35. Lombard RAC Rally 1979
18. 11. – 21. 11. 1979, Chester • gravel 661.48 km • Other years
#40
Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII 
SNT***
SNT***
4/3
Final results
24. overall
11. class 4/3
24. WRC
24. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Knowsley Safari Park (7.24 km) | 5:41 | 26.
11. class 4/3 26. WRC 26. Great Britain |
76.4 km/h 2.90 s/km |
5:41 | 26.
11. class 4/3 26. WRC 26. Great Britain |
| SS2 Trentham Gardens (4.02 km) | 4:38 | 46.
20. class 4/3 46. WRC 46. Great Britain |
52.1 km/h 6.47 s/km |
10:19 | 35.
16. class 4/3 35. WRC 35. Great Britain |
| SS3 Alton Towers (6.44 km) | 6:22 | 42.
18. class 4/3 42. WRC 42. Great Britain |
60.7 km/h 5.75 s/km |
16:41 | 39.
18. class 4/3 39. WRC 39. Great Britain |
| SS4 Sutton Park (8.05 km) | 5:35 | 27.
16. class 4/3 27. WRC 27. Great Britain |
86.5 km/h 3.98 s/km |
22:16 | 34.
17. class 4/3 34. WRC 34. Great Britain |
| SS5 Donington Park (4.02 km) | 3:01 | 16.
11. class 4/3 16. WRC 16. Great Britain |
80.0 km/h 2.49 s/km |
25:17 | 33.
17. class 4/3 33. WRC 33. Great Britain |
| SS6 Bramham Park (8.05 km) | 6:08 | 30.
16. class 4/3 30. WRC 30. Great Britain |
78.8 km/h 3.23 s/km |
31:25 | 33.
16. class 4/3 33. WRC 33. Great Britain |
| SS7 Wykeham (3.22 km) | 2:44 | 28.
15. class 4/3 28. WRC 28. Great Britain |
70.7 km/h 5.59 s/km |
34:09 | 31.
15. class 4/3 31. WRC 31. Great Britain |
| SS8 Langdale (12.87 km) | 8:42 | 28.
15. class 4/3 28. WRC 28. Great Britain |
88.8 km/h 4.58 s/km |
42:51 | 32.
16. class 4/3 32. WRC 32. Great Britain |
| SS9 Staindale (6.44 km) | 6:10 | 33.
17. class 4/3 33. WRC 33. Great Britain |
62.7 km/h 4.81 s/km |
49:01 | 32.
16. class 4/3 32. WRC 32. Great Britain |
| SS10 Dalby 1 (12.87 km) | 9:32 | 29.
14. class 4/3 29. WRC 29. Great Britain |
81.0 km/h 3.81 s/km |
58:33 | 29.
16. class 4/3 29. WRC 29. Great Britain |
| SS11 Dalby 2 (17.70 km) | 11:23 | 27.
14. class 4/3 27. WRC 27. Great Britain |
93.3 km/h 4.35 s/km |
1:09:56 | 26.
14. class 4/3 26. WRC 26. Great Britain |
| SS12 Dalby 3 (11.27 km) | 9:09 | 25.
15. class 4/3 25. WRC 25. Great Britain |
73.9 km/h 3.90 s/km |
1:19:05 | 23.
14. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
| SS13 Cropton (19.31 km) | 12:18 | 26.
15. class 4/3 26. WRC 26. Great Britain |
94.2 km/h 2.95 s/km |
1:31:23 | 23.
14. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
| SS14 Kilburn (3.22 km) | 2:55 | 31.
14. class 4/3 31. WRC 31. Great Britain |
66.2 km/h 4.66 s/km |
1:34:18 | 23.
14. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
| SS15 Boltby (6.44 km) | 4:49 | 36.
16. class 4/3 36. WRC 36. Great Britain |
80.2 km/h 4.81 s/km |
1:39:07 | 24.
15. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS16 Hamsterley (25.75 km) | 19:15 | 27.
14. class 4/3 27. WRC 27. Great Britain |
80.3 km/h 3.96 s/km |
1:58:22 | 25.
15. class 4/3 25. WRC 25. Great Britain |
| SS17 Kielder 1 (38.62 km) | 27:35 | 24.
14. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
84.0 km/h 5.13 s/km |
2:25:57 | 23.
14. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
| SS18 Kielder 2 (38.62 km) | 31:29 | 22.
13. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
73.6 km/h 6.86 s/km |
2:57:26 | 21.
13. class 4/3 21. WRC 21. Great Britain |
| SS19 Kielder 3 (32.19 km) | 26:29 | 28.
