35. Lombard RAC Rally 1979
18. 11. – 21. 11. 1979, Chester • gravel 661.48 km • Other years
#155
Opel Kadett GT/E 
2/3
Final results
51. overall
7. class 2/3
51. WRC
51. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Knowsley Safari Park (7.24 km) | 6:34 | 120.
27. class 2/3 120. WRC 120. Great Britain |
66.2 km/h 10.22 s/km |
6:34 | 120.
27. class 2/3 120. WRC 120. Great Britain |
| SS2 Trentham Gardens (4.02 km) | 5:16 | 146.
30. class 2/3 146. WRC 146. Great Britain |
45.8 km/h 15.92 s/km |
11:50 | 128.
28. class 2/3 128. WRC 128. Great Britain |
| SS3 Alton Towers (6.44 km) | 7:04 | 111.
25. class 2/3 111. WRC 111. Great Britain |
54.7 km/h 12.27 s/km |
18:54 | 122.
28. class 2/3 122. WRC 122. Great Britain |
| SS4 Sutton Park (8.05 km) | 6:32 | 123.
27. class 2/3 123. WRC 123. Great Britain |
73.9 km/h 11.06 s/km |
25:26 | 119.
26. class 2/3 119. WRC 119. Great Britain |
| SS5 Donington Park (4.02 km) | 3:38 | 130.
27. class 2/3 130. WRC 130. Great Britain |
66.4 km/h 11.69 s/km |
29:04 | 117.
26. class 2/3 117. WRC 117. Great Britain |
| SS6 Bramham Park (8.05 km) | 7:26 | 155.
29. class 2/3 155. WRC 155. Great Britain |
65.0 km/h 12.92 s/km |
36:30 | 123.
25. class 2/3 123. WRC 123. Great Britain |
| SS7 Wykeham (3.22 km) | 3:15 | 116.
24. class 2/3 116. WRC 116. Great Britain |
59.4 km/h 15.22 s/km |
39:45 | 117.
24. class 2/3 117. WRC 117. Great Britain |
| SS8 Langdale (12.87 km) | 10:26 | 120.
23. class 2/3 120. WRC 120. Great Britain |
74.0 km/h 12.67 s/km |
50:11 | 117.
24. class 2/3 117. WRC 117. Great Britain |
| SS9 Staindale (6.44 km) | 7:04 | 112.
24. class 2/3 112. WRC 112. Great Britain |
54.7 km/h 13.20 s/km |
57:15 | 112.
23. class 2/3 112. WRC 112. Great Britain |
| SS10 Dalby 1 (12.87 km) | 11:04 | 101.
22. class 2/3 101. WRC 101. Great Britain |
69.8 km/h 10.96 s/km |
1:08:19 | 112.
24. class 2/3 112. WRC 112. Great Britain |
| SS11 Dalby 2 (17.70 km) | 13:31 | 102.
21. class 2/3 102. WRC 102. Great Britain |
78.6 km/h 11.58 s/km |
1:21:50 | 107.
23. class 2/3 107. WRC 107. Great Britain |
| SS12 Dalby 3 (11.27 km) | 10:26 | 80.
16. class 2/3 80. WRC 80. Great Britain |
64.8 km/h 10.74 s/km |
1:32:16 | 100.
19. class 2/3 100. WRC 100. Great Britain |
| SS13 Cropton (19.31 km) | 14:47 | 102.
21. class 2/3 102. WRC 102. Great Britain |
78.4 km/h 10.67 s/km |
1:47:03 | 100.
21. class 2/3 100. WRC 100. Great Britain |
| SS14 Kilburn (3.22 km) | 3:18 | 99.
17. class 2/3 99. WRC 99. Great Britain |
58.5 km/h 11.80 s/km |
1:50:21 | 100.
21. class 2/3 100. WRC 100. Great Britain |
| SS15 Boltby (6.44 km) | 5:46 | 125.
22. class 2/3 125. WRC 125. Great Britain |
67.0 km/h 13.66 s/km |
1:56:07 | 100.
20. class 2/3 100. WRC 100. Great Britain |
| SS16 Hamsterley (25.75 km) | 23:31 | 106.
20. class 2/3 106. WRC 106. Great Britain |
65.7 km/h 13.90 s/km |
2:19:38 | 99.
19. class 2/3 99. WRC 99. Great Britain |
| SS17 Kielder 1 (38.62 km) | 35:58 | 93.
19. class 2/3 93. WRC 93. Great Britain |
64.4 km/h 18.15 s/km |
2:55:36 | 83.
17. class 2/3 83. WRC 83. Great Britain |
| SS18 Kielder 2 (38.62 km) | 40:53 | 94.
19. class 2/3 94. WRC 94. Great Britain |
56.7 km/h 21.47 s/km |
3:36:29 | 85.
17. class 2/3 85. WRC 85. Great Britain |
| SS19 Kielder 3 (32.19 km) | 32:55 | 90.
18. class 2/3 90. WRC 90. Great Britain |
58.7 km/h 19.38 s/km |
4:09:24 | 80.
16. class 2/3 80. WRC 80. Great Britain |
| SS20 Kielder 4 (11.27 km) | 9:51 | 91.
19. class 2/3 91. WRC 91. Great Britain |
68.6 km/h 15.97 s/km |
4:19:15 | 79.
16. class 2/3 79. WRC 79. Great Britain |
| SS21 Kielder 5 (6.44 km) | 4:51 | 75.
16. class 2/3 75. WRC 75. Great Britain |
79.7 km/h 10.87 s/km |
4:24:06 | 79.
16. class 2/3 79. WRC 79. Great Britain |
| SS22 Kielder 6 (11.27 km) | 11:58 | 84.
18. class 2/3 84. WRC 84. Great Britain |
56.5 km/h 13.22 s/km |
4:36:04 | 79.
16. class 2/3 79. WRC 79. Great Britain |
| SS23 Craik (11.27 km) | 9:37 | 71.
16. class 2/3 71. WRC 71. Great Britain |
70.3 km/h 8.78 s/km |
4:45:41 | 77.
15. class 2/3 77. WRC 77. Great Britain |
| SS24 Castle O'er (6.44 km) | 5:26 | 73.
17. class 2/3 73. WRC 73. Great Britain |
71.1 km/h 10.87 s/km |
4:51:07 | 77.
15. class 2/3 77. WRC 77. Great Britain |
| SS25 Twiglees (8.05 km) | 7:11 | 69.
15. class 2/3 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
67.2 km/h 10.43 s/km |
4:58:18 | 75.
14. class 2/3 75. WRC 75. Great Britain |
| SS26 Greystoke (4.83 km) | 4:49 | 73.
16. class 2/3 73. WRC 73. Great Britain |
60.2 km/h 12.22 s/km |
5:03:07 | 73.
14. class 2/3 73. WRC 73. Great Britain |
| SS27 Comb (8.05 km) | 9:13 | 70.
17. class 2/3 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
52.4 km/h 15.40 s/km |
5:12:20 | 71.
14. class 2/3 71. WRC 71. Great Britain |
| SS28 Wythop (4.83 km) | 4:32 | 71.
16. class 2/3 71. WRC 71. Great Britain |
63.9 km/h 13.87 s/km |
5:16:52 | 70.
14. class 2/3 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
| SS29 Elva Hill (3.22 km) | 2:55 | 74.
17. class 2/3 74. WRC 74. Great Britain |
66.2 km/h 13.04 s/km |
5:19:47 | 70.
14. class 2/3 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
| SS30 White Stones (4.83 km) | 5:21 | 66.
15. class 2/3 66. WRC 66. Great Britain |
54.2 km/h 17.18 s/km |
5:25:08 | 70.
14. class 2/3 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
| SS31 Grizedale 1 (25.75 km) | 28:36 | 77.
17. class 2/3 77. WRC 77. Great Britain |
54.0 km/h 17.28 s/km |
5:53:44 | 69.
14. class 2/3 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
| SS32 Grizedale 2 (9.66 km) | 10:57 | 70.
13. class 2/3 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
52.9 km/h 15.63 s/km |
6:04:41 | 68.
14. class 2/3 68. WRC 68. Great Britain |
| SS33 Grizedale 3 (4.83 km) | 5:10 | 74.
14. class 2/3 74. WRC 74. Great Britain |
56.1 km/h 15.53 s/km |
6:09:51 | 68.
14. class 2/3 68. WRC 68. Great Britain |
| SS34 Oulton Park (3.22 km) | 3:26 | 80.
15. class 2/3 80. WRC 80. Great Britain |
56.3 km/h 32.92 s/km |
6:13:17 | 68.
14. class 2/3 68. WRC 68. Great Britain |
| 2. leg | |||||
| SS35 Weston Park (3.22 km) | 3:15 | 82.
13. class 2/3 82. WRC 82. Great Britain |
59.4 km/h 16.15 s/km |
6:16:32 | 65.
12. class 2/3 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
| SS36 Dyfnant (10.46 km) | 9:21 | 69.
13. class 2/3 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
67.1 km/h 11.66 s/km |
6:25:53 | 65.
12. class 2/3 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
| SS37 Ceri (5.63 km) | 5:31 | 70.
12. class 2/3 70. WRC 70. Great Britain |
61.2 km/h 14.92 s/km |
6:31:24 | 64.
11. class 2/3 64. WRC 64. Great Britain |
| SS38 Radnor 1 (9.66 km) | 8:23 | 69.
12. class 2/3 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
69.1 km/h 15.94 s/km |
6:39:47 | 63.
11. class 2/3 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
| SS39 Knill Wood (4.83 km) | 4:57 | 58.
9. class 2/3 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
58.5 km/h 12.22 s/km |
6:44:44 | 62.
10. class 2/3 62. WRC 62. Great Britain |
| SS40 Radnor 2 (9.66 km) | 7:57 | 63.
9. class 2/3 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
72.9 km/h 12.63 s/km |
6:52:41 | 61.
10. class 2/3 61. WRC 61. Great Britain |
| SS41 Brycheiniog (11.27 km) | 10:39 | 44.
6. class 2/3 44. WRC 44. Great Britain |
63.5 km/h 12.07 s/km |
7:03:20 | 61.
10. class 2/3 61. WRC 61. Great Britain |
| SS42 Glasfynydd (8.05 km) | 8:32 | 55.
9. class 2/3 55. WRC 55. Great Britain |
56.6 km/h 14.78 s/km |
7:11:52 | 59.
9. class 2/3 59. WRC 59. Great Britain |
| SS43 Brechfa 1 (4.83 km) | 5:10 | 63.
9. class 2/3 63. WRC 63. Great Britain |
56.1 km/h 16.98 s/km |
7:17:02 | 57.
8. class 2/3 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
| SS44 Brechfa 2 (3.22 km) | 3:21 | 65.
9. class 2/3 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
57.7 km/h 16.46 s/km |
7:20:23 | 57.
8. class 2/3 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brechfa 3 (8.05 km) | 9:47 | 65.
9. class 2/3 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
49.4 km/h 18.76 s/km |
7:30:10 | 57.
8. class 2/3 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
| SS46 Esgair Dafydd (16.09 km) | 18:39 | 54.
7. class 2/3 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
51.8 km/h 19.83 s/km |
7:48:49 | 54.
7. class 2/3 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS47 Nant-yr-hwch (20.92 km) | 21:10 | 57.
8. class 2/3 57. WRC 57. Great Britain |
59.3 km/h 16.78 s/km |
8:09:59 | 54.
7. class 2/3 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS48 Llanafan (8.05 km) | 9:24 | 65.
9. class 2/3 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
51.4 km/h 19.63 s/km |
8:19:23 | 54.
7. class 2/3 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS49 Hafren (37.01 km) | 39:23 | 51.
8. class 2/3 51. WRC 51. Great Britain |
56.4 km/h 17.32 s/km |
8:59:46 1:00 |
54.
7. class 2/3 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| Penalty 1:00 | |||||
| SS50 Pantperthog (14.48 km) | 14:54 | 69.
8. class 2/3 69. WRC 69. Great Britain |
58.3 km/h 14.85 s/km |
9:14:40 1:00 |
53.
7. class 2/3 53. WRC 53. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dyfi (20.92 km) | 19:20 | 65.
9. class 2/3 65. WRC 65. Great Britain |
64.9 km/h 17.16 s/km |
9:34:00 1:00 |
54.
7. class 2/3 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS52 Gartheiniog (16.09 km) | 14:50 | 56.
9. class 2/3 56. WRC 56. Great Britain |
65.1 km/h 12.31 s/km |
9:48:50 1:00 |
54.
7. class 2/3 54. WRC 54. Great Britain |
| SS53 Penmachno 1 (8.85 km) | 8:33 | 49.
8. class 2/3 49. WRC 49. Great Britain |
62.1 km/h 13.22 s/km |
9:57:23 1:00 |
53.
7. class 2/3 53. WRC 53. Great Britain |
| SS54 Penmachno 2 (10.46 km) | 9:13 | 47.
8. class 2/3 47. WRC 47. Great Britain |
68.1 km/h 10.52 s/km |
10:06:36 1:00 |
53.
7. class 2/3 53. WRC 53. Great Britain |
| SS55 Beddgelert (10.46 km) | 9:59 | 49.
8. class 2/3 49. WRC 49. Great Britain |
62.9 km/h 11.66 s/km |
10:16:35 1:00 |
53.
7. class 2/3 53. WRC 53. Great Britain |
| SS56 Great Orme (4.83 km) | 3:39 | 48.
7. class 2/3 48. WRC 48. Great Britain |
79.4 km/h 9.73 s/km |
10:20:14 1:00 |
52.
7. class 2/3 52. WRC 52. Great Britain |
| SS57 Clocaenog 1 (3.22 km) | 3:32 | 58.
11. class 2/3 58. WRC 58. Great Britain |
54.7 km/h 18.94 s/km |
10:23:46 1:00 |
51.
7. class 2/3 51. WRC 51. Great Britain |
| SS58 Clocaenog 2 (14.48 km) | 14:08 | 55.
9. class 2/3 55. WRC 55. Great Britain |
61.5 km/h 16.51 s/km |
10:37:54 1:00 |
51.
7. class 2/3 51. WRC 51. Great Britain |
| SS59 Clocaenog 3 (6.44 km) | 6:05 | 49.
8. class 2/3 49. WRC 49. Great Britain |
63.5 km/h 14.60 s/km |
10:43:59 1:00 |
51.
7. class 2/3 51. WRC 51. Great Britain |