Pergusa 6-hour race 1979
The 6-hour race of Pergusa 1979 , also the 19th Coppa Florio, Autodromo Pergusa , took place on June 24th at the Autodromo di Pergusa and was the tenth round of the sports car world championship of that year.
The race
The world championship run in Pergusa also showed the decline of the sports car world championship based on the number of participants. Only one works car was registered after almost all Porsche teams had decided not to participate. The plant - Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Turbo was this time by Riccardo Patrese and carlo facetti down, who drove the car after a few pit stops, made necessary by gearbox problems, in second place overall. Despite the small number of participants, the race went down in the history of the world championship because it was the first time a woman won a championship run. Lella Lombardi won with partner Enrico Grimaldi in the Osella PA7 .
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | S. | 33 | Scuderia Torino Corse |
Lella Lombardi Enrico Grimaldi |
Osella PA7 | 184 | ||
2 | Size 5 | 11 | ASA Corsa Marche 38 |
Riccardo Patrese Carlo Facetti |
Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | 179 | ||
3 | Size 5 | 4th | Lubrifilm Racing |
Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 177 | ||
4th | S. | 34 | Ecurie Cedac |
Daniel Brillat Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann |
Cheetah G601 | 176 | ||
5 | Size 5 | 1 | Felice Besenzoni |
Felice Besenzoni Luciano Dal Ben
|
Ferrari 308 GTB | 173 | ||
6th | S. | 38 | Jacono Veninata |
Vito Veninata Giovanni Cascone
|
Osella PA6 | 170 | ||
7th | Size 5 | 16 | Punzo |
E. de Franchis Salvatore Gagliano Sergio Punzo
|
Ford Escort 1600 | 160 | ||
8th | S. | 36 | Ateneo |
Marco de Bartoli Giampaolo Ceraolo
|
Osella PA6 | 143 | ||
Failed | ||||||||
9 | Size 5 | 2 | Carlo Pietromarchi |
Maurizio Micangeli Carlo Pietromarchi |
De Tomaso Pantera | 63 | ||
10 | Size 5 | 15th | Giuseppe Piazzi |
Giuseppe Piazzi Renzo Zorzi Stanislao Sterzel
|
Fiat X1 / 9 | 47 | ||
11 | Size 5 | 6th | Ecurie Biennoise |
Enzo Calderari Willi Spavetti Rolf Maritz
|
Porsche Carrera RSR | 43 | ||
12 | Size 5 | 12 | Scuderia Ateneo |
Luigi Moreschi Mario Casoni Eugenio Renna |
BMW 320i | 38 | ||
Not started | ||||||||
13 | S. | 31 | Scuderia Ateneo |
Mario Casoni Eugenio Renna Luigi Moreschi
|
Osella PA7 | 1 | ||
14th | S. | 35 | Girolama Caci |
Girolama Caci Mario Tropia
|
Chevron B23 | 2 | ||
Not qualified | ||||||||
15th | Size 5 | 17th |
Ugo Gerbino Cicero
|
Ford Escort RS | 3 |
1 not started 2 not started 3 not started
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | GT | Kenneth glue |
Kenneth Leim Kurt Simonsen
|
Porsche 934 | |
17th | GR. 5 | Kurt Simonsen |
Mario Luini Kurt Simonsen
|
Porsche Carrera RSR | |
18th | Size 5 |
Alfonso Merendino Angelo Siino
|
Ford Escort | ||
19th | Size 5 |
Tomas Giuseppe Accardo
|
Fiat X1 / 9 | ||
20th | Size 5 |
Hubert Striebig Alain Cudini |
TOJ | ||
21st | S. | Torino Corse |
Gerardo Vatielli Enzo Coloni |
Osella PA6 |
Class winner
class | driver | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. | Lella Lombardi | Enrico Grimaldi | Osella PA7 | Overall victory |
Size 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Carlo Facetti | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | Rank 2 |
Racing data
- Registered: 21
- Started: 12
- Rated: 8
- Race classes: 2
- Spectators: 8000
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 4.719 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 6:01:35,600 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 184
- Total distance of the winning team: 910.800 km
- Winner's average: 151.131 km / h
- Pole position: Riccardo Patrese - Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo (# 11) - 1: 39.320 = 179.420 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Lella Lombardi - Osella PA7 (# 33) - 1: 42.500 = 173.854 km / h
- Racing series: 10th round 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 24 Hours of Le Mans 1979 |
Sports car world championship |
Successor to the 6 Hours of Daytona 1979 |