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1979 South African GP
1978 Budweiser Trophy

1979 Belgian Cup

1979 US West GP
1979 International Gold Cup
Belgian Cup

Event Overview • SessionsEntry ListPenalties
Qualifying Qualification
Race ClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 1 April 1979
Event Belgian Cup
Circuit Zolder
Event FormatRace of 40 laps
ChampionshipAurora AFX British F1 Championship
Race number#1 of 15 in 1979
#13 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps40
Circuit Perimeter4261 m
Race Distance4261 × 40 − 15 = 170.425 km
Grid FormatUnknown
Pole PositionUnknown
First CornerUnknown
Participants
Entries21
Qualifiers1
Finishers13
Debutants
Claude Bourgoignie (Driver),
Giacomo Agostini (Driver),
Gianfranco Brancatelli (Driver),
Gordon Smiley (Driver),
Klaus Walz (Driver),
Pascal Witmeur (Driver),
Philip Bullman (Driver),
   Tiff Needell (Driver),
Tony Dean (Driver),
Kauhsen (Car Manufacturer),
Chevron B41 (Car Model),
Kauhsen WK1 (Car Model),
March 792 (Car Model),
Belgian Cup (Event)
Milestones Wolf – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
 Tyrrell – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Dave Kennedy – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Desiré Wilson – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)

Aurora AFX British F1 Championship standings
1  Dave Kennedy 11 
2  Tiff Needell 6 
3  Desiré Wilson 5 
4 Philip Bullman 3 
5  Bernard de Dryver 2 
6  Norman Dickson 1 
1  Wolf / Ford 11 
2  Chevron / Ford 6 
3  Tyrrell / Ford 5 
4  Surtees / Ford 3 
5  Fittipaldi / Ford 2 
6  March / Hart 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberUnknownUnknownUnknown
Entrant---
Driver Dave Kennedy Dave Kennedy Desiré Wilson
Car Wolf WR4 Wolf WR4 Tyrrell 008
EngineFord CosworthFord CosworthFord Cosworth
Time-1'26.61'30.1
Speed-177.132 km/h170.251 km/h