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
#72
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 
10
Final results
54. overall
12. class 1
54. ERC
54. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 7:20 | 128.
11. class 10 128. ERC 128. Great Britain |
67.3 km/h 15.33 s/km |
7:20 | 128.
11. class 10 128. ERC 128. Great Britain |
| SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 8:00 | 125.
12. class 10 125. ERC 125. Great Britain |
82.1 km/h 13.53 s/km |
15:20 | 126.
11. class 10 126. ERC 126. Great Britain |
| SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 11:32 | 123.
12. class 10 123. ERC 123. Great Britain |
75.0 km/h 13.80 s/km |
26:52 | 124.
11. class 10 124. ERC 124. Great Britain |
| SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 7:23 | 121.
11. class 10 121. ERC 121. Great Britain |
72.6 km/h 12.65 s/km |
34:15 | 123.
11. class 10 123. ERC 123. Great Britain |
| SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 25:15 | 118.
12. class 10 118. ERC 118. Great Britain |
73.9 km/h 14.50 s/km |
59:30 | 119.
12. class 10 119. ERC 119. Great Britain |
| SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 15:05 | 112.
12. class 10 112. ERC 112. Great Britain |
93.1 km/h 11.36 s/km |
1:14:35 | 116.
12. class 10 116. ERC 116. Great Britain |
| SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 12:40 | 111.
11. class 10 111. ERC 111. Great Britain |
84.1 km/h 12.06 s/km |
1:27:15 | 113.
12. class 10 113. ERC 113. Great Britain |
| SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 18:12 | 99.
11. class 10 99. ERC 99. Great Britain |
78.7 km/h 13.78 s/km |
1:45:27 | 103.
11. class 10 103. ERC 103. Great Britain |
| SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 26:00 | 106.
11. class 10 106. ERC 106. Great Britain |
46.6 km/h 42.28 s/km |
2:11:27 | 106.
11. class 10 106. ERC 106. Great Britain |
| SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 35:24 | 104.
11. class 10 104. ERC 104. Great Britain |
58.9 km/h 24.74 s/km |
2:46:51 | 105.
11. class 10 105. ERC 105. Great Britain |
| SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 9:28 | 95.
11. class 10 95. ERC 95. Great Britain |
65.5 km/h 21.20 s/km |
2:56:19 | 101.
11. class 10 101. ERC 101. Great Britain |
| SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 20:14 | 95.
11. class 10 95. ERC 95. Great Britain |
60.9 km/h 21.57 s/km |
3:16:33 | 100.
11. class 10 100. ERC 100. Great Britain |
| SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 27:29 | 97.
11. class 10 97. ERC 97. Great Britain |
67.2 km/h 21.23 s/km |
3:44:02 | 97.
11. class 10 97. ERC 97. Great Britain |
| SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 11:56 | 96.
11. class 10 96. ERC 96. Great Britain |
69.0 km/h 19.23 s/km |
3:55:58 | 97.
11. class 10 97. ERC 97. Great Britain |
| SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 12:37 | 96.
11. class 10 96. ERC 96. Great Britain |
59.4 km/h 24.58 s/km |
4:08:35 | 96.
11. class 10 96. ERC 96. Great Britain |
| SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 28:31 | 93.
10. class 10 93. ERC 93. Great Britain |
60.7 km/h 24.28 s/km |
4:37:06 | 94.
10. class 10 94. ERC 94. 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) | 17:59 | 100.
11. class 10 100. ERC 100. Great Britain |
79.9 km/h 12.56 s/km |
4:55:05 | 91.
10. class 10 91. ERC 91. Great Britain |
| SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 21:39 | 93.
10. class 10 93. ERC 93. Great Britain |
67.2 km/h 14.56 s/km |
5:16:44 | 89.
10. class 10 89. ERC 89. Great Britain |
| SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 24:43 | 95.
9. class 10 95. ERC 95. Great Britain |
66.4 km/h 16.88 s/km |
5:41:27 | 88.
10. class 10 88. ERC 88. Great Britain |
| SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 17:23 | 90.
9. class 10 90. ERC 90. Great Britain |
76.0 km/h 14.62 s/km |
5:58:50 | 86.
10. class 10 86. ERC 86. Great Britain |
| SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 10:13 | 89.
10. class 10 89. ERC 89. Great Britain |
87.8 km/h 12.91 s/km |
6:09:03 | 82.
9. class 10 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
| SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 8:12 | 88.
10. class 10 88. ERC 88. Great Britain |
66.7 km/h 15.68 s/km |
6:17:15 | 81.
9. class 10 81. ERC 81. Great Britain |
| SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 8:45 | 86.
10. class 10 86. ERC 86. Great Britain |
79.1 km/h 12.74 s/km |
6:26:00 | 81.
9. class 10 81. ERC 81. Great Britain |
| SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 17:05 | 85.
9. class 10 85. ERC 85. Great Britain |
77.5 km/h 14.58 s/km |
6:43:05 | 79.
8. class 10 79. ERC 79. Great Britain |
| SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 15:14 | 77.
9. class 10 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
65.7 km/h 14.38 s/km |
6:58:19 | 78.
8. class 10 78. ERC 78. Great Britain |
| SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 8:28 | 79.
9. class 10 79. ERC 79. Great Britain |
72.1 km/h 15.44 s/km |
7:06:47 | 77.
8. class 10 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
| SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 15:03 | 79.
8. class 10 79. ERC 79. Great Britain |
71.5 km/h 14.55 s/km |
7:21:50 | 75.
7. class 10 75. ERC 75. Great Britain |
| SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 9:43 | 79.
8. class 10 79. ERC 79. Great Britain |
65.9 km/h 17.53 s/km |
7:36:33 5:00 |
75.
7. class 10 75. ERC 75. Great Britain |
| Penalty 5:00 - Late at TC | |||||
| 4. leg | |||||
| SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 8:21 | 71.
7. class 10 71. ERC 71. Great Britain |
75.4 km/h 14.78 s/km |
7:44:54 5:00 |
71.
7. class 10 71. ERC 71. Great Britain |
| SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 14:57 | 68.
6. class 10 68. ERC 68. Great Britain |
66.7 km/h 16.56 s/km |
7:59:51 5:00 |
71.
7. class 10 71. ERC 71. Great Britain |
| SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 14:19 | 66.
6. class 10 66. ERC 66. Great Britain |
65.4 km/h 15.31 s/km |
8:14:10 5:00 |
69.
6. class 10 69. ERC 69. Great Britain |
| SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 12:45 | 66.
6. class 10 66. ERC 66. Great Britain |
77.7 km/h 14.66 s/km |
8:26:55 5:00 |
68.
6. class 10 68. ERC 68. Great Britain |
| SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 21:29 | 63.
6. class 10 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
65.4 km/h 16.19 s/km |
8:48:24 5:00 |
66.
6. class 10 66. ERC 66. Great Britain |
| SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 7:30 | 63.
6. class 10 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
71.8 km/h 14.70 s/km |
8:55:54 5:00 |
66.
6. class 10 66. ERC 66. Great Britain |
| SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 15:16 | 59.
6. class 10 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
68.3 km/h 15.02 s/km |
9:11:10 5:00 |
63.
6. class 10 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
| SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 12:41 | 62.
6. class 10 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
65.9 km/h 16.67 s/km |
9:23:51 5:00 |
63.
6. class 10 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
| 5. leg | |||||
| SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 6:51 | 61.
6. class 10 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
88.4 km/h 11.00 s/km |
9:30:42 5:00 |
62.
6. class 10 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
| SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 8:04 | 62.
6. class 10 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
79.0 km/h 15.73 s/km |
9:38:46 5:00 |
62.
6. class 10 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
| SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 13:21 | 61.
6. class 10 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
68.3 km/h 14.68 s/km |
9:52:07 5:00 |
62.
6. class 10 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
| SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 25:33 | 55.
6. class 10 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
66.2 km/h 17.99 s/km |
10:17:40 5:00 |
60.
6. class 10 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 17:26 | 58.
6. class 10 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
63.2 km/h 18.09 s/km |
10:35:06 5:00 |
59.
6. class 10 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
| SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 13:13 | 59.
6. class 10 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
61.0 km/h 18.60 s/km |
10:48:19 5:00 |
59.
6. class 10 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
| SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 12:28 | 57.
5. class 10 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
75.5 km/h 13.83 s/km |
11:00:47 5:00 |
58.
6. class 10 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
| SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 14:52 | 54.
4. class 10 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
66.2 km/h 13.47 s/km |
11:15:39 5:00 |
57.
6. class 10 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
| SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 15:59 | 54.
5. class 10 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
66.6 km/h 12.79 s/km |
11:31:38 5:00 |
56.
6. class 10 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
| SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 11:34 | 54.
5. class 10 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
84.3 km/h 11.94 s/km |
11:43:12 5:00 |
56.
6. class 10 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
| SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 29:45 | 54.
5. class 10 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
66.4 km/h 15.98 s/km |
12:12:57 5:00 |
55.
6. class 10 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
| SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 14:04 | 52.
5. class 10 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
70.2 km/h 14.22 s/km |
12:27:01 5:00 |
54.
6. class 10 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |