Rothmans International Series 1979 standings

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Rothmans International Series 1979 standings

Championship points standings for the Rothmans International Series 1979

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Points
1.	Larry Perkins	Ansett Team Elfin	Elfin MR8-C	Chevrolet	35
2.	Alfredo Costanzo	Alan Hamilton	Lola T430	Chevrolet	28
3.	Warwick Brown	Racing Team VDS	Lola T333	Chevrolet	22
4.	David Kennedy	Theodore Racing	Wolf WR4	Cosworth	18
4.	John Wright		Lola T400	Chevrolet	18
6.	Colin Bond		Brabham BT43	Chevrolet	14
7.	Colin Trengove		Lola T332	Chevrolet	13
8.	Vern Schuppan	Ansett Team Elfin	Elfin MR8B-C	Chevrolet	12
9.	John McCormack		McLaren M23	Leyland Repco	11
10.	Graham McRae		McRae GM3	Chevrolet	10
11.	Bob Johns		Ralt RT1	Ford	9
11.	Geoff Lees	Theodore Racing	Ensign MN09 (N177) Wolf WR3	Cosworth Cosworth	9
11.	Jim Richards		Matich A51/A53	Repco Holden	9
11.	Johnnie Walker		Lola T332	Chevrolet	9
15.	Kevin Bartlett		Lola T400B	Chevrolet	7
15.	Rob Butcher		Lola T332	Chevrolet	7
17.	Jon Davison		Lola T332	Chevrolet	5
18.	Bob Creasy		Birrana 273	Ford	4
19.	Salt Walther		McRae GM1	Chevrolet	3
20.	Terry Hook		Lola T332	Chevrolet	2
20.	Barry Singleton		Gardos BL1	Repco Holden	2
22.	Ivan Tighe		Chevron B37	Chevrolet	1
	Peter Edwards		Lola T332	Chevrolet	0
	Stephen Fraser		Cicada 004	Chevrolet	0
	John Goss		Ensign MN09 (N177)	Cosworth	0
	Peter Larner		Chevron B39/B45	Ford	0
	Mel McEwin		Matich A53	Repco Holden	0
	Wolfgang Prejawa		March 763/76B	Ford	0
	John Smith		Ralt RT1	Ford	0
	Chas Talbot		Lola T332	Chevrolet	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Alfredo Costanzo	2
Most pole positions	Alfredo Costanzo	2
Most podium positions	Larry Perkins	3
	Alfredo Costanzo	3
Most podium positions without a win	Larry Perkins	3
Most fastest race laps	Larry Perkins	1
	Alfredo Costanzo	1
	David Kennedy	1
	Geoff Lees	1

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country	Drivers	Number
80%	Australia	Larry Perkins, Alfredo Costanzo, Warwick Brown, John Wright, Colin Bond, Colin Trengove, Vern Schuppan, John McCormack, Johnnie Walker, Bob Johns, Kevin Bartlett, Rob Butcher, Jon Davison, Bob Creasy, Terry Hook, Barry Singleton, Ivan Tighe, Peter Edwards, John Smith, John Goss, Stephen Fraser, Chas Talbot, Peter Larner, Mel McEwin	24
6.7%	New Zealand	Graham McRae, Jim Richards	2
3.3%	Ireland	David Kennedy	1
3.3%	Great Britain	Geoff Lees	1
3.3%	U.S.A.	Salt Walther	1
3.3%	Indonesia	Wolfgang Prejawa	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1979 Rothmans International Series

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Bartlett, Kevin	39 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Bond, Colin	37 y/o	4	0	1	0	0
Brown, Warwick	29 y/o	3	1	1	1	0
Butcher, Rob	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Costanzo, Alfredo	36 y/o	4	2	3	2	1
Creasy, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Davison, Jon	n/a	4	0	0	0	0
Edwards, Peter	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Fraser, Stephen	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Goss, John	36 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Hook, Terry	n/a	4	0	0	0	0
Johns, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Kennedy, David	26 y/o	4	1	2	1	1
Larner, Peter	36 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Lees, Geoff	28 y/o	3	0	1	0	1
McCormack, John	40 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
McEwin, Mel	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
McRae, Graham	39 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Perkins, Larry	29 y/o	4	0	3	0	1
Prejawa, Wolfgang	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Richards, Jim	31 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Schuppan, Vern	36 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Singleton, Barry	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Smith, John	26 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Talbot, Chas	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Tighe, Ivan	47 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Trengove, Colin	26 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Walker, Johnnie	26 y/o	4	0	1	0	0
Walther, Salt	31 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Wright, John	n/a	4	0	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL