Formula 1 Australia 1979 standings

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Formula 1 Australia 1979 standings

Championship points standings for the Formula 1 Australia 1979

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Johnnie Walker		Lola T332 (Chevrolet)	19
2.	John Bowe	Ansett Team Elfin	Elfin MR8 (Chevrolet)	15
3.	Alfredo Costanzo	Porsche Cars Australia	Lola T430 (Chevrolet)	9
4.	Rob Butcher	Endrust Racing	Lola T332 (Chevrolet V8)	8
4.	John Smith	Mr Juicy Racing	Ralt RT1 (Ford)	8
6.	John Wright		Lola T400 (Chevrolet V8)	6
7.	Graham McRae		McRae GM3 (Chevrolet V8)	3
8.	Terry Hook		Lola T332 (Chevrolet)	2
8.	Chas Talbot		Lola T332 (Chevrolet V8)	2
10.	Peter Edwards		Lola T332 (Chevrolet V8)	1
10.	Paul Hamilton		Elfin 600	1
10.	Barry Singleton	Barry Singleton	Gardos BL1 (Chevrolet V8)	1
	Ian Adams		Lola T330	0
	Kevin Bartlett		Brabham BT43	0
	Bob Creasy		Birrana 273 (Ford)	0
	Jon Davison		Lola T332 (Chevrolet V8)	0
	Bill Downey		Birrana/Minos (Ford)	0
	Rod Housego		Elfin 622 (Ford)	0
	Bob Johns		Ralt RT1 (Ford)	0
	Bob Kingsbury		El Toro (Alfa Romeo)	0
	Peter Larner	P England	Chevron B39 (Chevrolet V8)	0
	John McCormack		McLaren M23 (Leyland P76)	0
	Mel McEwin		Matich A53 (Repco Holden V8)	0
	Peter Middleton		Elfin MR5	0
	Andrew Miedecke		March 76B (Ford)	0
	Clive Millis		Elfin 720	0
	Geoff Nicol		Elfin 622 (Ford)	0
	Alan Nitschke		Begg FM5 (Chevrolet V8)	0
	Larry Perkins	P England	Elfin MR8 (Chevrolet V8) Chevron B39 (Chevrolet V8)	0
	Jim Richards		Matich	0
	Ivan Tighe		Chevron B37 (Chevrolet V8)	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Johnnie Walker	1
	John Bowe	1
	Alfredo Costanzo	1
Most pole positions	Alfredo Costanzo	2
Most podium positions	Johnnie Walker	3
Most podium positions without a win	Rob Butcher	2
Most fastest race laps	Johnnie Walker	1
	John Bowe	1
	Alfredo Costanzo	1

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country		Drivers	Number
93.5%	Australia		Johnnie Walker, John Bowe, Alfredo Costanzo, Rob Butcher, John Smith, John Wright, Chas Talbot, Terry Hook, Peter Edwards, Paul Hamilton, Barry Singleton, Ivan Tighe, Geoff Nicol, Bob Kingsbury, John McCormack, Rod Housego, Bill Downey, Jon Davison, Peter Larner, Larry Perkins, Bob Creasy, Bob Johns, Ian Adams, Clive Millis, Andrew Miedecke, Mel McEwin, Peter Middleton, Kevin Bartlett, Alan Nitschke	29
6.5%	New Zealand		Graham McRae, Jim Richards	2

Individual driver statistics for the 1979 Formula 1 Australia

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Adams, Ian	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Bartlett, Kevin	39 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Bowe, John	25 y/o	3	1	2	1	1
Butcher, Rob	n/a	3	0	2	0	0
Costanzo, Alfredo	36 y/o	3	1	1	2	1
Creasy, Bob	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
Davison, Jon	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Downey, Bill	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Edwards, Peter	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Hamilton, Paul	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Hook, Terry	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Housego, Rod	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Johns, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Kingsbury, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Larner, Peter	36 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
McCormack, John	40 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
McEwin, Mel	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
McRae, Graham	39 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Middleton, Peter	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Miedecke, Andrew	29 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Millis, Clive	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Nicol, Geoff	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Nitschke, Alan	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Perkins, Larry	29 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Richards, Jim	31 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Singleton, Barry	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Smith, John	26 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Talbot, Chas	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Tighe, Ivan	47 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Walker, Johnnie	26 y/o	3	1	3	0	1
Wright, John	n/a	2	0	1	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL