The 1979 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 22nd season of the championship. Richard Longman successfully defended his drivers title with his Mini 1275 GT.
Calendar & Winners
All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.
- Night race.
Championship results
| Drivers championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Points |
| 1 |  Richard Longman
|
Mini 1275 GT | 97 |
| 2 | Tom Walkinshaw
|
Mazda RX-7 | 88 |
| 3 | Richard Lloyd
|
Volkswagen Golf GTi | 82 |
| 4 | Gordon Spice
|
Ford Capri III 3.0S | 75 |
| 5 | Win Percy
|
Toyota Celica GT | 70 |
| 6 | Rex Greenslade
|
Triumph Dolomite Sprint | 53 |
| 7 | Alan Curnow
|
Mini 1275 GT | 49 |
| 8 | Jeff Allam
|
Ford Capri III 3.0S | 48 |
| Makes championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Make | Points |
| 1 | BL Mini | 90 |
| 2 | Ford | 90 |
| 3 | Mazda | 84 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 81 |
| 5 | Toyota | 75 |
| 6 | Triumph | 64 |
References
- "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions
- Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, The Attack Of The Giant Ants - 1979 index, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 7 May 2018
- ^ "1979 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship", touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 7 February 2014
| British Saloon/Touring Car Championship | |
|---|---|
| BSCC (1958–1986) | |
| BTCC (1987–present) | |