14. class 4/3 28. WRC 28. Great Britain |
72.9 km/h 7.39 s/km |
3:23:55 | 21.
13. class 4/3 21. WRC 21. Great Britain |
| SS20 Kielder 4 (11.27 km) | 8:15 | 31.
14. class 4/3 31. WRC 31. Great Britain |
82.0 km/h 7.45 s/km |
3:32:10 | 21.
13. class 4/3 21. WRC 21. Great Britain |
| SS21 Kielder 5 (6.44 km) | 4:18 | 30.
14. class 4/3 30. WRC 30. Great Britain |
89.9 km/h 5.75 s/km |
3:36:28 | 21.
13. class 4/3 21. WRC 21. Great Britain |
| SS22 Kielder 6 (11.27 km) | 10:30 | 32.
14. class 4/3 32. WRC 32. Great Britain |
64.4 km/h 5.41 s/km |
3:46:58 | 21.
13. class 4/3 21. WRC 21. Great Britain |
| SS23 Craik (11.27 km) | 10:34 | 101.
17. class 4/3 101. WRC 101. Great Britain |
64.0 km/h 13.84 s/km |
3:57:32 | 23.
13. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
| SS24 Castle O'er (6.44 km) | 5:15 | 61.
15. class 4/3 61. WRC 61. Great Britain |
73.6 km/h 9.16 s/km |
4:02:47 | 24.
13. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS25 Twiglees (8.05 km) | 6:21 | 21.
13. class 4/3 21. WRC 21. Great Britain |
76.1 km/h 4.22 s/km |
4:09:58 0:50 |
24.
13. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| Penalty 0:50 | |||||
| SS26 Greystoke (4.83 km) | 4:13 | 23.
13. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
68.7 km/h 4.76 s/km |
4:14:11 0:50 |
24.
13. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS27 Comb (8.05 km) | 8:06 | 30.
14. class 4/3 30. WRC 30. Great Britain |
59.6 km/h 7.08 s/km |
4:22:17 0:50 |
24.
13. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS28 Wythop (4.83 km) | 3:50 | 23.
12. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
75.6 km/h 5.18 s/km |
4:26:07 0:50 |
24.
13. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS29 Elva Hill (3.22 km) | 2:27 | 23.
12. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
78.9 km/h 4.35 s/km |
4:28:34 0:50 |
24.
13. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS30 White Stones (4.83 km) | 4:27 | 19.
10. class 4/3 19. WRC 19. Great Britain |
65.1 km/h 6.00 s/km |
4:33:01 0:50 |
24.
13. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS31 Grizedale 1 (25.75 km) | 23:50 | 27.
12. class 4/3 27. WRC 27. Great Britain |
64.8 km/h 6.17 s/km |
4:56:51 0:50 |
23.
12. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
| SS32 Grizedale 2 (9.66 km) | 9:37 | 28.
12. class 4/3 28. WRC 28. Great Britain |
60.3 km/h 7.35 s/km |
5:06:28 0:50 |
23.
12. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
| SS33 Grizedale 3 (4.83 km) | 4:18 | 24.
11. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
67.4 km/h 4.76 s/km |
5:10:46 0:50 |
23.
12. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
| SS34 Oulton Park (3.22 km) | 1:50 | 9.
6. class 4/3 9. WRC 9. Great Britain |
105.4 km/h 3.11 s/km |
5:12:36 0:50 |
22.
12. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
| 2. leg | |||||
| SS35 Weston Park (3.22 km) | 2:36 | 13.
8. class 4/3 13. WRC 13. Great Britain |
74.3 km/h 4.04 s/km |
5:15:12 0:50 |
22.
12. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
| SS36 Dyfnant (10.46 km) | 8:03 | 23.
10. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
78.0 km/h 4.21 s/km |
5:23:15 0:50 |
22.
12. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
| SS37 Ceri (5.63 km) | 4:33 | 20.
10. class 4/3 20. WRC 20. Great Britain |
74.2 km/h 4.62 s/km |
5:27:48 0:50 |
22.
12. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
| SS38 Radnor 1 (9.66 km) | 6:23 | 18.
9. class 4/3 18. WRC 18. Great Britain |
90.8 km/h 3.52 s/km |
5:34:11 0:50 |
22.
12. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
| SS39 Knill Wood (4.83 km) | 4:31 | 34.
13. class 4/3 34. WRC 34. Great Britain |
64.2 km/h 6.83 s/km |
5:38:42 0:50 |
22.
12. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
| SS40 Radnor 2 (9.66 km) | 6:55 | 28.
