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1979 French GP
1979 Daily Express Formula 1 Trophy

1979 Nogaro GP
1979 British GP
1979 ATV Trophy
Nogaro Grand Prix

Event Overview • Sessions • Entry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 8 July 1979
Event Nogaro GP
Circuit Nogaro
Event FormatRace of 50 laps
ChampionshipAurora AFX British F1 Championship
Race number#10 of 15 in 1979
#22 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps50
Circuit Perimeter3120 m
Race Distance3120 × 50 − 7 = 155.993 km
Grid FormatUnknown
Pole PositionUnknown
First CornerUnknown
Participants
Entries17
Qualifiers1
Finishers8
Debutants
Alain Couderc (Driver),
Giorgio Pianta (Driver),
Jean-Pierre Jassaud (Driver),
AGS (Car Manufacturer), 		   AGS JH15 (Car Model),
Nogaro GP (Event),
Nogaro (Circuit)
MilestonesRiccardo Zunino – 1st Pole Position (Driver)

Aurora AFX British F1 Championship standings
1  Emilio de Villota 51 
2  Dave Kennedy 42 
3  Rupert Keegan 33 
4  Bernard de Dryver 30 up
5  Guy Edwards 27 up
6  Desiré Wilson 25 
7  Giacomo Agostini 18 
8 Riccardo Zunino 9 up
9 Gordon Smiley 8 up
10  Tiff Needell 7 up
11  Norman Dickson 7 up
12  Derek Warwick 6 up
13 Philip Bullman 5 
14 David Leslie 3 
15  Divina Galica 2 
 Giorgio Pianta 2 
  John C. Cooper 2 
18  Val Musetti 1 up
  Tony Dean 1 
  Kim Mather 1 up
1  Lotus / Ford 51 
2  Wolf / Ford 42 
3  Arrows / Ford 37 
4  Fittipaldi / Ford 37 
5  Tyrrell / Ford 28 
6  Williams / Ford 20 
7 Copersucar / Ford 15 
8  March / Hart 15 
9  Chevron / Ford 10 
10  McLaren / Ford 7 
11  Surtees / Ford 5 
12  Ensign / Ford 2 
13  March / BMW 1 
  March / Ford 1 
  Chevron / Hart 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberUnknownUnknownUnknown
Entrant---
Driver Emilio de VillotaRiccardo ZuninoRiccardo Zunino
Car Lotus 78 Arrows A1 Arrows A1
EngineFord CosworthFord CosworthFord Cosworth
Time-1'10.031'11.86
Speed-160.388 km/h156.304 km/h


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