The 1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition [1] open to Formula Ford racing cars. [2] The series, which was the tenth national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia, [3] was won by Russell Norden [1] driving a Mawer 004. [4]
The series was contested over eight rounds. [5]
| Round [5] | Circuit [5] | Date | Round winner [5] | Car [5] | Entrant [6] |
| 1 | Sandown | February [1] | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004 [4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd |
| 2 | Oran Park | 25 February [6] | Wally Storey | Elwyn 002 | Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd |
| 3 | Calder | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004 [4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd | |
| 4 | Amaroo Park | Stephen Brook | Bowin P6F | ||
| 5 | Surfers Paradise | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004 [4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd | |
| 6 | Adelaide International Raceway [4] | 3 June [4] | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004 [4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd [4] |
| 7 | Amaroo Park | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004 [4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd [4] | |
| 8 | Oran Park | July [1] | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004 [4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd [4] |
Points were awarded on a 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round. [2]
| Position [7] | Driver [7] | Car [7] | Entrant [6] | Points [7] |
| 1 | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004 [4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd | 94 |
| 2 | Wally Storey | Elwyn 002 | Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd | 91 |
| 3 | Graham Smith | Bowin P4a | G Smith | 63 |
| 4 | Robyn Hamilton | Elfin 620B | R Hamilton W Toet [4] | 58 |
| 5 | Stephen Brook | Bowin P6F | Robert Curro Burwood Ian Grainger [1] | 41 |
| 6 | Richard Stiegler | Birrana F72 | Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd | 36 |
| 7 | Russell Steel | Lola T440 [4] | Es-Car-Go Auto World | 22 |
| 8 | Don Bretland | Van Diemen | Magicparts [8] | 21 |
| 9 | Gavin Green | Van Diemen | Ron Hodgson Racing [8] | 19 |
| 10 | Tim Murray | Elfin | 11 | |
| = | David Earle | Elfin Aero | Thomson Motor Auctions | 11 |
| 13 | Graeme Wilson | Elfin 600 | G Wilson | 7 |
| 14 | Colin Jack | Bowin P4a | C Jack | 6 |
| 15 | Jeff Summers | Elfin 620 [6] | J Summers | 5 |
| = | Ian Grainger | Bowin P4a | 5 | |
| = | Elwyn Bickley | 5 | ||
| = | Chris Davison | Elfin 620B | Chris Davison [4] | 5 |
| = | Chris Patterson | Carboro [6] | C Patterson | 5 |
| = | Alan Swindells | Bowin P6 [6] | A Swindells | 5 |
| 21 | Russell Allen | Hawke [6] | Russell Allen | 4 |
| 22 | Alan Fisher | 3 | ||
| = | Geoff Howat | Bowin P4a [4] | Boris Orazem Automotive [4] | 3 |
| 24 | McLeod | 2 | ||
| = | Gary Parkinson | 2 | ||
| 25 | Sanderson | 1 | ||
| = | Stephen Finn | 1 |
Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford production block engines. [6]