12. class 4/3 28. WRC 28. Great Britain |
83.8 km/h 6.21 s/km |
5:45:37 0:50 |
22.
12. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
| SS41 Brycheiniog (11.27 km) | 10:25 | 37.
13. class 4/3 37. WRC 37. Great Britain |
64.9 km/h 10.83 s/km |
5:56:02 0:50 |
22.
12. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
| SS42 Glasfynydd (8.05 km) | 7:16 | 20.
12. class 4/3 20. WRC 20. Great Britain |
66.5 km/h 5.34 s/km |
6:03:18 0:50 |
20.
12. class 4/3 20. WRC 20. Great Britain |
| SS43 Brechfa 1 (4.83 km) | 4:11 | 23.
12. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
69.3 km/h 4.76 s/km |
6:07:29 0:50 |
20.
12. class 4/3 20. WRC 20. Great Britain |
| SS44 Brechfa 2 (3.22 km) | 2:43 | 23.
12. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
71.1 km/h 4.66 s/km |
6:10:12 0:50 |
20.
12. class 4/3 20. WRC 20. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brechfa 3 (8.05 km) | 8:08 | 23.
11. class 4/3 23. WRC 23. Great Britain |
59.4 km/h 6.46 s/km |
6:18:20 0:50 |
20.
12. class 4/3 20. WRC 20. Great Britain |
| SS46 Esgair Dafydd (16.09 km) | 15:17 | 19.
10. class 4/3 19. WRC 19. Great Britain |
63.2 km/h 7.27 s/km |
6:33:37 0:50 |
19.
11. class 4/3 19. WRC 19. Great Britain |
| SS47 Nant-yr-hwch (20.92 km) | 17:12 | 22.
11. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
73.0 km/h 5.40 s/km |
6:50:49 0:50 |
19.
11. class 4/3 19. WRC 19. Great Britain |
| SS48 Llanafan (8.05 km) | 7:53 | 27.
12. class 4/3 27. WRC 27. Great Britain |
61.3 km/h 8.32 s/km |
6:58:42 0:50 |
19.
11. class 4/3 19. WRC 19. Great Britain |
| SS49 Hafren (37.01 km) | 1:09:19 | 81.
13. class 4/3 81. WRC 81. Great Britain |
32.0 km/h 65.85 s/km |
8:09:31 2:20 |
28.
12. class 4/3 28. WRC 28. Great Britain |
| Penalty 1:30 | |||||
| SS50 Pantperthog (14.48 km) | 12:41 | 22.
11. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
68.5 km/h 5.66 s/km |
8:22:12 2:20 |
28.
12. class 4/3 28. WRC 28. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dyfi (20.92 km) | 13:21 | 1.
1. class 4/3 1. WRC 1. Great Britain |
94.0 km/h |
8:35:33 2:20 |
25.
12. class 4/3 25. WRC 25. Great Britain |
| SS52 Gartheiniog (16.09 km) | 13:11 | 22.
12. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
73.2 km/h 6.15 s/km |
8:48:44 2:20 |
25.
12. class 4/3 25. WRC 25. Great Britain |
| SS53 Penmachno 1 (8.85 km) | 7:15 | 19.
10. class 4/3 19. WRC 19. Great Britain |
73.2 km/h 4.41 s/km |
8:55:59 2:20 |
24.
11. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS54 Penmachno 2 (10.46 km) | 8:07 | 22.
11. class 4/3 22. WRC 22. Great Britain |
77.3 km/h 4.21 s/km |
9:04:06 2:20 |
24.
11. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS55 Beddgelert (10.46 km) | 8:43 | 20.
11. class 4/3 20. WRC 20. Great Britain |
72.0 km/h 4.40 s/km |
9:12:49 2:20 |
24.
11. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS56 Great Orme (4.83 km) | 3:16 | 24.
11. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
88.7 km/h 4.97 s/km |
9:16:05 2:20 |
24.
11. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS57 Clocaenog 1 (3.22 km) | 2:54 | 21.
11. class 4/3 21. WRC 21. Great Britain |
66.6 km/h 7.14 s/km |
9:18:59 2:20 |
24.
11. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS58 Clocaenog 2 (14.48 km) | 11:25 | 19.
11. class 4/3 19. WRC 19. Great Britain |
76.1 km/h 5.25 s/km |
9:30:24 2:20 |
24.
11. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |
| SS59 Clocaenog 3 (6.44 km) | 5:11 | 21.
11. class 4/3 21. WRC 21. Great Britain |
74.5 km/h 6.21 s/km |
9:35:35 2:20 |
24.
11. class 4/3 24. WRC 24. Great Britain |