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
#119
Ford Escort 1300 MKII 
1
Final results
41. overall
5. class 1
41. ERC
41. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 6:38 | 102.
8. class 1 102. ERC 102. Great Britain |
74.4 km/h 10.22 s/km |
6:38 | 102.
8. class 1 102. ERC 102. Great Britain |
| SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 8:12 | 128.
15. class 1 128. ERC 128. Great Britain |
80.0 km/h 14.63 s/km |
14:50 | 118.
13. class 1 118. ERC 118. Great Britain |
| SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 10:38 | 106.
12. class 1 106. ERC 106. Great Britain |
81.4 km/h 10.06 s/km |
25:28 | 111.
12. class 1 111. ERC 111. Great Britain |
| SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 7:06 | 107.
12. class 1 107. ERC 107. Great Britain |
75.5 km/h 10.75 s/km |
32:34 | 110.
12. class 1 110. ERC 110. Great Britain |
| SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 23:27 | 106.
12. class 1 106. ERC 106. Great Britain |
79.6 km/h 11.03 s/km |
56:01 | 103.
12. class 1 103. ERC 103. Great Britain |
| SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 14:32 | 106.
12. class 1 106. ERC 106. Great Britain |
96.6 km/h 9.95 s/km |
1:10:33 | 102.
12. class 1 102. ERC 102. Great Britain |
| SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 12:00 | 98.
10. class 1 98. ERC 98. Great Britain |
88.8 km/h 9.80 s/km |
1:22:33 | 100.
12. class 1 100. ERC 100. Great Britain |
| SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 17:34 | 88.
11. class 1 88. ERC 88. Great Britain |
81.5 km/h 12.19 s/km |
1:40:07 | 92.
11. class 1 92. ERC 92. Great Britain |
| SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 16:05 | 75.
9. class 1 75. ERC 75. Great Britain |
75.4 km/h 12.82 s/km |
1:56:12 | 89.
10. class 1 89. ERC 89. Great Britain |
| SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 28:56 | 82.
10. class 1 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
72.1 km/h 13.58 s/km |
2:25:08 | 87.
10. class 1 87. ERC 87. Great Britain |
| SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 8:05 | 70.
10. class 1 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
76.7 km/h 13.17 s/km |
2:33:13 | 82.
10. class 1 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
| SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 17:25 | 58.
9. class 1 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
70.8 km/h 13.34 s/km |
2:50:38 | 81.
10. class 1 81. ERC 81. Great Britain |
| SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 22:38 | 70.
10. class 1 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
81.6 km/h 11.79 s/km |
3:13:16 | 78.
10. class 1 78. ERC 78. Great Britain |
| SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 10:26 | 84.
10. class 1 84. ERC 84. Great Britain |
79.0 km/h 12.67 s/km |
3:23:42 | 78.
10. class 1 78. ERC 78. Great Britain |
| SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 10:02 | 70.
10. class 1 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
74.7 km/h 12.17 s/km |
3:33:44 | 76.
10. class 1 76. ERC 76. Great Britain |
| SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 22:12 | 74.
10. class 1 74. ERC 74. Great Britain |
78.0 km/h 11.15 s/km |
3:55:56 | 76.
10. class 1 76. ERC 76. 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) | 16:30 | 87.
9. class 1 87. ERC 87. Great Britain |
87.1 km/h 8.85 s/km |
4:12:26 | 72.
9. class 1 72. ERC 72. Great Britain |
| SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 19:46 | 74.
9. class 1 74. ERC 74. Great Britain |
73.6 km/h 9.90 s/km |
4:32:12 | 70.
9. class 1 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
| SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 22:00 | 79.
10. class 1 79. ERC 79. Great Britain |
74.6 km/h 10.92 s/km |
4:54:12 | 70.
9. class 1 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
| SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 17:11 | 89.
12. class 1 89. ERC 89. Great Britain |
76.9 km/h 14.07 s/km |
5:11:23 | 68.
9. class 1 68. ERC 68. Great Britain |
| SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 9:27 | 82.
