1979 Australian Grand Prix
| Date | 11.03.1979 | Category | Australian Formula 1 |
| Circuit | Wanneroo Park | Championship | Australian Drivers Championship |
| Race title | Australian Grand Prix | Round | 1 |
| Distance | 63 laps = 94.5 miles | Country | Australia |
Winner's speed: 95.82 mph
Pole's speed:
Fastest lap speed: 98.30 mph
| Rank | Pos. | # | Driver | Entrant | Car | Laps | Time | Status | Pts | FL time | FL rank | Grid | Row | Qual time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 25 | Johnnie Walker | Magnum Wheels | Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 63 | 59'09.72 | finished | 9 | 54.92 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 53.00 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | John Bowe | Ansett Team Elfin | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 63 | 59'22.13 | finished | 6 | 8 | 4 | 55.30 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Rob Butcher | Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 61 | finished | 4 | 9 | 5 | 55.85 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 71 | John Smith | Ralt RT1 / Ford 1.6L I4 | 61 | finished | 3 | 10 | 5 | 56.59 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 15 | Terry Hook | Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 59 | finished | 2 | 4 | 2 | 53.20 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 19 | Barry Singleton | Gardos GL1 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 59 | finished | 1 | 13 | 7 | 58.20 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 38 | Ivan Tighe | Chevron B37 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 49 | finished | 11 | 6 | 57.11 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | 40 | Geoff Nicol | Elfin 622 Ford 1.6L I4 | 45 | finished | 16 | 8 | 1'01.89 | |||||
| 9 | 76 | John Wright | Lola T400 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 62 | DNF, engine | 54.92 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 54.27 | ||||
| 10 | 17 | Bob Kingsbury | El Toro Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 | 39 | DNF, battery | 18 | 9 | 1'05.45 | ||||||
| 11 | 7 | John McCormack | McLaren M23 Leyland 5.0L V8 | 36 | DNF, gearbox | 7 | 4 | 54.67 | ||||||
| 12 | 8 | Rod Housego | Elfin 622 Ford 1.6L I4 | 33 | DNF, exhaust | 14 | 7 | 1'00.70 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | Bill Downey | Minos Ford 1.6L I4 | 30 | DNF, transmission | 17 | 9 | 1'03.35 | ||||||
| 14 | 24 | Jon Davison | Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 20 | DNF, fuel pump | 5 | 3 | 54.20 | ||||||
| 15 | 30 | Peter Larner | Chevron B39 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 8 | DNF, brakes | 12 | 6 | 57.30 | ||||||
| 16 | 12 | Larry Perkins | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 0 | DNF, accident | 2 | 1 | 52.77 | ||||||
| 17 | 84 | Alfredo Costanzo | Porsche Cars Australia | Lola T430 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 0 | DNF, accident | 1 | 1 | 52.11 | |||||
| 18 | Bob Creasy | Birrana 273 Ford 1.6L I4 | DNS | 15 | 8 | 1'01.00 |