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1979 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1979 Formula One season
Race details
Date 15 April 1979 (1979-04-15)
Location Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit, Fawkham, Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206 km (2.6136 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles)
Weather Warm, dry
Pole position
Driver
  • United States Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford
Time 1:17.52
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Time 1:17.46
Podium
First
  • Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Second
  • Brazil Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Third
  • United States Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford

The 1979 Race of Champions was a Formula One non-championship motor race held at Brands Hatch, United Kingdom on 15 April 1979. The field was made up of seven Formula One cars that competed in the World championship while the rest of the field usually competed in the Aurora series.

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