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) | 6:35 | 48.
4. class 2 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
99.7 km/h 5.76 s/km |
12:45 | 50.
4. class 2 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 9:33 | 45.
3. class 2 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
90.6 km/h 5.55 s/km |
22:18 | 48.
4. class 2 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 6:32 | 62.
8. class 2 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
82.0 km/h 6.94 s/km |
28:50 | 49.
4. class 2 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 21:00 | 49.
5. class 2 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
88.9 km/h 6.30 s/km |
49:50 | 46.
5. class 2 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 12:45 | 47.
6. class 2 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
110.2 km/h 5.38 s/km |
1:02:35 | 43.
5. class 2 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 10:51 | 45.
3. class 2 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
98.2 km/h 5.92 s/km |
1:13:26 | 42.
5. class 2 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 15:21 | 35.
4. class 2 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
93.3 km/h 6.62 s/km |
1:28:47 | 37.
4. class 2 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 14:32 | 33.
3. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
83.4 km/h 8.22 s/km |
1:43:19 | 35.
3. class 2 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 26:30 | 35.
3. class 2 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
78.7 km/h 9.38 s/km |
2:09:49 | 35.
3. class 2 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 7:27 | 29.
1. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
83.2 km/h 9.49 s/km |
2:17:16 | 33.
2. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 16:55 | 44.
6. class 2 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
72.9 km/h 11.88 s/km |
2:34:11 | 33.
2. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 20:55 | 36.
3. class 2 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
88.4 km/h 8.44 s/km |
2:55:06 | 33.
2. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 9:16 | 29.
1. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
88.9 km/h 7.57 s/km |
3:04:22 | 33.
2. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 9:11 | 26.
1. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
81.6 km/h 8.09 s/km |
3:13:33 | 30.
2. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 19:44 | 24.
1. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
87.8 km/h 6.03 s/km |
3:33:17 | 29.
2. class 2 29. ERC 29. 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) | 14:40 | 28.
2. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
98.0 km/h 4.26 s/km |
3:47:57 | 28.
2. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 18:19 | 37.
3. class 2 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
79.4 km/h 6.31 s/km |
4:06:16 | 27.
2. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 22:04 | 81.
14. class 2 81. ERC 81. Great Britain |
74.4 km/h 11.07 s/km |
4:28:20 | 28.
2. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 14:27 | 35.
4. class 2 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
91.5 km/h 6.63 s/km |
4:42:47 | 27.
2. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 8:13 | 38.
4. class 2 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
109.2 km/h 4.88 s/km |
4:51:00 | 26.
2. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 6:47 | 38.
5. class 2 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
80.7 km/h 6.36 s/km |
4:57:47 | 25.
2. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 7:25 | 37.
4. class 2 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
93.4 km/h 5.81 s/km |
5:05:12 | 25.
2. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 13:53 | 27.
3. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
95.4 km/h 5.89 s/km |
5:19:05 | 25.
2. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 13:09 | 33.
4. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
76.2 km/h 6.89 s/km |
5:32:14 | 25.
2. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 6:52 | 28.
3. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
88.9 km/h 6.00 s/km |
5:39:06 | 25.
2. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 12:10 | 20.
2. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
88.5 km/h 4.91 s/km |
5:51:16 | 24.
2. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 8:00 | 33.
4. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
80.0 km/h 7.87 s/km |
5:59:16 | 24.
2. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
4. leg | |||||
SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 6:40 | 20.
1. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
94.4 km/h 5.15 s/km |
6:05:56 | 24.
2. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 11:56 | 21.
1. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
83.5 km/h 5.66 s/km |
6:17:52 | 24.
2. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 11:58 | 27.
3. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
78.3 km/h 6.28 s/km |
6:29:50 | 24.
2. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 10:28 | 30.
4. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
94.6 km/h 6.36 s/km |
6:40:18 | 24.
2. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 18:11 | 28.
4. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
77.2 km/h 7.73 s/km |
6:58:29 | 24.
2. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 6:10 | 20.
3. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
87.4 km/h 5.79 s/km |
7:04:39 | 24.
2. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 21:35 | 62.
10. class 2 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
48.3 km/h 36.82 s/km |
7:26:14 | 27.
3. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 10:37 | 30.
6. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
78.7 km/h 7.76 s/km |
7:36:51 | 27.
3. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
5. leg | |||||
SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 5:31 | 18.
1. class 2 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
109.7 km/h 3.07 s/km |
7:42:22 | 26.
3. class 2 26. ERC 26. 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 |
7:48:50 | 26.
3. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 10:53 | 17.
2. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
83.7 km/h 4.94 s/km |
7:59:43 | 26.
3. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 20:14 | 18.
3. class 2 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
83.6 km/h 6.67 s/km |
8:19:57 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 14:31 | 26.
7. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
75.8 km/h 8.56 s/km |
8:34:28 | 24.
3. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 10:37 | 20.
4. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
76.0 km/h 6.99 s/km |
8:45:05 | 24.
3. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 10:21 | 17.
1. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
91.0 km/h 5.74 s/km |
8:55:26 | 24.
3. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 12:24 | 18.
4. class 2 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
79.4 km/h 4.45 s/km |
9:07:50 | 23.
3. class 2 23. ERC 23. 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 |
9:21:12 | 21.
3. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 9:12 | 13.
1. class 2 13. ERC 13. Great Britain |
106.0 km/h 3.20 s/km |
9:30:24 | 21.
3. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 23:17 | 17.
3. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
84.8 km/h 4.19 s/km |
9:53:41 | 21.
3. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 10:56 | 13.
2. class 2 13. ERC 13. Great Britain |
90.3 km/h 2.79 s/km |
10:04:37 | 20.
3. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |