1979 Australian Tourist Trophy

Original club layout of the Winton Motor Raceway

The 1979 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Winton circuit in Victoria, Australia on 28 October 1979.[1] It was open to Group A Sports Cars[2] and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title.[2] The race, which was the seventeenth Australian Tourist Trophy,[3] was won by Paul Gibson, driving a Rennmax Repco.[1]

## Results

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Position[4] | Driver[4] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Laps[4]

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1  | Paul Gibson  | 3  | Rennmax Repco | Adele Phillips  | 40
2  | Stuart Kostera  | 2[5] | Elfin MS7 | Stuart Kostera  | 40
3  | Grant Gibson  | 11[6] | Rennmax Repco | Grant Gibson  | 40
4  | David Richardson  | 66  | Matich SR3A | David Richardson  | 40
5  | Peter Jones  |  | Cheetah Corolla[7] | Speco-VHT Motor Products  | 39
6  | Ross Wemyss  |  | Allison Datsun[7] | John Allison  | 39
7  | A. Roberts  |  | Roberts S2 Ford Cosworth FVA | A. Roberts  | 38
8  | Dennis Burdon  |  | Redwing Leyland | Dennis Burdon  | 36
9  | William Dean  |  | U2 Corolla | William Dean  | 35
10  | Peter Beehag  |  | Farrell  | Peter Beehag  | 35

### Race statistics

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* Race distance: 40 laps, 57.7 miles, 81.2 km[7]
* Pole Position: Paul Gibson[6]
* Race time of winning car: 42.30.0[4]
* Fastest lap: 61.1 - Paul Gibson & Stuart Kostera[7]
* Number of starters: Not yet ascertained
* Number of finishers: Not yet ascertained

## References & notes

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1. ^ a b Chris de Fraga, A triumph for the Formula 5000s, The Age, Monday, 29 October 1979, page 40
2. ^ a b Australian Title Conditions, 1979 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 98
3. ^ Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
4. ^ a b c d e f g Greg Stanfield, Gibson's Titanic TT!, Racing Car News, December 1979, pages 55 & 56
5. ^ Stuart Kostera Elfin MS7 - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au Retrieved on 8 August 2014
6. ^ a b James Murcott, Alfie - by a cubic inch, Australian Auto Action, November 8, 1979, Page 14
7. ^ a b c d Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183

## External links

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* Paul Gibson, Rennmax & David Richardson, Matich SR3a - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au