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) | 7:06 | 124.
13. class 1 124. ERC 124. Great Britain |
69.5 km/h 13.63 s/km |
7:06 | 124.
13. class 1 124. ERC 124. Great Britain |
SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 7:40 | 115.
12. class 1 115. ERC 115. Great Britain |
85.6 km/h 11.70 s/km |
14:46 | 117.
12. class 1 117. ERC 117. Great Britain |
SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 11:04 | 118.
14. class 1 118. ERC 118. Great Britain |
78.2 km/h 11.86 s/km |
25:50 | 117.
13. class 1 117. ERC 117. Great Britain |
SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 7:27 | 123.
15. class 1 123. ERC 123. Great Britain |
71.9 km/h 13.10 s/km |
33:17 | 118.
14. class 1 118. ERC 118. Great Britain |
SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 24:03 | 111.
13. class 1 111. ERC 111. Great Britain |
77.6 km/h 12.18 s/km |
57:20 | 112.
13. class 1 112. ERC 112. Great Britain |
SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 15:07 | 113.
15. class 1 113. ERC 113. Great Britain |
92.9 km/h 11.45 s/km |
1:12:27 | 112.
14. class 1 112. ERC 112. Great Britain |
SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 12:59 | 113.
14. class 1 113. ERC 113. Great Britain |
82.0 km/h 13.13 s/km |
1:25:26 | 111.
14. class 1 111. ERC 111. Great Britain |
SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 19:01 | 103.
13. class 1 103. ERC 103. Great Britain |
75.3 km/h 15.84 s/km |
1:44:27 | 102.
13. class 1 102. ERC 102. Great Britain |
SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 17:43 | 102.
12. class 1 102. ERC 102. Great Britain |
68.4 km/h 17.67 s/km |
2:02:10 | 100.
12. class 1 100. ERC 100. Great Britain |
SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 32:50 | 103.
13. class 1 103. ERC 103. Great Britain |
63.5 km/h 20.31 s/km |
2:35:00 | 101.
12. class 1 101. ERC 101. Great Britain |
SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 9:45 | 98.
13. class 1 98. ERC 98. Great Britain |
63.6 km/h 22.85 s/km |
2:44:45 | 97.
12. class 1 97. ERC 97. Great Britain |
SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 20:41 | 99.
13. class 1 99. ERC 99. Great Britain |
59.6 km/h 22.88 s/km |
3:05:26 | 96.
12. class 1 96. ERC 96. Great Britain |
SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 25:51 | 94.
13. class 1 94. ERC 94. Great Britain |
71.5 km/h 18.05 s/km |
3:31:17 | 93.
12. class 1 93. ERC 93. Great Britain |
SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 11:29 | 95.
13. class 1 95. ERC 95. Great Britain |
71.7 km/h 17.26 s/km |
3:42:46 | 93.
12. class 1 93. ERC 93. Great Britain |
SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 11:53 | 95.
13. class 1 95. ERC 95. Great Britain |
63.1 km/h 21.06 s/km |
3:54:39 | 91.
12. class 1 91. ERC 91. Great Britain |
SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 26:05 | 92.
13. class 1 92. ERC 92. Great Britain |
66.4 km/h 19.22 s/km |
4:20:44 | 90.
13. class 1 90. ERC 90. 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) | 17:44 | 98.
12. class 1 98. ERC 98. Great Britain |
81.1 km/h 11.94 s/km |
4:38:28 | 88.
12. class 1 88. ERC 88. Great Britain |
SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 20:54 | 86.
12. class 1 86. ERC 86. Great Britain |
69.6 km/h 12.71 s/km |
4:59:22 | 85.
11. class 1 85. ERC 85. Great Britain |
SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 23:17 | 91.
12. class 1 91. ERC 91. Great Britain |
70.5 km/h 13.74 s/km |
5:22:39 | 84.
11. class 1 84. ERC 84. Great Britain |
SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 16:42 | 82.
10. class 1 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
79.1 km/h 12.76 s/km |
5:39:21 | 82.
11. class 1 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 9:38 | 86.
12. class 1 86. ERC 86. Great Britain |
93.1 km/h 10.57 s/km |
5:48:59 | 78.
11. class 1 78. ERC 78. Great Britain |
SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 7:56 | 84.
