Brands Hatch 6 Hours 1979
The 1979 Brands Hatch 6-hour race , also known as the Rivet Supply World Manufacturers' Championship Six Hours, Brands Hatch , took place on August 5th at Brands Hatch and was the 14th round of the sports car world championship of that year.
The race
After his use in the 6-hour race in Dijon , Reinhold Joest reported his Porsche 908/3 Turbo again in a world championship run. And like in Dijon, the Porsche pulled its laps alone at the front. At the finish, Joest and team-mate Volkert Merl had a lead of two laps over the best Group 5 car, the Porsche 935 of Klaus Ludwig and Axel Plankenhorn . Enzo Calderari , Willi Spavetti and Rolf Maritz won the GT class in the Porsche Carrera RSR .
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
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1 | S + 2.0 | 1 |
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Porsche 908/3 Turbo | 231 | ||
2 | Size 5 | 27 |
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Porsche 935K3 | 229 | ||
3 | S 2.0 | 34 |
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Chevron B36 | 220 | ||
4th | Size 5 | 24 |
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Porsche 935 / 77A | 218 | ||
5 | Size 5 | 31 |
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Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | 214 | ||
6th | S + 2.0 | 8th |
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De Cadenet Lola LM | 212 | ||
7th | S + 2.0 | 8th |
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SG Lola T380 | 212 | ||
8th | GT | 18th |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 209 | ||
9 | GT | 5 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 208 | ||
10 | GT | 14th |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 205 | ||
11 | GT | 19th |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 204 | ||
12 | GT | 6th |
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Porsche Carrera | 203 | ||
13 | GT | 17th |
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Porsche 911 SC | 202 | ||
14th | GT | 7th |
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Porsche Carrera | 200 | ||
15th | Size 5 | 20th |
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Porsche 934 Carrera RSR | 199 | ||
16 | Size 5 | 10 |
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Porsche 934 | 198 | ||
17th | Size 5 | 4th |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 197 | ||
18th | GT | 22nd |
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Morgan Plus 8 | 193 | ||
19th | GT | 11 |
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Porsche 934 | 191 | ||
20th | GT | 15th |
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Porsche 911 SC | 185 | ||
21st | Size 5 | 12 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 185 | ||
22nd | ser. GT | 32 |
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Porsche 924 | 177 | ||
23 | Size 5 | 39 |
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BMW 320i | 174 | ||
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24 | GT | 9 |
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Porsche 930 | 154 | ||
25th | Size 5 | 33 |
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Porsche 935 | 136 | ||
25th | Size 5 | 37 |
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Lotus Esprit S1 | 69 | ||
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26th | S 2.0 | 36 |
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Lola T297 | 126 | ||
27 | T | 29 |
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Ford Capri III | 125 | ||
28 | Size 5 | 28 |
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Porsche 935 K3 | 100 | ||
29 | S 2.0 | 42 |
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Cheetah G601 | 71 | ||
30th | Size 5 | 38 |
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Lotus Elan | 49 | ||
31 | S + 2.0 | 16 |
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March-BMW M1 | 45 | ||
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32 | Size 5 | 31T |
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Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | 1 |
1 replacement car
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
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33 | S 2.0 |
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Chevron B31 | |
34 | S 2.0 |
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Lola T298 | |
35 | Size 5 | 2 |
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Porsche 935 |
36 | ser. T | 21st |
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Ford Capri 3000S |
37 | Size 5 | 23 |
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De Tomaso Pantera |
38 | Size 5 | 25th |
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Porsche 935 / 77A |
39 | Size 5 | 26th |
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Porsche 935 / 77A |
40 | Size 5 | 40 |
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Fiat X1 / 9 |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 40
- Started: 31
- Rated: 23
- Race classes: 6
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 4.207 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 6:00: 04,900 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 231
- Total distance of the winning team: 971.629 km
- Winner's average: 161.902 km / h
- Pole position: Reinhold Joest - Porsche 908/3 Turbo (# 1) - 1: 26.670 = 174.712 km / h
- Fastest race lap: unknown
- Racing series: Round 14 of the 1979 World Sports Car Championship
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
Previous race of the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race in 1979 |
Sports car world championship |
Successor to Road America 500 Mile Race 1979 |