40. Benson & Hedges Circuit of Ireland 1979
13. 4. – 17. 4. 1979 • Ulster Automobile Club • asphalt 1007.61 km - (cancelled 152.23 km) • Other years
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 6:10 | 56.
6. class 2 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
80.0 km/h 6.81 s/km |
6:10 | 56.
6. class 2 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 6:41 | 55.
6. class 2 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
98.2 km/h 6.31 s/km |
12:51 | 54.
6. class 2 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 9:34 | 46.
4. class 2 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
90.4 km/h 5.62 s/km |
22:25 | 49.
5. class 2 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 6:28 | 52.
4. class 2 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
82.9 km/h 6.49 s/km |
28:53 | 50.
5. class 2 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 20:52 | 46.
4. class 2 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
89.5 km/h 6.04 s/km |
49:45 | 45.
4. class 2 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 12:34 | 36.
2. class 2 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
111.8 km/h 4.91 s/km |
1:02:19 | 42.
4. class 2 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 10:43 | 39.
2. class 2 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
99.4 km/h 5.46 s/km |
1:13:02 | 41.
4. class 2 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 15:14 | 29.
1. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
94.0 km/h 6.33 s/km |
1:28:16 | 36.
3. class 2 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 14:02 | 26.
1. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
86.4 km/h 6.73 s/km |
1:42:18 | 31.
2. class 2 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 26:04 | 31.
2. class 2 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
80.0 km/h 8.63 s/km |
2:08:22 | 30.
1. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 7:31 | 34.
3. class 2 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
82.5 km/h 9.87 s/km |
2:15:53 | 30.
1. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 16:24 | 33.
1. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
75.1 km/h 10.37 s/km |
2:32:17 | 29.
1. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 20:27 | 27.
1. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
90.4 km/h 7.53 s/km |
2:52:44 | 29.
1. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 9:22 | 32.
2. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
88.0 km/h 8.01 s/km |
3:02:06 | 30.
1. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 9:29 | 38.
6. class 2 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
79.0 km/h 9.53 s/km |
3:11:35 | 28.
1. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 20:23 | 32.
3. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
85.0 km/h 7.38 s/km |
3:31:58 | 28.
1. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
2. leg | |||||
SS18 Ballybuck (16.74 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS19 Maghera (15.35 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS20 Kilclaran (17.16 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS21 Old Kildimo (13.33 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS22 Glen William (13.44 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS23 Knockanebane (10.99 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS24 Gortnagane (22.53 km) | cancelled | ||||
3. leg | |||||
SS25 Moll's Gap (23.96 km) | 15:22 | 47.
5. class 2 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
93.6 km/h 6.01 s/km |
3:47:20 | 27.
1. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 18:25 | 39.
4. class 2 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
79.0 km/h 6.56 s/km |
4:05:45 | 26.
1. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 19:50 | 39.
3. class 2 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
82.8 km/h 6.17 s/km |
4:25:35 | 26.
1. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 14:09 | 26.
2. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
93.4 km/h 5.81 s/km |
4:39:44 | 25.
1. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 8:02 | 26.
2. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
111.7 km/h 4.15 s/km |
4:47:46 | 24.
1. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 6:41 | 28.
3. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
81.9 km/h 5.70 s/km |
4:54:27 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 7:17 | 29.
3. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
95.1 km/h 5.11 s/km |
5:01:44 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 13:55 | 28.
4. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
95.2 km/h 5.98 s/km |
5:15:39 | 22.
1. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 12:46 | 20.
2. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
78.4 km/h 5.51 s/km |
5:28:25 | 22.
1. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 8:51 | 82.
14. class 2 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
68.9 km/h 17.70 s/km |
5:37:16 | 24.
1. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 12:29 | 29.
4. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
86.2 km/h 5.96 s/km |
5:49:45 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 7:48 | 22.
1. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
82.1 km/h 6.75 s/km |
5:57:33 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
4. leg | |||||
SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 6:47 | 26.
2. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
92.8 km/h 5.82 s/km |
6:04:20 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 12:01 | 25.
2. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
82.9 km/h 5.96 s/km |
6:16:21 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 11:56 | 25.
2. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
78.5 km/h 6.15 s/km |
6:28:17 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 10:19 | 25.
1. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
96.0 km/h 5.81 s/km |
6:38:36 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 17:54 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
78.5 km/h 7.01 s/km |
6:56:30 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 6:04 | 18.
2. class 2 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
88.8 km/h 5.12 s/km |
7:02:34 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 12:35 | 20.
2. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
82.9 km/h 5.75 s/km |
7:15:09 | 22.
1. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 10:25 | 24.
3. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
80.2 km/h 6.90 s/km |
7:25:34 | 21.
1. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
5. leg | |||||
SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 5:44 | 25.
4. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
105.6 km/h 4.36 s/km |
7:31:18 | 20.
1. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 6:28 | 20.
2. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
98.5 km/h 6.69 s/km |
7:37:46 | 20.
1. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 10:52 | 16.
1. class 2 16. ERC 16. Great Britain |
83.9 km/h 4.87 s/km |
7:48:38 | 20.
1. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 20:13 | 17.
2. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
83.6 km/h 6.64 s/km |
8:08:51 | 19.
1. class 2 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 13:50 | 16.
1. class 2 16. ERC 16. Great Britain |
79.6 km/h 6.32 s/km |
8:22:41 | 17.
1. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 10:25 | 17.
2. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
77.4 km/h 6.10 s/km |
8:33:06 | 17.
1. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 10:26 | 19.
2. class 2 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
90.2 km/h 6.05 s/km |
8:43:32 | 17.
1. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 12:21 | 17.
3. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
79.7 km/h 4.27 s/km |
8:55:53 | 16.
1. class 2 16. ERC 16. Great Britain |
SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 13:22 | 14.
1. class 2 14. ERC 14. Great Britain |
79.7 km/h 3.94 s/km |
9:09:15 | 14.
1. class 2 14. ERC 14. Great Britain |
SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 9:20 | 19.
3. class 2 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
104.5 km/h 3.69 s/km |
9:18:35 | 14.
1. class 2 14. ERC 14. Great Britain |
SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 22:54 | 13.
1. class 2 13. ERC 13. Great Britain |
86.2 km/h 3.49 s/km |
9:41:29 | 14.
1. class 2 14. ERC 14. Great Britain |
SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 10:52 | 12.
1. class 2 12. ERC 12. Great Britain |
90.9 km/h 2.55 s/km |
9:52:21 | 13.
1. class 2 13. ERC 13. Great Britain |