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
#76
Hillman Avenger 
2
Final results
18. overall
2. class 2
18. ERC
18. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 6:00 | 45.
3. class 2 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
82.2 km/h 5.60 s/km |
6:00 | 45.
3. class 2 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
| SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 6:27 | 43.
2. class 2 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
101.8 km/h 5.03 s/km |
12:27 | 42.
3. class 2 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
| SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 9:31 | 43.
2. class 2 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
90.9 km/h 5.41 s/km |
21:58 | 42.
3. class 2 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
| SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 6:20 | 41.
1. class 2 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
84.6 km/h 5.60 s/km |
28:18 | 42.
2. class 2 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
| SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 20:34 | 38.
2. class 2 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
90.8 km/h 5.46 s/km |
48:52 | 39.
2. class 2 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
| SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 12:34 | 36.
2. class 2 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
111.8 km/h 4.91 s/km |
1:01:26 | 36.
2. class 2 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
| SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 10:54 | 47.
5. class 2 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
97.7 km/h 6.08 s/km |
1:12:20 | 36.
2. class 2 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
| SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 15:19 | 33.
2. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
93.5 km/h 6.54 s/km |
1:27:39 | 33.
2. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
| SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 14:37 | 35.
4. class 2 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
82.9 km/h 8.47 s/km |
1:42:16 | 30.
1. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
| SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 31:27 | 100.
16. class 2 100. ERC 100. Great Britain |
66.3 km/h 17.92 s/km |
2:13:43 | 46.
6. class 2 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
| SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 7:30 | 32.
2. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
82.6 km/h 9.78 s/km |
2:21:13 | 42.
5. class 2 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
| SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 16:43 | 38.
3. class 2 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
73.7 km/h 11.30 s/km |
2:37:56 | 41.
5. class 2 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
| SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 21:02 | 41.
5. class 2 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
87.9 km/h 8.67 s/km |
2:58:58 | 40.
4. class 2 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
| SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 9:23 | 34.
4. class 2 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
87.8 km/h 8.08 s/km |
3:08:21 | 40.
4. class 2 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
| SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 9:20 | 29.
2. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
80.3 km/h 8.81 s/km |
3:17:41 | 37.
4. class 2 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
| SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 20:25 | 34.
5. class 2 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
84.8 km/h 7.45 s/km |
3:38:06 | 36.
4. class 2 36. ERC 36. 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) | 14:28 | 23.
1. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
99.4 km/h 3.76 s/km |
3:52:34 | 32.
3. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
| SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 17:47 | 25.
1. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
81.8 km/h 4.99 s/km |
4:10:21 | 29.
3. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 19:39 | 34.
2. class 2 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
83.6 km/h 5.77 s/km |
4:30:00 | 29.
3. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 14:13 | 28.
3. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
93.0 km/h 5.99 s/km |
4:44:13 | 28.
3. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
| SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 8:06 | 32.
3. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
110.7 km/h 4.41 s/km |
4:52:19 | 27.
3. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
| SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 6:31 | 22.
2. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
84.0 km/h 4.61 s/km |
4:58:50 | 26.
3. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
| SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 7:16 | 28.
2. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
95.3 km/h 5.03 s/km |
5:06:06 | 26.
3. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
| SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 13:39 | 20.
2. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
97.1 km/h 5.25 s/km |
5:19:45 | 26.
3. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
| SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 12:48 | 22.
3. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
78.2 km/h 5.63 s/km |
5:32:33 | 26.
3. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
| SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 6:47 | 25.
2. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
90.0 km/h 5.51 s/km |
5:39:20 | 26.
3. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
| SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 12:43 | 34.
5. class 2 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
84.6 km/h 6.74 s/km |
5:52:03 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 7:55 | 29.
2. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
80.9 km/h 7.40 s/km |
5:59:58 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| 4. leg | |||||
| SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 6:51 | 29.
3. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
91.9 km/h 6.20 s/km |
6:06:49 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 12:23 | 32.
4. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
80.5 km/h 7.28 s/km |
6:19:12 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 12:03 | 31.
5. class 2 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
77.7 km/h 6.60 s/km |
6:31:15 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 10:21 | 26.
2. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
95.7 km/h 5.94 s/km |
6:41:36 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 17:59 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
78.1 km/h 7.22 s/km |
6:59:35 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 6:02 | 16.
1. class 2 16. ERC 16. Great Britain |
89.3 km/h 4.90 s/km |
7:05:37 | 25.
3. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 12:32 | 19.
1. class 2 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
83.2 km/h 5.58 s/km |
7:18:09 | 23.
2. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 10:30 | 25.
4. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
79.5 km/h 7.26 s/km |
7:28:39 | 23.
2. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
| 5. leg | |||||
| SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 5:39 | 24.
3. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
107.2 km/h 3.87 s/km |
7:34:18 | 22.
2. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
| SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 6:41 | 28.
6. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
95.3 km/h 7.91 s/km |
7:40:59 | 22.
2. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
| SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 11:13 | 27.
5. class 2 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
81.3 km/h 6.25 s/km |
7:52:12 | 22.
2. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
| SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 21:16 | 33.
7. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
79.5 km/h 8.87 s/km |
8:13:28 | 22.
2. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 14:23 | 24.
5. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
76.5 km/h 8.12 s/km |
8:27:51 | 21.
2. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
| SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 10:50 | 23.
5. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
74.4 km/h 7.96 s/km |
8:38:41 | 21.
2. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
| SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 10:38 | 24.
5. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
88.5 km/h 6.82 s/km |
8:49:19 | 21.
2. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
| SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 12:36 | 22.
5. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
78.1 km/h 5.18 s/km |
9:01:55 | 20.
2. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
| SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 13:52 | 25.
6. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
76.8 km/h 5.63 s/km |
9:15:47 | 19.
2. class 2 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
| SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 9:34 | 22.
5. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
101.9 km/h 4.55 s/km |
9:25:21 | 19.
2. class 2 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
| SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 23:39 | 21.
4. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
83.5 km/h 4.86 s/km |
9:49:00 | 19.
2. class 2 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
| SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 11:09 | 20.
4. class 2 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
88.6 km/h 3.58 s/km |
10:00:09 | 18.
2. class 2 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |