1979 All Japan F2 Championship

Race schedule
RoundScheduleName of The EventCircuitScheduled Race DistanceEnteredPraciticedStartedClassifiedAttendance
19 - 10 MarchSuzuka Big2&4 RaceSuzuka Circuit6.004km*30Laps=180.120km1515151348,000
28 AprilAll Japan F2 Championship RaceNishinihon Circuit2.830km*55Laps=155.650km9997-
319 - 20 MaySuzuka Formula Japan RaceSuzuka Circuit6.004km*30Laps=180.120km1717171441,000
42 - 3 JuneJAF Fuji Grand PrixFuji Speedway4.359km*35Laps=152.565km1616161125,500
530 June - 1 JulySuzuka Golden Trophy RaceSuzuka Circuit6.004km*30Laps=180.120km171515935,000
622 - 23 SeptemberSuzuka Great20 Racers' RaceSuzuka Circuit6.004km*30Laps=180.120km1814141153,000
72 - 4 NovemberJAF Suzuka Grand PrixSuzuka Circuit6.004km*35Laps=210.140km1817171172,000
E1 - 2 DecemberRS Original F2 RaceTsukuba Circuit2.045km*30Laps=61.350km118878,600
Entry list
No.DriverBirthdateNationalityTeamCarEngineEngine TunerTyreSponsorColor1234567ELog
1Satoru Nakajima1953/2/23JTeam Italya with TetsuMarch792BMW M12/7ItouBridgestoneItalyawhite 26
1Satoru Nakajima1953/2/23JTeam Italya with TetsuChevron B40BMW M12/7ItouBridgestoneItalyawhite        
2Takao Wada1953/6/24JHarada Racing CompanyChevron B40BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopCIBIEwhite      77-18
2Takao Wada1953/6/24JHarada Racing CompanyMartini Mk29BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopCIBIEyellow   001
2Shigeyuki Endou1947/2/18JHawk Sougyou Racing  Team March782BMW M12/7            
3Noritake Takahara1951/6/6JTeam Italya with TetsuMarch792BMW M12/7ItouBridgestoneItalyawhite  14
3Kenzou Muromachi1945/12/8JMuromachi Motors Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7            
5Kazuyoshi Hoshino1947/7/1JHeroes Racing CorporationMarch792BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestonePENTAXwhite/red/black 12
5Kazuyoshi Hoshino1947/7/1JHeroes Racing CorporationNova532PBMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestonePENTAXwhite/red/black        
6Keke Rosberg1948/12/6SFNikko Racing TeamChevron B48BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneNIKKOyellow       79-02
6Naohiro Fujita1948/4/3JNikko Racing TeamChevron B48BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopNIKKOyellow        
6Tiff Needell1951/10/29GBNikko Racing TeamMarch792BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneNIKKOyellow        
6Fumiyasu Satou1949/11/19JAlpha Cubic RacingChevron B48BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunloprenomayellow        
6Fumiyasu Satou1949/11/19JAlpha Cubic RacingMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunloprenoma         
6Keke Rosberg1948/12/6SFNikko Racing TeamMarch792BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneNIKKOyellow        
6Stephen South1952/2/19GBNikko Racing TeamMarch792BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneNIKKOyellow       34
6Stephen South1952/2/19GBNikko Racing TeamChevron B48BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneNIKKOyellow       79-02
6Derek Daly1953/3/11GBMarch EngineeringMarch792BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneFerocegreen/white       16
6Beppe Gabbiani1957/1/2IMarch EngineeringMarch792BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneNIKKOorange       17
6Bruno Giacomelli1952/9/10IMarch EngineeringMarch792BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneNIKKO         
6Toshio Suzuki1955/3/10JHeroes Racing CorporationNova532PBMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneUNI-PEX         
7Naohiro Fujita1948/4/3JNikko Racing TeamRalt RT1BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopNIKKOyellow       92-2
7Naohiro Fujita1948/4/3JNikko Racing TeamChevron B48BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopNIKKOyellow      79-02
7Naohiro Fujita1948/4/3JNikko Racing TeamMarch792BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopNIKKOyellow      
7Keke Rosberg1948/12/6SFWalter Wolf Racing  JapanMarch792BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneWalter Wolf Racingblack/gold       16
7Toshio Motohashi1955/5/6JDiatone Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopHachimonjiyared        
8Keiji Matsumoto1949/12/26JDiatone Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopDIATONEred/navy blue   8
8Keiji Matsumoto1949/12/26JDiatone Racing TeamMarch792BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopDIATONEred/navy blue     34
9Beppe Gabbiani1957/1/2IDiatone Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneDIATONEred/navy blue       28
9Alex Ribeiro1948/11/7BRDiatone Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneDIATONEred/navy blue        
9Masao Segawa1953/8/17JDiatone Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopDIATONEred/navy blue        
9Teo Fabi1955/3/9IDiatone Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneDIATONEred/navy blue       28
9Mike Thackwell1961/3/30NZDiatone Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneDIATONEred/navy blue       28
9Eje Elgh1953/6/15SDiatone Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneDIATONEred/navy blue       28
9Huub Rothengatter1954/10/8NLDiatone Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaBridgestoneDIATONEred/navy blue       28
10Yoshimi Katayama1940/5/15JKojima EngineeringKojima KE011BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopYOUNG SUNwhite       1
10Yoshimi Katayama1940/5/15JKojima EngineeringKojima KE011BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopBENIHANAwhite     1
10Yoshimi Katayama1940/5/15JKojima EngineeringKojima KE011BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopMataichi Youkouwhite       1
10Didier Pironi1952/3/26FKojima EngineeringKojima KE011BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopMataichi Youkouwhite       1
10Masao Segawa1953/8/17JKojima EngineeringKojima KE011BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopMataichi Youkouwhite       1
11Masahiro Hasemi1945/11/13JTomy Racing TeamChevron B42BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneTOMICAwhite/orange/red   
11Masahiro Hasemi1945/11/13JTomy Racing TeamMarch792BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneTOMICAwhite/orange/red    33
12Takashi Yorino1950/10/19JSakai Racing EnterpriseNova532PBMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneThree Bondyellow/white       
12Masanori Sekiya1949/11/27JGrand AutoRalt RT1BMW M12/7           92
15Naohiro Fujita1948/4/3JNikko Racing TeamThunder LM39BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopNIKKOred/silver       2
18Richard Thomas Geck1947/3/2USARichard Thomas GeckMarch752BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopRAELBROOKblue    
18Richard Thomas Geck1947/3/2USAKK DaieiMarch782BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopRAELBROOKwhite/blue     8
20Kunimitsu Takahashi1940/1/29JSpeed Star Wheel Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7OgawaDunlopSpeed Star Wheelsilver/blue/navy blue/red   P
20Kunimitsu Takahashi1940/1/29JSpeed Star Wheel Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7OgawaDunlopSpeed Star Wheelsilver/blue/navy blue/red      13
21Naoki Nagasaka1953/4/24JSpeed Star Wheel Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7OgawaDunlopSpeed Star Wheelwhite/blue/navy blue/red   13
21Naoki Nagasaka1953/4/24JSpeed Star Wheel Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7OgawaDunlopSpeed Star Wheelwhite/blue/navy blue/red     1
21Stephen South1952/2/19GBSpeed Star Wheel Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7OgawaDunlopSpeed Star Wheelsilver/blue/navy blue/red       1
22Eddie Cheever1958/1/10USASpeed Star Wheel Racing TeamMarch792BMW M12/7OgawaDunlopSpeed Star Wheelsilver/blue/navy blue/red       15
