35. Lombard RAC Rally 1979
18. 11. – 21. 11. 1979, Chester • gravel 661.48 km • Other years
#141
Ford Escort 1300 MKII 
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Final results
62. overall
3. class 1/1
62. WRC
62. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Knowsley Safari Park (7.24 km) | 6:43 | 137.
3. class 1/1 137. WRC 137. Great Britain |
64.7 km/h 11.46 s/km |
6:43 | 137.
3. class 1/1 137. WRC 137. Great Britain |
| SS2 Trentham Gardens (4.02 km) | 5:10 | 131.
5. class 1/1 131. WRC 131. Great Britain |
46.7 km/h 14.43 s/km |
11:53 | 132.
5. class 1/1 132. WRC 132. Great Britain |
| SS3 Alton Towers (6.44 km) | 7:28 | 152.
7. class 1/1 152. WRC 152. Great Britain |
51.8 km/h 15.99 s/km |
19:21 | 139.
6. class 1/1 139. WRC 139. Great Britain |
| SS4 Sutton Park (8.05 km) | 6:54 | 149.
5. class 1/1 149. WRC 149. Great Britain |
70.0 km/h 13.79 s/km |
26:15 | 138.
6. class 1/1 138. WRC 138. Great Britain |
| SS5 Donington Park (4.02 km) | 3:38 | 130.
4. class 1/1 130. WRC 130. Great Britain |
66.4 km/h 11.69 s/km |
29:53 | 137.
6. class 1/1 137. WRC 137. Great Britain |
| SS6 Bramham Park (8.05 km) | 7:07 | 137.
4. class 1/1 137. WRC 137. Great Britain |
67.9 km/h 10.56 s/km |
37:00 | 131.
5. class 1/1 131. WRC 131. Great Britain |
| SS7 Wykeham (3.22 km) | 3:08 | 90.
3. class 1/1 90. WRC 90. Great Britain |
61.7 km/h 13.04 s/km |
40:08 | 123.
5. class 1/1 123. WRC 123. Great Britain |
| SS8 Langdale (12.87 km) | 10:29 | 127.
4. class 1/1 127. WRC 127. Great Britain |
73.7 km/h 12.90 s/km |
50:37 | 121.
4. class 1/1 121. WRC 121. Great Britain |
| SS9 Staindale (6.44 km) | 7:07 | 121.
4. class 1/1 121. WRC 121. Great Britain |
54.3 km/h 13.66 s/km |
57:44 | 117.
4. class 1/1 117. WRC 117. Great Britain |
| SS10 Dalby 1 (12.87 km) | 11:48 | 134.
5. class 1/1 134. WRC 134. Great Britain |
65.4 km/h 14.37 s/km |
1:09:32 | 123.
4. class 1/1 123. WRC 123. Great Britain |
| SS11 Dalby 2 (17.70 km) | 14:12 | 124.
5. class 1/1 124. WRC 124. Great Britain |
74.8 km/h 13.90 s/km |
1:23:44 | 120.
4. class 1/1 120. WRC 120. Great Britain |
| SS12 Dalby 3 (11.27 km) | 10:59 | 113.
4. class 1/1 113. WRC 113. Great Britain |
61.6 km/h 13.66 s/km |
1:34:43 | 117.
4. class 1/1 117. WRC 117. Great Britain |
| SS13 Cropton (19.31 km) | 15:15 | 125.
4. class 1/1 125. WRC 125. Great Britain |
76.0 km/h 12.12 s/km |
1:49:58 | 120.
4. class 1/1 120. WRC 120. Great Britain |
| SS14 Kilburn (3.22 km) | 3:18 | 99.
3. class 1/1 99. WRC 99. Great Britain |
58.5 km/h 11.80 s/km |
1:53:16 | 118.
4. class 1/1 118. WRC 118. Great Britain |
| SS15 Boltby (6.44 km) | 5:29 | 92.
3. class 1/1 92. WRC 92. Great Britain |
70.5 km/h 11.02 s/km |
1:58:45 | 116.
4. class 1/1 116. WRC 116. Great Britain |
| SS16 Hamsterley (25.75 km) | 24:26 | 125.
5. class 1/1 125. WRC 125. Great Britain |
63.2 km/h 16.04 s/km |
2:23:11 | 114.
4. class 1/1 114. WRC 114. Great Britain |
| SS17 Kielder 1 (38.62 km) | 36:45 | 99.
5. class 1/1 99. WRC 99. Great Britain |
63.1 km/h 19.37 s/km |
2:59:56 | 93.
3. class 1/1 93. WRC 93. Great Britain |
| SS18 Kielder 2 (38.62 km) | 40:08 | 88.
4. class 1/1 88. WRC 88. Great Britain |
57.7 km/h 20.30 s/km |
3:40:04 | 89.
3. class 1/1 89. WRC 89. Great Britain |
| SS19 Kielder 3 (32.19 km) | 32:23 | 88.
