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1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | Italy |
| Grand Prix | Dino Ferrari |
| Date | 16 September |
| Year | 1979 |
| Official name | Dino Ferrari Grand Prix |
| Location | Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 3.144 |
| Course_km | 5.060 |
| Distance_laps | 40 |
| Distance_mi | 125.76 |
| Distance_km | 202.40 |
| Pole_Driver | Gilles Villeneuve |
| Pole_Country | Canada |
| Pole_Team | Ferrari |
| Pole_Time | 1:32.91 |
| Fast_Driver | Gilles Villeneuve |
| Fast_Team | Ferrari |
| Fast_Time | 1:33.61 |
| Fast_Country | Canada |
| First_Driver | Niki Lauda |
| First_Country | Austria |
| First_Team | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| Second_Driver | Carlos Reutemann |
| Second_Country | Argentina |
| Second_Team | Lotus-Cosworth |
| Third_Driver | Jody Scheckter |
| Third_Country | South Africa |
| Third_flag_suffix | 1928 |
| Third_Team | Ferrari |
The 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola on 16 September 1979.
The event was held in order for the Imola circuit to qualify for World Championship status from the season onwards, as part of plans to share the Italian Grand Prix with Monza in alternate years. The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was indeed held at Imola, but the race returned permanently to Monza in , with Imola instead given its own race, the San Marino Grand Prix, which was held until 2006.
Sixteen cars entered the race; the eventual winner was Niki Lauda, driving a Brabham-Alfa Romeo. Carlos Reutemann was second in a Lotus-Ford, while Jody Scheckter, who had won the Drivers' Championship at Monza the previous week, was third in his Ferrari. This was the last F1 race in which Brabham used Alfa Romeo engines, and Lauda's last race with the team before he temporarily quit the sport during practice for the Canadian Grand Prix two weeks later.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Canada Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:32.910 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | South Africa Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:33.240 | +0.330 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Argentina Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:33.937 | +1.027 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Austria Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:34.808 | +1.898 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Italy Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Cosworth | 1:35.265 | +2.355 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Italy Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.375 | +2.465 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Finland Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | 1:35.649 | +2.739 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | France Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Cosworth | 1:35.926 | +3.016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Brazil Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi-Cosworth | 1:37.285 | +4.375 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Italy Giacomo Agostini | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.554 | +5.644 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Italy Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:39.082 | +6.172 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Italy Gimax | Williams-Cosworth | 1:40.066 | +7.156 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Italy Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Cosworth | 1:41.863 | +8.953 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Italy Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Cosworth | 1:58.623 | +25.713 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | France Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Cosworth | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Italy Beppe Gabbiani | Shadow-Cosworth | - | - |
Race
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 40 | 1:03:55.89 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Cosworth | 40 | + 8.09 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 40 | + 26.22 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Cosworth | 40 | + 39.76 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| France Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Cosworth | 40 | + 47.40 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Cosworth | 40 | + 1:08.33 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 40 | + 1:14.38 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| France Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Cosworth | 39 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 39 | + 1 Lap | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy Giacomo Agostini | Williams-Cosworth | 39 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Cosworth | 38 | + 2 Laps | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy Gimax | Williams-Cosworth | 32 | Clutch | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi-Cosworth | 26 | Gearbox | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Cosworth | 17 | Spun off | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 4 | Engine | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy Beppe Gabbiani | Shadow-Cosworth | 0 | Engine | 16 |
References
References
- "1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
- (October 1979). "Gran Premio Dino Ferrari di Formula One".
- (16 September 1979). "1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
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