The 1979 Australian Rallycross Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing titleAustralian Titles, 1 January 2014, page 23, www.cams.com.au Retrieved on 21 March 2014 which was contested on 24 June 1979 at Tailem Bend RacewayBob Jennings, Rallycross win to Vic. Driver, The Advertiser, Monday, June 25, 1979, page 9 near Tailem Bend in South Australia. It was the inaugural Australian Rallycross Championship,John Lemm, Perkins is Australian Champ! Racing Car News, August 1979, page 68 and is, as of 2026, the only such title to have been recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.
The championship was won by Larry Perkins driving a Volkswagen Beetle for Kruger Motors.
Championship classification Position Driver Car Entrant 1 Larry Perkins Volkswagen Beetle Kruger Motors 2 Keith Poole Volkswagen Beetle Kruger Motors 3 Phil March Datsun 510 ? Rod Morris Morris Cooper S ? Bob Lenholm Ford Cortina Lotus ? Steve Blee Renault R8 Gordini
Following a number of qualifying heats, six drivers contested the championship final.
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