23Nico Nicole1950/11/23DTeam Nicole Racing JapanNiki NK2BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneDash04black/yellow/red      
24Kenji Takahashi1946/5/18JToumei JidousyaMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopKYB TOMEIyellow 27
24Kenji Takahashi1946/5/18JToumei JidousyaMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopMurakami Syoukaiyellow       27
66Masami Kuwashima1950/9/14J March782BMW M12/7MatsuuraBridgestoneNEW OSAKA HOTELblack/red        
66Masami Kuwashima1950/9/14JKMK Racing TeamMarch782BMW M12/7MatsuuraDunlopToyo Sassiblack      P
66Masami Kuwashima1950/9/14JMasami KuwashimaMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopWalter Wolf Racingblack/gold       P
96Masao Segawa1953/8/17JS&A Racing InternationalChevron B35/40BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopCLAUDE         
96Masao Segawa1953/8/17JS&A Racing InternationalChevron B35/40BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopNISHINAKA         
96Masao Segawa1953/8/17JS&A Racing InternationalChevron B35/40BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopApricared/white       
96Masao Segawa1953/8/17JS&A Racing InternationalKauhsen2JRenault CH1BMaderDunlopAprica         
96Masao Segawa1953/8/17JS&A Racing InternationalChevron B35/40BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlopSakaired/white        
96Masao Segawa1953/8/17JS&A Racing InternationalMarch782BMW M12/7Toumei JidousyaDunlop          
〇participated  △entry but did not run  ▲withdrew or did not appear
Race summary
 Winner   Pole Position   Fastest Lap    WinPPFL
RoundDriverCarEngineTyreDriverCarEngineTyreDriverCarEngineTyreKeiji Matsumoto320
1Beppe GabbianiMarch782BMWBSMasahiro HasemiChevron B42BMWBSBeppe GabbianiMarch782BMWBSKazuyoshi Hoshino123
2Keiji MatsumotoMarch782BMWDLKeiji MatsumotoMarch782BMWDLNot Available   Masahiro Hasemi110
3Kenji TakahashiMarch782BMWDLKeiji MatsumotoMarch782BMWDLKazuyoshi HoshinoMarch792BMWBSBeppe Gabbiani101
4Keiji MatsumotoMarch782BMWDLNaohiro FujitaMarch792BMWDLNot Available   Kenji Takahashi100
5Masahiro HasemiMarch792BMWBSKazuyoshi HoshinoMarch792BMWBSKazuyoshi HoshinoMarch792BMWBSNaohiro Fujita010
6Keiji MatsumotoMarch792BMWDLKazuyoshi HoshinoMarch792BMWBSNot Available   Satoru Nakajima010
7Kazuyoshi HoshinoMarch792BMWBSSatoru NakajimaMarch792BMWBSKazuyoshi HoshinoMarch792BMWBSNot Available  4
EKazuyoshi HoshinoMarch792BMWBSKazuyoshi HoshinoMarch792BMWBSNot Available   E   
             Kazuyoshi Hoshino11-
             Not Available  1
Drivers' summary
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 E QualifyingQualifyingRaceRacePoint EarningsPodium
PositionDriverQRQRQRQRQRQRQRQRHighest positionAverageHighest positionAverageNumberNumber
1Keiji Matsumoto99111331125411154415.8613.5774
2Kazuyoshi Hoshino22  524101216211112.5013.8364
3Kenji Takahashi10583212R58621075R26.1414.3363
4Kunimitsu Takahashi783210962104105136  38.4325.1472
5Masahiro Hasemi132414712621595R2215.8615.0052
6Takao Wada1574711R531333R6R  38.1435.0032
7Satoru Nakajima512  31184492R123313.8327.6031
8Noritake Takahara84  71311R37839R  37.6736.7531
9Yoshimi Katayama1210  457R66127    48.2057.0030
10Naohiro Fujita666615R1RNA NA   17817.0066.0020
11Masao Segawa1313759109515R1310  76711.0058.6030
12Masami Kuwashima    136  8RNA 1511  812.0068.5010
13Naoki Nagasaka11115R881079R1111EW   59.0079.2520
14Richard Thomas Geck14R9R161215R14R14816987914.0089.6710
15Takashi Yorino    1714148        1415.50811.0010
16Fumiyasu Satou      139        1313.0099.0010
 Beppe Gabbiani41          4R  44.0011.0011
 Keke Rosberg3R      EW   33  33.0033.0011
 Tiff Needell    64          66.0044.0010
 Mike Thackwell          74    77.0044.0010
 Eje Elgh            74  77.0044.0010
 Eddie Cheever            810  88.001010.0010
 Nico Nicole      1611NA NA     1616.001111.0000
