1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] It was the 12th Australian Formula 2 Championship.[2] The title was won by Brian Shead driving a Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota.[3]

Calendar

The championship was contested over a three-round series.[4]

Round[4] Circuit[4] Date[4] Format[4] Winning driver[4] Car[4]
1 Calder 5 August One race John Bowe Elfin 792 Volkswagen
2 Winton 19 August One race Graham Engel Cheetah Ford
3 Symmons Plains 11 November Two heats Brian Shead Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota[3]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round.[1]

For the round which was contested over two heats, round placings were determined by allocating points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 14 finishers in each race.[1] Championship points were then awarded based on the round results.

Championship results
Brain Shead won the championship driving a Cheetah Mk. 6, similar to that pictured above
Position Driver[4] Car[4][5][6][7] Entrant[5][6][7] Calder[4] Winton[4] Symmons[4] Total[4]
1 Brian Shead Cheetah Mk. 6[3] Toyota Speco-VHT Motor Products 6 3 9 18
2 John Bowe Elfin 792 Volkswagen Ansett Team Elfin 9 - 6 15
3 Graham Engel Cheetah Ford Graham Engel 1 9 - 10
4 Ron Trim Rennmax Ford Maitland Insurances - 6 - 6
5 John Smith Ralt Ford Mr Juicy 4 - - 4
= Tom Crozier Cheetah Toyota Tom Crozier - 4 - 4
= Bob Prendegast Cheetah Toyota Rugolo Motor Body Works - 1 3 4
= Ian Richards Cheetah Volkswagen Ian Richards - - 4 4
9 Brian Sampson Cheetah Toyota Speco VHT 3 - - 3
10 Peter Macrow Cheetah Toyota Peter Macrow 2 - - 2
= Ian Carrig CRD Ford Ian Carrig - 2 - 2
= Geoff Forsyth Cheetah Toyota Forsyth Twins Racing - - 2 2
13 Greg Taylor Elfin 600B Ford AG Taylor - - 1 1

References
  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1979 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, pages 94 to 96
  2. Record, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  3. Pedr Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 172
  4. Australian Formula 2, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1979/80, pages 146 to 149
  5. Bowe Beats Brian, Racing Car News, September 1979, page 33
  6. Engel, Mathieson at Winton, Racing Car News, September 1979, pages 60 & 62
  7. Steve Chopping, Shead Is Our First F2 Champ, Racing Car News, December 1979, pages 62 & 63

Further reading
  • Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 85 to 86
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