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1979 United States GP
1979 Budweiser Trophy

1979 Bradford & Bingley Trophy

1980 Argentine GP
1980 International Gold Cup
Bradford & Bingley Trophy

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race ClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 7 October 1979
Event Bradford & Bingley Trophy
Circuit Silverstone
Event FormatRace of 35 laps
ChampionshipAurora AFX British F1 Championship
Race number#15 of 15 in 1979
#27 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps35
Circuit Perimeter4718 m
Race Distance4718 × 35 + 36 = 165.166 km
Grid FormatUnknown
Pole PositionUnknown
First CornerUnknown
Participants
Entries17
Qualifiers1
Finishers13
DebutantsBradford & Bingley Trophy (Event)
MilestonesGordon Smiley – 1st Win (Driver)

Aurora AFX British F1 Championship standings
1  Rupert Keegan 65 up
2  Dave Kennedy 63 up
3  Emilio de Villota 55 
4  Bernard de Dryver 41 up
5 Riccardo Zunino 39 up
6  Guy Edwards 38 up
7  Desiré Wilson 28 
8  Giacomo Agostini 19 
9 Gordon Smiley 18 
10  Tiff Needell 8 
11  Norman Dickson 7 
12  Derek Warwick 6 
13 Philip Bullman 5 
14  Geoff Lees 4 
15  Kim Mather 4 up
16 Neil Bettridge 4 up
17  David Purley 3 up
 David Leslie 3 up
19 Giorgio Pianta 2 up
 Gimax 2 up
  Divina Galica 2 up
  John C. Cooper 2 up
23  Tony Dean 1 up
  Val Musetti 1 up
1  Arrows / Ford 99 
2  Wolf / Ford 67 
3  Fittipaldi / Ford 59 
4  Lotus / Ford 54 
5  Tyrrell / Ford 35 
6  Williams / Ford 23 
7 Copersucar / Ford 15 
8  Surtees / Ford 15 up
9  March / Hart 15 up
10  Chevron / Ford 11 up
11  McLaren / Ford 7 up
12  March / BMW 4 
13  Shadow / Ford 3 
14  Ensign / Ford 2 
15  Chevron / Hart 1 
  March / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberUnknownUnknownUnknown
Entrant---
DriverGordon Smiley Rupert Keegan Rupert Keegan
Car Surtees TS20 Arrows A1 Arrows A1
EngineFord CosworthFord CosworthFord Cosworth
Time-1'17.07 1'19.45
Speed-220.381 km/h213.780 km/h