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1979 Rome Grand Prix in Formula 2 at the Vallelunga circuit. Full information

1979 Rome Grand Prix

1979 Rome Grand Prix is 147th Formula 2 race. Passed at the Vallelunga circuit. Stephen South won the pole position, Marc Surer won this race. Siegfried Stohr and Maurizio Flammini also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 65 laps (208 km).

Previous race: 1979 Eifelrennen
Next race: 1979 Mugello F2
Race Start: 13th May 1979

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 Rome Grand Prix

10th victory for the Polifac BMW Junior Team team
2nd victory for the Marc Surer
11th podium for the Marc Surer
1st podium for the Siegfried Stohr
8th podium for the Maurizio Flammini

March 792 #1 - 1979 Rome Grand Prix winner

1979 Rome Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Marc Surer	March 792, #1	9	1h 16m 34.9s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
2	Siegfried Stohr	Chevron B48, #19	6	1h 17m 9.4s	Trivellato Racing Team
3	Maurizio Flammini	March 792, #39	4	1h 17m 17.5s	Sanremo Racing
4	Bobby Rahal	Chevron B48, #6	3	1h 17m 21.5s	Chevron Racing Team
5	Rad Dougall	March 782, #15	2	1h 17m 32.8s	Toleman Group Motorsport
6	Andrea De Cesaris	March 792, #7	1	64 laps	Project 4 Racing
7	Ariel Bakst	March 782, #12	0	64 laps	Sanremo Racing
8	Alberto Colombo	March 782, #11	0	64 laps	Sanremo Racing
9	Eje Elgh	March 792, #22	0	64 laps	Team Tiga
10	Carlo Giorgio	March 742/782, #31	0	62 laps	RR Racing Team
0	Lamberto Leoni	March 782, #44	0	0 laps Gearbox	Lamberto Leoni
0	Sergio Mingotti	Mirage M1, #33	0	0 laps Accident	Sergio Mingotti
0	Armin Hahne	Maurer MM1, #27	0	0 laps Engine	Mampe Maurer Team
0	Wolfgang Locher	March 792, #25	0	0 laps Driveshaft	BFO Racing Team
0	Eddie Cheever	Osella FA2/79, #9	0	0 laps Driveshaft	Osella Squadra Corse
0	Stephen South	March 792, #8	0	0 laps Accident	Project 4 Racing
0	Beppe Gabbiani	March 792, #3	0	0 laps Driveshaft	Polifac BMW Junior Team
0	Juan Traverso	March 792, #5	0	6 laps Driveshaft	Bob Salisbury Racing
0	Huub Rothengatter	Chevron B48, #23	0	12 laps Accident	Racing Team Holland
0	Ferrante Ponti	March 792, #18	0	15 laps Accident	Minardi Team
0	Rupert Keegan	March 792, #2	0	26 laps Gearbox	Polifac BMW Junior Team
0	Miguel Angel Guerra	March 792, #16	0	30 laps Engine	Minardi Team
0	Brian Henton	March 782, #14	0	35 laps Accident	Toleman Group Motorsport
0	Teo Fabi	March 792, #4	0	37 laps Gearbox	March Engineering
0	Derek Warwick	March 792, #77	0	52 laps Not classified	Team BP with Theodore Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1979 Rome Grand Prix on the Vallelunga circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Stephen South	March 792, #8	1m 8.04s	Project 4 Racing
2	Eddie Cheever	Osella FA2/79, #9	1m 8.42s	Osella Squadra Corse
3	Marc Surer	March 792, #1	1m 8.45s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
4	Miguel Angel Guerra	March 792, #16	1m 8.55s	Minardi Team
5	Brian Henton	March 782, #14	1m 8.82s	Toleman Group Motorsport
6	Teo Fabi	March 792, #4	1m 9.04s	March Engineering
7	Alberto Colombo	March 782, #11	1m 9.06s	Sanremo Racing
8	Rad Dougall	March 782, #15	1m 9.2s	Toleman Group Motorsport
9	Siegfried Stohr	Chevron B48, #19	1m 9.4s	Trivellato Racing Team
10	Andrea De Cesaris	March 792, #7	1m 9.45s	Project 4 Racing
11	Rupert Keegan	March 792, #2	1m 9.47s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
12	Derek Warwick	March 792, #77	1m 9.55s	Team BP with Theodore Racing
13	Huub Rothengatter	Chevron B48, #23	1m 9.6s	Racing Team Holland
14	Ferrante Ponti	March 792, #18	1m 9.61s	Minardi Team
15	Beppe Gabbiani	March 792, #3	1m 9.83s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
16	Wolfgang Locher	March 792, #25	1m 9.86s	BFO Racing Team
17	Bobby Rahal	Chevron B48, #6	1m 10.02s	Chevron Racing Team
18	Maurizio Flammini	March 792, #39	1m 10.09s	Sanremo Racing
19	Eje Elgh	March 792, #22	1m 10.17s	Team Tiga
20	Ariel Bakst	March 782, #12	1m 20.4s	Sanremo Racing
21	Juan Traverso	March 792, #5	1m 12.83s	Bob Salisbury Racing
22	Carlo Giorgio	March 742/782, #31	1m 12.41s	RR Racing Team
23	Armin Hahne	Maurer MM1, #27	1m 12.93s	Mampe Maurer Team
24	Lamberto Leoni	March 782, #44	1m 14.41s	Lamberto Leoni
25	Sergio Mingotti	Mirage M1, #33	1m 18.18s	Sergio Mingotti