11. class 1 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
94.9 km/h 9.83 s/km |
5:20:50 | 63.
9. class 1 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
| SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 7:33 | 78.
11. class 1 78. ERC 78. Great Britain |
72.5 km/h 11.40 s/km |
5:28:23 | 62.
9. class 1 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
| SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 8:19 | 77.
11. class 1 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
83.3 km/h 10.49 s/km |
5:36:42 | 63.
9. class 1 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
| SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 15:35 | 70.
10. class 1 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
85.0 km/h 10.51 s/km |
5:52:17 | 61.
9. class 1 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
| SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 14:10 | 64.
10. class 1 64. ERC 64. Great Britain |
70.7 km/h 10.55 s/km |
6:06:27 | 60.
9. class 1 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
| SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 7:43 | 70.
11. class 1 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
79.1 km/h 11.01 s/km |
6:14:10 | 60.
9. class 1 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
| SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 13:57 | 70.
10. class 1 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
77.2 km/h 10.87 s/km |
6:28:07 | 59.
9. class 1 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
| SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 8:48 | 67.
11. class 1 67. ERC 67. Great Britain |
72.8 km/h 12.37 s/km |
6:36:55 | 58.
9. class 1 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
| 4. leg | |||||
| SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 7:33 | 59.
8. class 1 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
83.4 km/h 10.20 s/km |
6:44:28 | 56.
8. class 1 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
| SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 13:08 | 52.
8. class 1 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
75.9 km/h 9.99 s/km |
6:57:36 | 54.
8. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
| SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 13:00 | 54.
9. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
72.0 km/h 10.25 s/km |
7:10:36 | 55.
8. class 1 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
| SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 11:36 | 58.
8. class 1 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
85.4 km/h 10.48 s/km |
7:22:12 | 55.
8. class 1 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
| SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 19:51 | 54.
7. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
70.8 km/h 12.00 s/km |
7:42:03 | 54.
8. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
| SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 6:52 | 54.
9. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
78.5 km/h 10.47 s/km |
7:48:55 | 54.
8. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
| SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 14:14 | 48.
7. class 1 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
73.3 km/h 11.45 s/km |
8:03:09 | 51.
7. class 1 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
| SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 11:19 | 51.
7. class 1 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
73.8 km/h 10.78 s/km |
8:14:28 | 51.
7. class 1 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
| 5. leg | |||||
| SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 6:31 | 57.
9. class 1 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
92.9 km/h 9.02 s/km |
8:20:59 | 50.
7. class 1 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
| SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 7:24 | 56.
8. class 1 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
86.1 km/h 11.96 s/km |
8:28:23 | 50.
7. class 1 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
| SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 12:18 | 52.
8. class 1 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
74.1 km/h 10.53 s/km |
8:40:41 | 50.
7. class 1 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
| SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 23:14 | 47.
6. class 1 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
72.8 km/h 13.06 s/km |
9:03:55 | 47.
5. class 1 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 14:51 | 30.
2. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
74.1 km/h 9.65 s/km |
9:18:46 | 46.
5. class 1 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
| SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 12:26 | 55.
7. class 1 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
64.9 km/h 15.10 s/km |
9:31:12 | 46.
5. class 1 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
| SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 11:54 | 50.
6. class 1 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
79.1 km/h 11.66 s/km |
9:43:06 | 46.
5. class 1 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
| SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 14:35 | 51.
8. class 1 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
67.5 km/h 12.43 s/km |
9:57:41 | 45.
5. class 1 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
| SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 15:51 | 53.
7. class 1 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
67.2 km/h 12.34 s/km |
10:13:32 | 44.
4. class 1 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
| SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 10:48 | 50.
6. class 1 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
90.3 km/h 9.11 s/km |
10:24:20 | 43.
4. class 1 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
| SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 26:06 | 44.
5. class 1 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
75.7 km/h 9.33 s/km |
10:50:26 | 42.
4. class 1 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
| SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 12:02 | 33.
3. class 1 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
82.1 km/h 6.80 s/km |
11:02:28 | 41.
4. class 1 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |