XVIII Gran Premio del Mediterraneo 1979
European Championship for F2 Drivers, Round 10
Autodromo di Pergusa, Enna, Sicily, Italy

 

July 29 45 laps x 4950 m = 222.75 km Pole Position: Brian Henton, 1'31.45" Fastest Lap: Stephen South, 1'33.20"

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine / Tuner Chassis Grid
Pos.
Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 22 Eje Elgh, SWE Marlboro Team Tiga March 792 - BMW M12/Rosche 792-21 10 1:11'02.9"  
2 2 7 Derek Daly, GBR Project Four Racing - ICI Racing Team March 792 - BMW M12/Rosche 792-15 4 1:11'18.8"  
3 3 8 Stephen South, GBR Project Four Racing - ICI Racing Team March 792 - BMW M12/Roshe 792-16 3 1:11'23.2"  
4 4 4 Teo Fabi, ITA March Racing Ltd March 792 - BMW M12/Mader 792-17 6 1:11'38.6"  
5 5 9 Eddie Cheever, USA Osella Squadra Corse SH Osella FA2/79 - BMW M12 FA2/79-02 7 1:11'56.2"  
6 6 15 Rad Dougall, RSA Toleman Group Motorsport Ralt RT2 - Hart 420R RT2-153 9 1:12'04.7"  
7 7 18 Gianfranco Brancatelli, ITA Racing Team Everest March 792 - BMW M12/Mader 792-9 15 1:12'07.3"  
8 8 23 Huub Rothengatter, NED Docking Spitzley Racing / Racing Team Holland Chevron B48 - Hart 420R B48.79.03 12 1:12'07.9"  
9 9 3 Beppe Gabbiani, ITA Polifac BMW Junior Team March 792 - BMW M12/Rosche 792-29 2 1:12'32.2"  
10 10 5 Juan Traverso, ARG March Racing Ltd (Bob Salisbury Racing) March 792 - Hart 420R 792-19 16 44  
11 11 12 Ariel Bakst, ARG Sanremo Racing Srl March 782 - BMW M12/Heidegger 782-18 18 44  
                   
12 DNF 43 Oscar Pedersoli, ITA Sanremo Racing Srl March 792 - BMW M12/Heidegger 792-6 19 22 Suspension
13 DNF 77 Derek Warwick, GBR Team BP with Theodore Racing March 792 - Hart 420R 792-30 17 18 Accident
14 DNF 6 Bobby Rahal, USA Ampex Chevron Racing Team Chevron B48 - Hart 420R B48.79.01 11 16 Puncture
15 DNF 19 Siegfried Stohr, ITA Trivellato Racing Team March 792 - BMW M12/Trivellato 792-8 13 10 Gear selector
16 DNF 11 Alberto Colombo, ITA Sanremo Racing Srl March 782 - BMW M12/Heidegger 782-19 8 5 Suspension
17 DNF 16 Miguel Angel Guerra, ARG Racing Team Everest March 792 - BMW M12/Mader 792-7 5 2 Accident damage
18 DNF 1 Marc Surer, SUI Polifac BMW Junior Team March 792 - BMW M12/Rosche 792-18 14 2 Engine
19 DNF 25 Cocho Lopez, ARG BFO Racing Team March 792 - BMW M12 792-5 20 1 Accident
20 DNF 39 Pasquale Barbiero, ITA Pasquale Barbiero March 782 - BMW M12/Torino 782-18 21 1 Engine
                   
21 DQ 14 Brian Henton, GBR Toleman Group Motorsport Ralt RT2 - Hart 420R RT2-154 1 45, 1st on track. Disobeyed marshal
                   
22 DNQ 31 Carlo Giorgio, ITA RR Racing Team
Scuderia Jolly Club Milano ?
March 742 - Hart 420R 742-28 -    
                   
23 DNA 2 - Polifac BMW Junior Team March 792 - BMW M12/Mader -      
24 DNA 27 Armin Hahne, DEU MM Mampe Team Maurer MM1 - BMW M12 -      
25 DNA 33 Bernard de Dryver, BEL Bob Salisbury Racing Chevron B48 - BMW M12 -      

 

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