3. class 1/1 88. WRC 88. Great Britain |
59.6 km/h 18.39 s/km |
4:12:27 | 84.
3. class 1/1 84. WRC 84. Great Britain |
| SS20 Kielder 4 (11.27 km) | 9:33 | 77.
3. class 1/1 77. WRC 77. Great Britain |
70.8 km/h 14.37 s/km |
4:22:00 | 84.
3. class 1/1 84. WRC 84. Great Britain |
| SS21 Kielder 5 (6.44 km) | 5:07 | 89.
3. class 1/1 89. WRC 89. Great Britain |
75.5 km/h 13.35 s/km |
4:27:07 | 84.
3. class 1/1 84. WRC 84. Great Britain |
| SS22 Kielder 6 (11.27 km) | 12:43 | 103.
5. class 1/1 103. WRC 103. Great Britain |
53.2 km/h 17.21 s/km |
4:39:50 | 84.
3. class 1/1 84. WRC 84. Great Britain |
| SS23 Craik (11.27 km) | 9:58 | 86.
3. class 1/1 86. WRC 86. Great Britain |
67.8 km/h 10.65 s/km |
4:49:48 | 82.
3. class 1/1 82. WRC 82. Great Britain |
| SS24 Castle O'er (6.44 km) | 5:31 | 82.
3. class 1/1 82. WRC 82. Great Britain |
70.0 km/h 11.65 s/km |
4:55:19 | 82.
3. class 1/1 82. WRC 82. Great Britain |
| SS25 Twiglees (8.05 km) | 7:29 | 79.
3. class 1/1 79. WRC 79. Great Britain |
64.5 km/h 12.67 s/km |
5:02:48 | 79.
3. class 1/1 79. WRC 79. Great Britain |
| SS26 Greystoke (4.83 km) | 4:48 | 72.
2. class 1/1 72. WRC 72. Great Britain |
60.4 km/h 12.01 s/km |
5:07:36 | 77.
3. class 1/1 77. WRC 77. Great Britain |
| SS27 Comb (8.05 km) | 9:12 | 69.
1. class 1/1 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
52.5 km/h 15.28 s/km |
5:16:48 | 74.
3. class 1/1 74. WRC 74. Great Britain |
| SS28 Wythop (4.83 km) | 4:21 | 60.
2. class 1/1 60. WRC 60. Great Britain |
66.6 km/h 11.59 s/km |
5:21:09 | 73.
3. class 1/1 73. WRC 73. Great Britain |
| SS29 Elva Hill (3.22 km) | 2:49 | 64.
1. class 1/1 64. WRC 64. Great Britain |
68.6 km/h 11.18 s/km |
5:23:58 | 73.
3. class 1/1 73. WRC 73. Great Britain |
| SS30 White Stones (4.83 km) | 5:17 | 61.
1. class 1/1 61. WRC 61. Great Britain |
54.9 km/h 16.36 s/km |
5:29:15 | 73.
3. class 1/1 73. WRC 73. Great Britain |
| SS31 Grizedale 1 (25.75 km) | 26:47 | 57.
1. class 1/1 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
57.7 km/h 13.05 s/km |
5:56:02 | 70.
2. class 1/1 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
| SS32 Grizedale 2 (9.66 km) | 11:03 | 74.
2. class 1/1 74. WRC 74. Great Britain |
52.5 km/h 16.25 s/km |
6:07:05 | 71.
2. class 1/1 71. WRC 71. Great Britain |
| SS33 Grizedale 3 (4.83 km) | 4:45 | 47.
1. class 1/1 47. WRC 47. Great Britain |
61.0 km/h 10.35 s/km |
6:11:50 | 70.
2. class 1/1 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
| SS34 Oulton Park (3.22 km) | 3:10 | 75.
4. class 1/1 75. WRC 75. Great Britain |
61.0 km/h 27.95 s/km |
6:15:00 | 70.
2. class 1/1 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
| 2. leg | |||||
| SS35 Weston Park (3.22 km) | 3:07 | 65.
2. class 1/1 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
62.0 km/h 13.66 s/km |
6:18:07 | 67.
2. class 1/1 67. WRC 67. Great Britain |
| SS36 Dyfnant (10.46 km) | 9:10 | 62.
2. class 1/1 62. WRC 62. Great Britain |
68.5 km/h 10.61 s/km |
6:27:17 | 67.
2. class 1/1 67. WRC 67. Great Britain |
| SS37 Ceri (5.63 km) | 5:24 | 67.
2. class 1/1 67. WRC 67. Great Britain |
62.6 km/h 13.68 s/km |
6:32:41 | 66.
2. class 1/1 66. WRC 66. Great Britain |
| SS38 Radnor 1 (9.66 km) | 8:35 | 73.
2. class 1/1 73. WRC 73. Great Britain |
67.5 km/h 17.18 s/km |
6:41:16 | 64.
2. class 1/1 64. WRC 64. Great Britain |
| SS39 Knill Wood (4.83 km) | 4:47 | 46.
1. class 1/1 46. WRC 46. Great Britain |
60.6 km/h 10.14 s/km |
6:46:03 | 63.
2. class 1/1 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
| SS40 Radnor 2 (9.66 km) | 8:24 | 74.
3. class 1/1 74. WRC 74. Great Britain |
69.0 km/h 15.42 s/km |
6:54:27 | 63.
2. class 1/1 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
| SS41 Brycheiniog (11.27 km) | 11:11 | 65.
2. class 1/1 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
60.5 km/h 14.91 s/km |
7:05:38 | 63.
2. class 1/1 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
| SS42 Glasfynydd (8.05 km) | 8:34 | 57.
2. class 1/1 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
56.4 km/h 15.03 s/km |
7:14:12 | 61.
2. class 1/1 61. WRC 61. Great Britain |
| SS43 Brechfa 1 (4.83 km) | 5:06 | 57.
2. class 1/1 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
56.8 km/h 16.15 s/km |
7:19:18 | 59.
2. class 1/1 59. WRC 59. Great Britain |
| SS44 Brechfa 2 (3.22 km) | 3:17 | 56.
1. class 1/1 56. WRC 56. Great Britain |
58.8 km/h 15.22 s/km |
7:22:35 | 58.
2. class 1/1 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brechfa 3 (8.05 km) | 9:10 | 45.
2. class 1/1 45. WRC 45. Great Britain |
52.7 km/h 14.16 s/km |
7:31:45 | 58.
2. class 1/1 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
| SS46 Esgair Dafydd (16.09 km) | 19:33 | 69.
3. class 1/1 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
49.4 km/h 23.18 s/km |
7:51:18 | 56.
2. class 1/1 56. WRC 56. Great Britain |
| SS47 Nant-yr-hwch (20.92 km) | 45:59 | 81.
5. class 1/1 81. WRC 81. Great Britain |
27.3 km/h 87.95 s/km |
8:37:17 | 69.
4. class 1/1 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
| SS48 Llanafan (8.05 km) | 10:20 | 79.
4. class 1/1 79. WRC 79. Great Britain |
46.7 km/h 26.58 s/km |
8:47:37 | 69.
4. class 1/1 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
| SS49 Hafren (37.01 km) | 42:41 | 70.
3. class 1/1 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
52.0 km/h 22.67 s/km |
9:33:08 2:50 |
71.
4. class 1/1 71. WRC 71. Great Britain |
| Penalty 2:50 | |||||
| SS50 Pantperthog (14.48 km) | 14:08 | 47.
2. class 1/1 47. WRC 47. Great Britain |
61.5 km/h 11.67 s/km |
9:47:16 2:50 |
68.
3. class 1/1 68. WRC 68. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dyfi (20.92 km) | 18:24 | 45.
1. class 1/1 45. WRC 45. Great Britain |
68.2 km/h 14.48 s/km |
10:05:40 2:50 |
68.
3. class 1/1 68. WRC 68. Great Britain |
| SS52 Gartheiniog (16.09 km) | 14:20 | 43.
2. class 1/1 43. WRC 43. Great Britain |
67.4 km/h 10.44 s/km |
10:20:00 2:50 |
67.
3. class 1/1 67. WRC 67. Great Britain |
| SS53 Penmachno 1 (8.85 km) | 8:38 | 53.
2. class 1/1 53. WRC 53. Great Britain |
61.5 km/h 13.79 s/km |
10:28:38 2:50 |
65.
3. class 1/1 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
| SS54 Penmachno 2 (10.46 km) | 9:39 | 56.
2. class 1/1 56. WRC 56. Great Britain |
65.0 km/h 13.00 s/km |
10:38:17 2:50 |
65.
3. class 1/1 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
| SS55 Beddgelert (10.46 km) | 10:17 | 55.
2. class 1/1 55. WRC 55. Great Britain |
61.0 km/h 13.38 s/km |
10:48:34 2:50 |
64.
3. class 1/1 64. WRC 64. Great Britain |
| SS56 Great Orme (4.83 km) | 3:42 | 51.
1. class 1/1 51. WRC 51. Great Britain |
78.3 km/h 10.35 s/km |
10:52:16 2:50 |
64.
3. class 1/1 64. WRC 64. Great Britain |
| SS57 Clocaenog 1 (3.22 km) | 3:19 | 45.
1. class 1/1 45. WRC 45. Great Britain |
58.3 km/h 14.91 s/km |
10:55:35 2:50 |
63.
3. class 1/1 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
| SS58 Clocaenog 2 (14.48 km) | 13:30 | 44.
1. class 1/1 44. WRC 44. Great Britain |
64.4 km/h 13.88 s/km |
11:09:05 2:50 |
63.
3. class 1/1 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
| SS59 Clocaenog 3 (6.44 km) | 6:05 | 49.
2. class 1/1 49. WRC 49. Great Britain |
63.5 km/h 14.60 s/km |
11:15:10 2:50 |
62.
3. class 1/1 62. WRC 62. Great Britain |