1979 World Rally Championship

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf World Rally Championship event
gptkbp:championDriver gptkb:Björn_Waldegård
gptkbp:firstYearOfDriversTitle true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1979 World Rally Championship
gptkbp:manufacturerChampion gptkb:Ford
gptkbp:nextSeason gptkb:1980_World_Rally_Championship
gptkbp:notableDriver gptkb:Hannu_Mikkola
gptkb:Ari_Vatanen
gptkb:Markku_Alén
gptkb:Walter_Röhrl
gptkb:Bernard_Darniche
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
gptkb:Rallye_Côte_d'Ivoire
gptkb:1000_Lakes_Rally
gptkb:Tour_de_Corse
gptkb:Acropolis_Rally
gptkb:RAC_Rally
gptkb:Safari_Rally
gptkb:Rallye_du_Maroc
gptkb:Rallye_Sanremo
gptkb:Rally_Finland
gptkb:Rally_New_Zealand
gptkb:Rally_Portugal
gptkbp:notableFor Björn Waldegård won the drivers' title by one point over Hannu Mikkola
Fiat was the defending manufacturers' champion
Ford won its first manufacturers' title
The season featured rallies on four continents
First season to award an official World Rally Championship for Drivers
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Fiat_131_Abarth
gptkb:Ford_Escort_RS1800
gptkb:Datsun_160J
gptkbp:notableTeam gptkb:Fiat
gptkb:Talbot
gptkb:Ford
gptkb:Datsun
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 12
gptkbp:numberOfRaces 12
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Fédération_Internationale_de_l'Automobile
gptkbp:pointsSystem First year with official drivers' championship
gptkbp:previousSeason gptkb:1978_World_Rally_Championship
gptkbp:seasonNumber 7
gptkbp:startYear 1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Björn_Waldegård
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6