 Teo Fabi        7R      77.00  00
 Derek Daly          9R    99.00  00
 Stephen South        11R  14R  1112.50  00
 Alex Ribeiro    12R          1212.00  00
 Didier Pironi            12R  1212.00  00
 Masanori Sekiya          NA           
 Bruno Giacomelli            EW         
 Huub Rothengatter            EW         
 Toshio Motohashi              65      
 Toshio Suzuki              NR       
 Shigeyuki Endou              NA       
 Kenzou Muromachi              NA       
stats for only championship races
Drivers' point standings
PositionDriver1234567TotalBest5 PositionPoint PositionPoint
1Keiji Matsumoto3151220820129079 120 115
2Kazuyoshi Hoshino20-151158207978 215 212
3Kenji Takahashi101020031586663 312 310
4Kunimitsu Takahashi4123151010106457 410 48
5Masahiro Hasemi1586620305855 58 56
6Takao Wada6001212003030 66 64
7Satoru Nakajima0-11020152828 74 between7 and 10 
8Noritake Takahara12-0041202828 83  cars 
9Yoshimi Katayama2-10066-2424 92   
10Naohiro Fujita8400--61818 101   
11Masao Segawa062802-1818      
12Masami Kuwashima--8-0-31111      
13Naoki Nagasaka104401-1010      
14Richard Thomas Geck000004488      
15Takashi Yorino--03---33      
16Fumiyasu Satou---2---22      
no point awarded for invited drivers
Drivers' point standings for Suzuka F2 Championship
PositionDriver12345Total PositionPoint
1Kazuyoshi Hoshino15151562071 120
2Kenji Takahashi820315450 215
3Keiji Matsumoto212820850 312
4Masahiro Hasemi124202038 410
5Kunimitsu Takahashi32108629 58
6Noritake Takahara100412026 66
7Beppe Gabbiani20---020 74
8Yoshimi Katayama1864-19 83
9Satoru Nakajima00201517 92
10Takao Wada40120016 101
11Keke Rosberg0---1212   
12Tiff Needell-10---10   
12Mike Thackwell---10-10   
12Eje Elgh----1010   
15Naohiro Fujita60--39   
16Masami Kuwashima-60-06   
17Richard Thomas Geck000325   
18Naoki Nagasaka0300-3   
19Masao Segawa0101-2   
20Eddie Cheever----11   
Completion rate
  Round1234567ETotalCompletion RateRace DistanceTotalCompletion Rate※Race Distance※
  Length6.0042.8306.0044.3596.0046.0046.0042.045      
  Laps3055303530303530245  275  
PositionDriverRace Distance180.120155.650180.120152.565180.120180.120210.14061.350  1,238.835  1,300.185
1Keiji Matsumoto 285530353030353024399.2%1,226.82727399.3%1,288.177
2Kazuyoshi Hoshino 30 30343030353018977.1%1,078.82621979.6%1,140.176
3Kenji Takahashi 30543019283034922591.8%1,148.24923485.1%1,166.654
4Kunimitsu Takahashi 29553035303035 24499.6%1,232.83124488.7%1,232.831
5Masahiro Hasemi 30543035302943021286.5%1,043.87724288.0%1,105.227
6Takao Wada 305213530143 16567.3%768.03716560.0%768.037
7Satoru Nakajima 24 30352519353016868.6%951.09719872.0%1,012.447
8Noritake Takahara 30 2914303021 15462.9%901.58615456.0%901.586
9Yoshimi Katayama 28 3093030  12751.8%747.70312746.2%747.703
10Naohiro Fujita 3054018  33 13555.1%609.53413549.1%609.534
11Masao Segawa 22543035927 2917772.2%833.73720674.9%893.042
12Masami Kuwashima   30 14 26 7028.6%420.2807025.5%420.280
13Naoki Nagasaka 273530351824  16969.0%846.01116961.5%846.011
14Richard Thomas Geck 311306430292911346.1%633.66814251.6%692.973
15Takashi Yorino   2934    6325.7%322.3226322.9%322.322
16Fumiyasu Satou    34    3413.9%148.2063412.4%148.206
 Beppe Gabbiani 30     3 3313.5%198.1323312.0%198.132
 Keke Rosberg 7     35 4217.1%252.1684215.3%252.168
 Tiff Needell   30     3012.2%180.1203010.9%180.120
 Mike Thackwell      30  3012.2%180.1203010.9%180.120
 Eje Elgh       35 3514.3%210.1403512.7%210.140
 Eddie Cheever       26 2610.6%156.104269.5%156.104
 Nico Nicole    33    3313.5%143.8473312.0%143.847
 Teo Fabi     9   93.7%54.03693.3%54.036
 Derek Daly      1  10.4%6.00410.4%6.004
 Stephen South     7 14 218.6%126.084217.6%126.084
 Alex Ribeiro   0     00.0%0.00000.0%0.000
 Didier Pironi       6 62.4%36.02462.2%36.024
 Toshio Motohashi        29   2910.5%59.305
※stats for every race