1979 Gran Premio della Lotteria

The 21st Gran Premio Lotteria di Monza, made up the 8th round of the 1979 FIA European Championship, saw the series move to Autodromo Nazionale Monza, on June 24, 1979. This race was also round 8 of the Campionato Italian.[1]

Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (1976-1993)

Report

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Entry

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A grand total of 72 F3 cars were entered for the event. They were split into 3 groups.[1]

Qualifying

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The Italian Championship front runners took pole position for Heats 1 and 2. Piercarlo Ghinzani took the pole for the Euroracing Srl team in his March-Toyota 793 for the Heat 1; teammate, Michele Alboreto, headed the grid for Heat 2. Mike Thackwell, from the British F3 series, took the pole for Heat 3 in his works entered as March-Toyota 793.[1]

Heats

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Each heat was held over 8 laps of the historic Monza circuit. The victor of Heat 1 was Piercarlo Ghinzani from Guido Cappellotto. Heat 2 went to another Italian, Mauro Baldi, followed by Michele Alboreto. The final heat, Heat 3, saw Mike Thackwell take the chequered flag ahead of Carlo Rossi. The Championship leader, Alain Prost, only finished 13th in Heat 1 and did not progress into the final heat.[1]

Final

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The final was held over 17 laps of the Monza circuit. Mike Thackwell was the winner for the March Engineering Ltd. team driving their March-Toyota 793. The kiwi won in a time of 32:13.33 minutes averaging a speed of 114.086 mph. Second place went to Mauro Baldi in his privately entered March-Toyota 793; he was exactly 1.1 seconds behind the winner. In third place was Michele Alboreto in his Euroracing Srl-entered March.[1]

Classification

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Final

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out
1st 32   Mike Thackwell March Engineering Ltd March-Toyota 793 32:13.33
2nd 2   Mauro Baldi Mauro Baldi March-Toyota 793 32:14.43
3rd 6   Michele Alboreto Euroracing Srl March-Toyota 793 32:16.63
4th 7   Piercarlo Ghinzani Euroracing Srl March-Alfa Romeo 793 32:18.71
5th 14   Carlo Rossi Carlo Rossi Ralt-Toyota RT1 32:20.34
6th 69   Daniele Albertin Marlboro Vatellina Racing Team Ralt-Toyota RT1 32:21.11
7th 4   Richard Dallest Ecurie Elf Martini-Toyota MK27 32:39.80
8th 82   Enzo Coloni Enzo Coloni March-Toyota 783 32:41.36
9th 9   Michael Korten Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team March-Toyota 793 32:48.03
10th 29   Piero Necchi Astra Racing Team March-Toyota 793 32:49.03
11th 42   Gianluca Messini Trivellato Racing Chevron-Toyota B47 32:52.78
12th 19   Luciano Pavesi Pavesi Racing Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT1 32:54.74
13th 87   Cesare Passoli Cesare Passoli Ralt-Toyota RT1 32:55.88
14th 53   Walter Lechner RT Gätmo Tuning March-Toyota 783 32:56.51
15th 65   Fredy Schnarwiler Formel Rennsport Club March-Toyota 793 33:09.39
16th 8   Arie Luyendijk Racing Team Holland Argo-Toyota JM3 33:41.53
17th 83   Pasquale Zullo Pasquale Zullo March-Toyota 783 33:49.89
18th 3   Michael Bleekemolen Roger Heavens Racing March-Toyota 793 34:00.07
19th 24   Guido Cappellotto Guido Cappellotto Ralt-Toyota RT1 16
20th 48   Jo Zeller Formel Rennsport Club March-Toyota 783 16
21st 17   Jakob Bordoli Scuderia Calanda Ralt-Toyota RT1 12
DNF 81   Gianluca Bagnara Gianluca Bagnara March-Toyota 783 6
DNF 57   Oscar Pedersoli Oscar Pedersoli March-Toyota 783 4
DNF 45   Fernanro Cazzaniga Scuderia dei Longobardi March-Toyota 783 3 Accident
DNF 25   Guido Dacco Guido Dacco March-Toyota 783 3
DNF 64   Rodolfo Bellini Scuderia Emiliani Dallara-Toyota WD1 3
DNF 62   Bernard Perroy Ecurie Montesanto Duqueine-Toyota VG3 3
DNQ 1   Alain Prost Ecurie Elf Martini-Renault MK27
DNQ 5   Daimon Metrebian Ecurie Elf Martini-Toyota MK21
DNQ 11   Augusto Avanzini Scuderia Derby March-Toyota 793
DNQ 12   Silvano Colciago Silvano Colciago Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 15   Giampiero Consonni Scuderia Escolette Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 16   Roberto Campominosi Pavesi Racing Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT1
DNQ 18   Martin-Hans Mayer Martin-Hans Mayer Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 21   Riccardo Paletti Riccardo Paletti March-Toyota 793
DNQ 22   Vinicio Salmi Vinicio Salmi March-Toyota 783
DNQ 23   Sergio Leone Sergio Leone Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 26   Renato Dotta Renato Dotta March-Toyota 783
DNQ 27   Roberto Manzoni Roberto Manzoni Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 28   Marcello Rosei Marcello Rosei March-Toyota 773
DNQ 31   Gianni Giudici Gianni Giudici Osella-Toyota
DNQ 33   Filippo Baj Filippo Baj Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 34   Fernando Spreafico Fernando Spreafico Chevron-Toyota B38
DNQ 35   Giovanni Bertaccini Giovanni Bertaccini Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 36   Guido Pardini Guido Pardini Dallara-Toyota WD1
DNQ 37   Karl Schuchnig KWS Motorsport Chevron-Toyota B47
DNQ 38   Alan Smith KWS Motorsport Chevron-Toyota B47
DNQ 39   Thierry Boutsen Roger Heavens Racing March-Toyota 793
DNQ 41   Enrico Uncini Marlboro Valtellina Racing Team Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 43   Almo Coppelli Trivellato Racing Chevron-Toyota B47
DNQ 44   Massimo Fabiani Massimo Fabiani March-Toyota 783
DNQ 46   Pietro Villa Pietro Villa March-Toyota 793
DNQ 47   Marcello Capriani Marcello Capriani Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 49   Jean-Pierre Rochat Jean-Pierre Rochat Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 51   Franz Konrad Klaus Zimmermann Racing March-Toyota 793
DNQ 52   Walter Schöch Walter Schöch Racing Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 54   Jo Gartner Jim Beam Team Martini-Renault MK27
DNQ 55   Phillippe Streiff Ecurie Motul Nogaro Martini-Renault MK27
DNQ 56   Fulvio Ballabio Fulvio Ballabio Branca-Toyota
DNQ 58   Alain Hubert Kores Racing Lola-Renault T770
DNQ 59   Philippe Alliot Kores Racing Lola-Renault T770
DNQ 61   Bruno Pescia Bruno Pescia March-Toyota 793
DNQ 63   Helmut Henzler Volkswagen MotorsportSpiess Tuning March-Volkswagen 793
DNQ 66   Massimo Valentini Scuderia Emiliani Dallara-Toyota WD1
DNQ 67   Bruno Eichmann Lista Racing Team Argo-BMW JM3
DNQ 68   Jürg Lienhard Lista Racing Team March-Toyota 793
DNQ 84   Marcel Wittstein Formel Rennsport Club Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 85   Guido Regosa Edo Squadra Corse Bellasi-Toyota
DNQ 86   Constante Antonelli Constante Antonelli Lola-Toyota T730
DNQ 88   Marzio Romano Marzio Romano March-Toyota 793
DNQ 89   Leonardo Verrelli Leonardo Verrelli Ralt-Toyota RT1
DNQ 91   Jean-Pierre Traschel Jean-Pierre Traschel Lola-BMW T570

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Heat 1

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Pos. Driver Time
1st Ghinzani 15:17.95
2nd Cappellotto 15:25.31
3rd Dallest 15:25.70
4th Luyendijk 15:30.13
5th Korten 15:30.67
6th / DQ Campominosi 15:32.12
7th Messini 15:33.98
8th Passoli 15:37.52
9th Dacco 15:41.41
10th Zeller 15:44.03
11th Eichmann 15:44.49
12th Bertaccini 15:54.09
13th Prost
DNF Boutsen Clutch
DNF Metrebian Accident damage
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Roberto Campominosi (Pavesi Racing Ralt-Alfa Romeo) was disqualified from Heat 1, due to a leaking airbox. [1]

Heat 2

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Pos. Driver Time
1st Baldi 15:17.60
2nd Alboreto 15:19.91
3rd Pedersoli 15:20.74
4th Bleekemolen 15:21.65
5th Lechner 15:33.98
6th Perroy 15:47.71
7th Bagnara 15:48.70
8th Valentini 16:03.86
9th Zullo 16:08.06
10th Ballabio
11th Rosei
DNF Paletti Accident damage
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Heat 3

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Pos. Driver Time
1st Thackwell 15:18.18
2nd Rossi 15:19.20
3rd Coloni 15:23.07
4th Necchi 15:24.77
5th Cazzaniga 15:28.97
6th Albertin 15:29.38
7th Pavesi 15:30.11
8th Bordoli 15:30.71
9th Schnarwiler 15:34.43
10th Leone 15:38.66
11th Streiff 15:44.05
12th Verrelli 15:44.81
DNF Cipriani
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Formula 3 1979 - Europe - Monza, 24.06". formula2.net. Retrieved 17 June 2016.