35. Lombard RAC Rally 1979
18. 11. – 21. 11. 1979, Chester • gravel 661.48 km • Other years
#133
Ford Escort MK2 
1/2
Final results
41. overall
1. class 1/2
41. WRC
41. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Knowsley Safari Park (7.24 km) | 6:34 | 120.
5. class 1/2 120. WRC 120. Great Britain |
66.2 km/h 10.22 s/km |
6:34 | 120.
5. class 1/2 120. WRC 120. Great Britain |
| SS2 Trentham Gardens (4.02 km) | 4:52 | 77.
2. class 1/2 77. WRC 77. Great Britain |
49.6 km/h 9.95 s/km |
11:26 | 104.
3. class 1/2 104. WRC 104. Great Britain |
| SS3 Alton Towers (6.44 km) | 6:56 | 97.
2. class 1/2 97. WRC 97. Great Britain |
55.7 km/h 11.02 s/km |
18:22 | 97.
3. class 1/2 97. WRC 97. Great Britain |
| SS4 Sutton Park (8.05 km) | 6:26 | 108.
4. class 1/2 108. WRC 108. Great Britain |
75.1 km/h 10.31 s/km |
24:48 | 99.
3. class 1/2 99. WRC 99. Great Britain |
| SS5 Donington Park (4.02 km) | 3:32 | 114.
3. class 1/2 114. WRC 114. Great Britain |
68.3 km/h 10.20 s/km |
28:20 | 97.
3. class 1/2 97. WRC 97. Great Britain |
| SS6 Bramham Park (8.05 km) | 6:44 | 96.
2. class 1/2 96. WRC 96. Great Britain |
71.7 km/h 7.70 s/km |
35:04 | 95.
3. class 1/2 95. WRC 95. Great Britain |
| SS7 Wykeham (3.22 km) | 3:10 | 99.
6. class 1/2 99. WRC 99. Great Britain |
61.0 km/h 13.66 s/km |
38:14 | 87.
3. class 1/2 87. WRC 87. Great Britain |
| SS8 Langdale (12.87 km) | 10:06 | 98.
5. class 1/2 98. WRC 98. Great Britain |
76.5 km/h 11.11 s/km |
48:20 | 91.
3. class 1/2 91. WRC 91. Great Britain |
| SS9 Staindale (6.44 km) | 6:56 | 95.
4. class 1/2 95. WRC 95. Great Britain |
55.7 km/h 11.96 s/km |
55:16 | 87.
3. class 1/2 87. WRC 87. Great Britain |
| SS10 Dalby 1 (12.87 km) | 11:01 | 98.
4. class 1/2 98. WRC 98. Great Britain |
70.1 km/h 10.72 s/km |
1:06:17 | 89.
4. class 1/2 89. WRC 89. Great Britain |
| SS11 Dalby 2 (17.70 km) | 13:13 | 85.
3. class 1/2 85. WRC 85. Great Britain |
80.4 km/h 10.56 s/km |
1:19:30 | 87.
4. class 1/2 87. WRC 87. Great Britain |
| SS12 Dalby 3 (11.27 km) | 10:46 | 101.
6. class 1/2 101. WRC 101. Great Britain |
62.8 km/h 12.51 s/km |
1:30:16 | 85.
4. class 1/2 85. WRC 85. Great Britain |
| SS13 Cropton (19.31 km) | 14:26 | 93.
4. class 1/2 93. WRC 93. Great Britain |
80.3 km/h 9.58 s/km |
1:44:42 | 85.
4. class 1/2 85. WRC 85. Great Britain |
| SS14 Kilburn (3.22 km) | 3:21 | 113.
8. class 1/2 113. WRC 113. Great Britain |
57.7 km/h 12.73 s/km |
1:48:03 | 85.
4. class 1/2 85. WRC 85. Great Britain |
| SS15 Boltby (6.44 km) | 5:34 | 101.
6. class 1/2 101. WRC 101. Great Britain |
69.4 km/h 11.80 s/km |
1:53:37 | 86.
4. class 1/2 86. WRC 86. Great Britain |
| SS16 Hamsterley (25.75 km) | 22:06 | 70.
3. class 1/2 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
69.9 km/h 10.60 s/km |
2:15:43 | 81.
4. class 1/2 81. WRC 81. Great Britain |
| SS17 Kielder 1 (38.62 km) | 33:03 | 65.
3. class 1/2 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
70.1 km/h 13.62 s/km |
2:48:46 | 69.
3. class 1/2 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
| SS18 Kielder 2 (38.62 km) | 36:29 | 56.
3. class 1/2 56. WRC 56. Great Britain |
63.5 km/h 14.63 s/km |
3:25:15 | 63.
3. class 1/2 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
| SS19 Kielder 3 (32.19 km) | 28:54 | 46.
1. class 1/2 46. WRC 46. Great Britain |
66.8 km/h 11.90 s/km |
3:54:09 | 58.
2. class 1/2 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
| SS20 Kielder 4 (11.27 km) | 8:51 | 53.
1. class 1/2 53. WRC 53. Great Britain |
76.4 km/h 10.65 s/km |
4:03:00 | 58.
2. class 1/2 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
| SS21 Kielder 5 (6.44 km) | 4:44 | 69.
4. class 1/2 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
81.6 km/h 9.78 s/km |
4:07:44 | 58.
2. class 1/2 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
| SS22 Kielder 6 (11.27 km) | 11:15 | 60.
1. class 1/2 60. WRC 60. Great Britain |
60.1 km/h 9.41 s/km |
4:18:59 | 58.
2. class 1/2 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
| SS23 Craik (11.27 km) | 9:26 | 59.
1. class 1/2 59. WRC 59. Great Britain |
71.7 km/h 7.81 s/km |
4:28:25 | 57.
2. class 1/2 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
| SS24 Castle O'er (6.44 km) | 5:08 | 51.
1. class 1/2 51. WRC 51. Great Britain |
75.3 km/h 8.07 s/km |
4:33:33 | 57.
2. class 1/2 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
| SS25 Twiglees (8.05 km) | 7:01 | 61.
1. class 1/2 61. WRC 61. Great Britain |
68.8 km/h 9.19 s/km |
4:40:34 | 55.
2. class 1/2 55. WRC 55. Great Britain |
| SS26 Greystoke (4.83 km) | 4:37 | 54.
1. class 1/2 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
62.8 km/h 9.73 s/km |
4:45:11 | 55.
2. class 1/2 55. WRC 55. Great Britain |
| SS27 Comb (8.05 km) | 8:58 | 63.
2. class 1/2 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
53.9 km/h 13.54 s/km |
4:54:09 | 54.
1. class 1/2 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS28 Wythop (4.83 km) | 4:20 | 58.
1. class 1/2 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
66.9 km/h 11.39 s/km |
4:58:29 | 54.
1. class 1/2 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS29 Elva Hill (3.22 km) | 2:42 | 52.
1. class 1/2 52. WRC 52. Great Britain |
71.6 km/h 9.01 s/km |
5:01:11 | 54.
1. class 1/2 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS30 White Stones (4.83 km) | 5:18 | 63.
2. class 1/2 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
54.7 km/h 16.56 s/km |
5:06:29 | 54.
1. class 1/2 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS31 Grizedale 1 (25.75 km) | 26:35 | 52.
1. class 1/2 52. WRC 52. Great Britain |
58.1 km/h 12.58 s/km |
5:33:04 | 53.
1. class 1/2 53. WRC 53. Great Britain |
| SS32 Grizedale 2 (9.66 km) | 10:49 | 64.
4. class 1/2 64. WRC 64. Great Britain |
53.6 km/h 14.80 s/km |
5:43:53 | 54.
1. class 1/2 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS33 Grizedale 3 (4.83 km) | 4:55 | 60.
2. class 1/2 60. WRC 60. Great Britain |
58.9 km/h 12.42 s/km |
5:48:48 | 53.
1. class 1/2 53. WRC 53. Great Britain |
| SS34 Oulton Park (3.22 km) | 2:18 | 46.
1. class 1/2 46. WRC 46. Great Britain |
84.0 km/h 11.80 s/km |
5:51:06 | 51.
1. class 1/2 51. WRC 51. Great Britain |
| 2. leg | |||||
| SS35 Weston Park (3.22 km) | 3:03 | 61.
1. class 1/2 61. WRC 61. Great Britain |
63.3 km/h 12.42 s/km |
5:54:09 | 50.
1. class 1/2 50. WRC 50. Great Britain |
| SS36 Dyfnant (10.46 km) | 9:04 | 55.
2. class 1/2 55. WRC 55. Great Britain |
69.2 km/h 10.04 s/km |
6:03:13 | 50.
1. class 1/2 50. WRC 50. Great Britain |
| SS37 Ceri (5.63 km) | 5:14 | 56.
1. class 1/2 56. WRC 56. Great Britain |
64.5 km/h 11.90 s/km |
6:08:27 | 49.
1. class 1/2 49. WRC 49. Great Britain |
| SS38 Radnor 1 (9.66 km) | 7:38 | 52.
1. class 1/2 52. WRC 52. Great Britain |
75.9 km/h 11.28 s/km |
6:16:05 | 49.
1. class 1/2 49. WRC 49. Great Britain |
| SS39 Knill Wood (4.83 km) | 5:04 | 63.
3. class 1/2 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
57.2 km/h 13.66 s/km |
6:21:09 | 48.
1. class 1/2 48. WRC 48. Great Britain |
| SS40 Radnor 2 (9.66 km) | 7:45 | 58.
3. class 1/2 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
74.8 km/h 11.39 s/km |
6:28:54 | 48.
1. class 1/2 48. WRC 48. Great Britain |
| SS41 Brycheiniog (11.27 km) | 11:04 | 60.
4. class 1/2 60. WRC 60. Great Britain |
61.1 km/h 14.29 s/km |
6:39:58 | 48.
1. class 1/2 48. WRC 48. Great Britain |
| SS42 Glasfynydd (8.05 km) | 8:34 | 57.
4. class 1/2 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
56.4 km/h 15.03 s/km |
6:48:32 | 46.
1. class 1/2 46. WRC 46. Great Britain |
| SS43 Brechfa 1 (4.83 km) | 5:03 | 54.
2. class 1/2 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
57.4 km/h 15.53 s/km |
6:53:35 | 45.
1. class 1/2 45. WRC 45. Great Britain |
| SS44 Brechfa 2 (3.22 km) | 3:20 | 62.
4. class 1/2 62. WRC 62. Great Britain |
58.0 km/h 16.15 s/km |
6:56:55 | 45.
1. class 1/2 45. WRC 45. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brechfa 3 (8.05 km) | 9:42 | 60.
4. class 1/2 60. WRC 60. Great Britain |
49.8 km/h 18.14 s/km |
7:06:37 | 45.
1. class 1/2 45. WRC 45. Great Britain |
| SS46 Esgair Dafydd (16.09 km) | 17:58 | 44.
2. class 1/2 44. WRC 44. Great Britain |
53.7 km/h 17.28 s/km |
7:24:35 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
| SS47 Nant-yr-hwch (20.92 km) | 20:34 | 48.
3. class 1/2 48. WRC 48. Great Britain |
61.0 km/h 15.06 s/km |
7:45:09 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
| SS48 Llanafan (8.05 km) | 8:33 | 41.
1. class 1/2 41. WRC 41. Great Britain |
56.5 km/h 13.29 s/km |
7:53:42 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
| SS49 Hafren (37.01 km) | 37:18 | 41.
3. class 1/2 41. WRC 41. Great Britain |
59.5 km/h 13.94 s/km |
8:31:00 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
| SS50 Pantperthog (14.48 km) | 13:45 | 44.
1. class 1/2 44. WRC 44. Great Britain |
63.2 km/h 10.08 s/km |
8:44:45 | 41.
1. class 1/2 41. WRC 41. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dyfi (20.92 km) | 18:47 | 51.
1. class 1/2 51. WRC 51. Great Britain |
66.8 km/h 15.58 s/km |
9:03:32 | 41.
1. class 1/2 41. WRC 41. Great Britain |
| SS52 Gartheiniog (16.09 km) | 14:22 | 45.
1. class 1/2 45. WRC 45. Great Britain |
67.2 km/h 10.57 s/km |
9:17:54 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
| SS53 Penmachno 1 (8.85 km) | 10:18 | 77.
5. class 1/2 77. WRC 77. Great Britain |
51.6 km/h 25.08 s/km |
9:28:12 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
| SS54 Penmachno 2 (10.46 km) | 8:45 | 35.
1. class 1/2 35. WRC 35. Great Britain |
71.7 km/h 7.84 s/km |
9:36:57 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
| SS55 Beddgelert (10.46 km) | 9:25 | 36.
1. class 1/2 36. WRC 36. Great Britain |
66.6 km/h 8.41 s/km |
9:46:22 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
| SS56 Great Orme (4.83 km) | 3:45 | 54.
3. class 1/2 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
77.3 km/h 10.97 s/km |
9:50:07 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
| SS57 Clocaenog 1 (3.22 km) | 3:17 | 44.
1. class 1/2 44. WRC 44. Great Britain |
58.8 km/h 14.29 s/km |
9:53:24 | 41.
1. class 1/2 41. WRC 41. Great Britain |
| SS58 Clocaenog 2 (14.48 km) | 13:02 | 40.
1. class 1/2 40. WRC 40. Great Britain |
66.7 km/h 11.95 s/km |
10:06:26 | 41.
1. class 1/2 41. WRC 41. Great Britain |
| SS59 Clocaenog 3 (6.44 km) | 5:50 | 42.
1. class 1/2 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
66.2 km/h 12.27 s/km |
10:12:16 | 41.
1. class 1/2 41. WRC 41. Great Britain |