The 1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] It was the 12th Australian Formula 2 Championship.[2] The title was won by Brian Shead driving a Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota.[3]
The championship was contested over a three-round series.[4]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Format | Winning driver | Car | |
| 1 | Calder | 5 August | One race | John Bowe | Elfin 792 Volkswagen | |
| 2 | Winton | 19 August | One race | Graham Engel | Cheetah Ford | |
| 3 | Symmons Plains | 11 November | Two heats | Brian Shead | Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota |
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round.[1]
For the round which was contested over two heats, round placings were determined by allocating points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 14 finishers in each race.[1] Championship points were then awarded based on the round results.
| Position | Driver | Car[5] [6] [7] | Entrant | Calder | Winton | Symmons | Total | |
| 1 | Brian Shead | Speco-VHT Motor Products | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 2 | John Bowe | Elfin 792 Volkswagen | 9 | - | 6 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Graham Engel | Cheetah Ford | Graham Engel | 1 | 9 | - | 10 | |
| 4 | Ron Trim | Rennmax Ford | Maitland Insurances | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| 5 | John Smith | Ralt Ford | Mr Juicy | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| = | Tom Crozier | Cheetah Toyota | Tom Crozier | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| = | Bob Prendegast | Cheetah Toyota | Rugolo Motor Body Works | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| = | Ian Richards | Cheetah Volkswagen | Ian Richards | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 9 | Brian Sampson | Cheetah Toyota | Speco VHT | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| 10 | Peter Macrow | Cheetah Toyota | Peter Macrow | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| = | Ian Carrig | CRD Ford | Ian Carrig | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| = | Geoff Forsyth | Cheetah Toyota | Forsyth Twins Racing | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Greg Taylor | AG Taylor | - | - | 1 | 1 |