12. class 1 84. ERC 84. Great Britain |
69.0 km/h 13.93 s/km |
5:56:55 | 77.
11. class 1 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 8:35 | 82.
12. class 1 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
80.7 km/h 11.87 s/km |
6:05:30 | 77.
11. class 1 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 15:56 | 75.
11. class 1 75. ERC 75. Great Britain |
83.1 km/h 11.46 s/km |
6:21:26 | 75.
11. class 1 75. ERC 75. Great Britain |
SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 14:22 | 69.
11. class 1 69. ERC 69. Great Britain |
69.7 km/h 11.26 s/km |
6:35:48 | 74.
11. class 1 74. ERC 74. Great Britain |
SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 7:57 | 73.
12. class 1 73. ERC 73. Great Britain |
76.8 km/h 12.39 s/km |
6:43:45 | 73.
11. class 1 73. ERC 73. Great Britain |
SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 14:03 | 71.
11. class 1 71. ERC 71. Great Britain |
76.6 km/h 11.20 s/km |
6:57:48 | 71.
11. class 1 71. ERC 71. Great Britain |
SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 9:08 | 73.
12. class 1 73. ERC 73. Great Britain |
70.1 km/h 14.25 s/km |
7:06:56 | 71.
11. class 1 71. ERC 71. Great Britain |
4. leg | |||||
SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 8:00 | 68.
10. class 1 68. ERC 68. Great Britain |
78.7 km/h 12.77 s/km |
7:14:56 | 67.
10. class 1 67. ERC 67. Great Britain |
SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 13:49 | 62.
11. class 1 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
72.1 km/h 12.46 s/km |
7:28:45 | 67.
10. class 1 67. ERC 67. Great Britain |
SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 13:42 | 60.
10. class 1 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
68.4 km/h 12.94 s/km |
7:42:27 | 65.
10. class 1 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 12:10 | 63.
9. class 1 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
81.4 km/h 12.54 s/km |
7:54:37 | 64.
10. class 1 64. ERC 64. Great Britain |
SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 25:46 | 66.
11. class 1 66. ERC 66. Great Britain |
54.5 km/h 27.17 s/km |
8:20:23 | 64.
10. class 1 64. ERC 64. Great Britain |
SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 7:12 | 60.
10. class 1 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
74.8 km/h 12.69 s/km |
8:27:35 | 64.
10. class 1 64. ERC 64. Great Britain |
SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 15:15 | 58.
10. class 1 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
68.4 km/h 14.96 s/km |
8:42:50 | 61.
9. class 1 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 11:48 | 58.
10. class 1 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
70.8 km/h 12.86 s/km |
8:54:38 | 61.
9. class 1 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
5. leg | |||||
SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 6:35 | 58.
10. class 1 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
92.0 km/h 9.42 s/km |
9:01:13 | 59.
9. class 1 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 7:33 | 57.
9. class 1 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
84.4 km/h 12.81 s/km |
9:08:46 | 59.
9. class 1 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 13:02 | 59.
10. class 1 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
69.9 km/h 13.43 s/km |
9:21:48 | 60.
9. class 1 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 23:53 | 51.
7. class 1 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
70.8 km/h 14.44 s/km |
9:45:41 | 58.
8. class 1 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 19:02 | 59.
9. class 1 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
57.8 km/h 23.32 s/km |
10:04:43 | 57.
8. class 1 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 13:05 | 57.
9. class 1 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
61.6 km/h 18.01 s/km |
10:17:48 | 57.
8. class 1 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 12:09 | 53.
8. class 1 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
77.5 km/h 12.62 s/km |
10:29:57 | 56.
8. class 1 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 14:36 | 52.
9. class 1 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
67.4 km/h 12.49 s/km |
10:44:33 | 55.
8. class 1 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 16:01 | 55.
8. class 1 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
66.5 km/h 12.90 s/km |
11:00:34 | 54.
7. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 11:04 | 52.
8. class 1 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
88.1 km/h 10.09 s/km |
11:11:38 | 54.
7. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 29:19 | 53.
8. class 1 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
67.4 km/h 15.19 s/km |
11:40:57 | 54.
8. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 15:41 | 53.
8. class 1 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
63.0 km/h 20.11 s/km |
11:56:38 | 53.
8. class 1 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |