 Ret NC Ret 14 10 6 = Derek Warwick 2 13 Ret 6 13 Philip Bullman 4 5 Ret 5 14 Kim Mather 7 8 10 8 NC 8 6 4 DNS Ret Ret 4 = Neil Bettridge Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret 12 4 = Geoff Lees 3 4 17 David Leslie 14 4 DNS Ret 3 = David Purley Ret 10 4 9 3 19 John Cooper DNS Ret 10 5 7 9 DSQ 11 2 = Divina Galica Ret 5 2 = Carlo Franchi Ret 9 Ret 5 2 = Giorgio Pianta 5 2 23 Tony Dean 12 NC 9 11 Ret 6 1 = Val Musetti Ret Ret 6 NC Ret 13 DNS NC 1 — Klaus Walz 8 NC 0 — Gerd Biechteler 10 DNS DNQ 0 — Robin Smith 11 7 DNS 11 8 8 Ret 0 — Brian Robinson 13 12 12 9 13 Ret 7 NC 9 9 11 0 — Pascal Witmeur Ret 0 — Claude Bourgoignie Ret 0 — Gianfranco Brancatelli Ret Ret 0 — Warren Booth 13 13 10 15 9 0 — Germaine Garon Ret 14 8 0 — Richard Jones Ret Ret 7 13 0 — Kenneth Brill DNQ DNQ NC Ret DNS 0 — Iain McLaren DNS DNQ DNS 0 — Hervé Regout 8 DNS Ret 12 Ret 11 NC Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Lella Lombardi 14 0 — Adrian Russell DNQ 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Patrick Nève Ret NC 0 — Ray Mallock Ret 0 — Alain Couderc Ret 0 — Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Ret 0 — Marco Micangeli Ret Ret 0 — Guido Pardini 8 0 — Dennis Leech 9 0 — Mike Wilds 12 0 Pos Driver ZOL OUL BRA MAL SNE THR ZAN DON OUL NOG MAL BRA THR SNE SIL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap