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
#68
Opel Kadett GT/E 
3
Final results
22. overall
5. class 5
22. ERC
22. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 6:24 | 80.
18. class 3 80. ERC 80. Great Britain |
77.1 km/h 8.52 s/km |
6:24 | 80.
18. class 3 80. ERC 80. Great Britain |
| SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 7:00 | 77.
17. class 3 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
93.8 km/h 8.04 s/km |
13:24 | 80.
17. class 3 80. ERC 80. Great Britain |
| SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 9:50 | 62.
13. class 3 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
88.0 km/h 6.73 s/km |
23:14 | 69.
15. class 3 69. ERC 69. Great Britain |
| SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 8:13 | 128.
22. class 3 128. ERC 128. Great Britain |
65.2 km/h 18.25 s/km |
31:27 | 94.
20. class 3 94. ERC 94. Great Britain |
| SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 21:55 | 72.
16. class 3 72. ERC 72. Great Britain |
85.2 km/h 8.07 s/km |
53:22 | 85.
18. class 3 85. ERC 85. Great Britain |
| SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 13:21 | 71.
16. class 3 71. ERC 71. Great Britain |
105.2 km/h 6.92 s/km |
1:06:43 | 81.
17. class 3 81. ERC 81. Great Britain |
| SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 11:29 | 76.
17. class 3 76. ERC 76. Great Britain |
92.7 km/h 8.06 s/km |
1:18:12 | 80.
17. class 3 80. ERC 80. Great Britain |
| SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 16:22 | 60.
14. class 3 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
87.5 km/h 9.17 s/km |
1:34:34 | 68.
16. class 3 68. ERC 68. Great Britain |
| SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 14:52 | 45.
13. class 3 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
81.5 km/h 9.21 s/km |
1:49:26 | 63.
14. class 3 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
| SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 26:52 | 44.
12. class 3 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
77.6 km/h 10.01 s/km |
2:16:18 | 59.
14. class 3 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
| SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 7:48 | 56.
14. class 3 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
79.5 km/h 11.52 s/km |
2:24:06 | 53.
13. class 3 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
| SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 17:06 | 48.
13. class 3 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
72.1 km/h 12.41 s/km |
2:41:12 | 53.
13. class 3 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
| SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 21:18 | 46.
11. class 3 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
86.8 km/h 9.19 s/km |
3:02:30 | 50.
12. class 3 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
| SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 9:42 | 46.
10. class 3 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
84.9 km/h 9.47 s/km |
3:12:12 | 50.
12. class 3 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
| SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 9:41 | 52.
13. class 3 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
77.4 km/h 10.49 s/km |
3:21:53 | 48.
11. class 3 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
| SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 20:41 | 39.
11. class 3 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
83.7 km/h 8.00 s/km |
3:42:34 | 46.
11. class 3 46. ERC 46. 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) | 15:26 | 50.
12. class 3 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
93.1 km/h 6.18 s/km |
3:58:00 | 44.
11. class 3 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
| SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 18:12 | 34.
10. class 3 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
79.9 km/h 6.02 s/km |
4:16:12 | 41.
11. class 3 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
| SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 19:24 | 30.
7. class 3 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
84.6 km/h 5.22 s/km |
4:35:36 | 40.
11. class 3 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
| SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 14:27 | 35.
11. class 3 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
91.5 km/h 6.63 s/km |
4:50:03 | 39.
11. class 3 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
| SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 8:04 | 30.
9. class 3 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
111.2 km/h 4.28 s/km |
4:58:07 | 37.
11. class 3 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
| SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 6:35 | 24.
7. class 3 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
83.1 km/h 5.04 s/km |
5:04:42 | 36.
11. class 3 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
| SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 7:18 | 31.
10. class 3 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
94.8 km/h 5.20 s/km |
5:12:00 | 36.
11. class 3 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
| SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 14:14 | 37.
12. class 3 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
93.1 km/h 6.84 s/km |
5:26:14 | 36.
11. class 3 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
| SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 13:05 | 32.
10. class 3 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
76.5 km/h 6.65 s/km |
5:39:19 | 35.
10. class 3 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
| SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 6:48 | 26.
8. class 3 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
89.7 km/h 5.60 s/km |
5:46:07 | 34.
10. class 3 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
| SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 13:17 | 55.
13. class 3 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
81.0 km/h 8.64 s/km |
5:59:24 | 34.
9. class 3 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
| SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 7:52 | 26.
7. class 3 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
81.4 km/h 7.12 s/km |
6:07:16 | 32.
9. class 3 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
| 4. leg | |||||
| SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 6:50 | 28.
9. class 3 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
92.1 km/h 6.10 s/km |
6:14:06 | 31.
8. class 3 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
| SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 12:20 | 30.
9. class 3 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
80.8 km/h 7.10 s/km |
6:26:26 | 30.
8. class 3 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
| SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 11:49 | 22.
6. class 3 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
79.3 km/h 5.70 s/km |
6:38:15 | 30.
8. class 3 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
| SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 10:14 | 21.
7. class 3 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
96.8 km/h 5.51 s/km |
6:48:29 | 30.
8. class 3 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
| SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 17:23 | 17.
4. class 3 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
80.8 km/h 5.68 s/km |
7:05:52 | 29.
8. class 3 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 6:18 | 28.
8. class 3 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
85.5 km/h 6.68 s/km |
7:12:10 | 29.
8. class 3 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 13:00 | 28.
8. class 3 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
80.2 km/h 7.19 s/km |
7:25:10 | 26.
8. class 3 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
| SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 10:24 | 22.
6. class 3 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
80.3 km/h 6.82 s/km |
7:35:34 | 26.
8. class 3 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
| 5. leg | |||||
| SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 5:36 | 21.
6. class 3 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
108.1 km/h 3.57 s/km |
7:41:10 | 25.
7. class 3 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 6:28 | 20.
6. class 3 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
98.5 km/h 6.69 s/km |
7:47:38 | 25.
7. class 3 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 10:53 | 17.
6. class 3 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
83.7 km/h 4.94 s/km |
7:58:31 | 25.
7. class 3 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 21:11 | 32.
8. class 3 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
79.8 km/h 8.69 s/km |
8:19:42 | 24.
7. class 3 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 14:21 | 23.
7. class 3 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
76.7 km/h 8.01 s/km |
8:34:03 | 23.
7. class 3 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 10:46 | 22.
7. class 3 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
74.9 km/h 7.66 s/km |
8:44:49 | 23.
7. class 3 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 10:25 | 18.
6. class 3 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
90.4 km/h 5.99 s/km |
8:55:14 | 23.
7. class 3 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 12:35 | 21.
7. class 3 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
78.2 km/h 5.12 s/km |
9:07:49 | 22.
7. class 3 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
| SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 13:27 | 18.
5. class 3 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
79.2 km/h 4.23 s/km |
9:21:16 | 22.
7. class 3 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
| SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 9:37 | 24.
6. class 3 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
101.4 km/h 4.74 s/km |
9:30:53 | 22.
7. class 3 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
| SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 23:23 | 19.
5. class 3 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
84.4 km/h 4.38 s/km |
9:54:16 | 23.
7. class 3 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 10:58 | 15.
3. class 3 15. ERC 15. Great Britain |
90.1 km/h 2.92 s/km |
10:05:14 | 22.
7. class 3 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |