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
#87
Fiat 127 Sport 
Fiat Ireland
10
Final results
45. overall
7. class 1
45. ERC
45. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 6:59 | 119.
10. class 10 119. ERC 119. Great Britain |
70.6 km/h 12.77 s/km |
6:59 | 119.
10. class 10 119. ERC 119. Great Britain |
| SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 7:51 | 121.
11. class 10 121. ERC 121. Great Britain |
83.6 km/h 12.71 s/km |
14:50 | 118.
10. class 10 118. ERC 118. Great Britain |
| SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 11:03 | 117.
11. class 10 117. ERC 117. Great Britain |
78.3 km/h 11.79 s/km |
25:53 | 119.
10. class 10 119. ERC 119. Great Britain |
| SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 7:32 | 125.
12. class 10 125. ERC 125. Great Britain |
71.1 km/h 13.66 s/km |
33:25 | 120.
10. class 10 120. ERC 120. Great Britain |
| SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 24:18 | 115.
11. class 10 115. ERC 115. Great Britain |
76.8 km/h 12.66 s/km |
57:43 | 115.
11. class 10 115. ERC 115. Great Britain |
| SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 14:28 | 104.
11. class 10 104. ERC 104. Great Britain |
97.1 km/h 9.78 s/km |
1:12:11 | 111.
11. class 10 111. ERC 111. Great Britain |
| SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 12:17 | 106.
10. class 10 106. ERC 106. Great Britain |
86.7 km/h 10.76 s/km |
1:24:28 | 109.
11. class 10 109. ERC 109. Great Britain |
| SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 17:37 | 89.
7. class 10 89. ERC 89. Great Britain |
81.3 km/h 12.32 s/km |
1:42:05 | 99.
10. class 10 99. ERC 99. Great Britain |
| SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 16:52 | 96.
9. class 10 96. ERC 96. Great Britain |
71.9 km/h 15.15 s/km |
1:58:57 | 97.
10. class 10 97. ERC 97. Great Britain |
| SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 29:45 | 93.
10. class 10 93. ERC 93. Great Britain |
70.1 km/h 14.99 s/km |
2:28:42 | 95.
10. class 10 95. ERC 95. Great Britain |
| SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 8:12 | 81.
6. class 10 81. ERC 81. Great Britain |
75.6 km/h 13.84 s/km |
2:36:54 | 91.
10. class 10 91. ERC 91. Great Britain |
| SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 17:36 | 67.
4. class 10 67. ERC 67. Great Britain |
70.0 km/h 13.88 s/km |
2:54:30 | 89.
10. class 10 89. ERC 89. Great Britain |
| SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 23:27 | 84.
8. class 10 84. ERC 84. Great Britain |
78.8 km/h 13.38 s/km |
3:17:57 | 87.
10. class 10 87. ERC 87. Great Britain |
| SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 10:29 | 87.
9. class 10 87. ERC 87. Great Britain |
78.6 km/h 12.89 s/km |
3:28:26 | 88.
10. class 10 88. ERC 88. Great Britain |
| SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 10:23 | 81.
8. class 10 81. ERC 81. Great Britain |
72.2 km/h 13.85 s/km |
3:38:49 | 85.
9. class 10 85. ERC 85. Great Britain |
| SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 22:20 | 76.
7. class 10 76. ERC 76. Great Britain |
77.6 km/h 11.43 s/km |
4:01:09 | 82.
8. class 10 82. ERC 82. 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) | 16:26 | 82.
8. class 10 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
87.5 km/h 8.68 s/km |
4:17:35 | 79.
8. class 10 79. ERC 79. Great Britain |
| SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 21:05 | 89.
8. class 10 89. ERC 89. Great Britain |
69.0 km/h 13.16 s/km |
4:38:40 | 77.
8. class 10 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
| SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 22:07 | 82.
5. class 10 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
74.3 km/h 11.18 s/km |
5:00:47 | 76.
8. class 10 76. ERC 76. Great Britain |
| SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 15:35 | 67.
5. class 10 67. ERC 67. Great Britain |
84.8 km/h 9.71 s/km |
5:16:22 | 74.
8. class 10 74. ERC 74. Great Britain |
| SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 9:03 | 70.
6. class 10 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
99.1 km/h 8.23 s/km |
5:25:25 | 70.
7. class 10 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
| SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 7:22 | 72.
8. class 10 72. ERC 72. Great Britain |
74.3 km/h 10.20 s/km |
5:32:47 | 69.
7. class 10 69. ERC 69. Great Britain |
| SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 8:13 | 74.
9. class 10 74. ERC 74. Great Britain |
84.3 km/h 9.97 s/km |
5:41:00 | 69.
7. class 10 69. ERC 69. Great Britain |
| SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 14:50 | 58.
3. class 10 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
89.3 km/h 8.47 s/km |
5:55:50 | 67.
6. class 10 67. ERC 67. Great Britain |
| SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 13:59 | 55.
4. class 10 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
71.6 km/h 9.89 s/km |
6:09:49 | 65.
6. class 10 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
| SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 7:41 | 65.
5. class 10 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
79.4 km/h 10.82 s/km |
6:17:30 | 63.
6. class 10 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
| SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 13:38 | 61.
4. class 10 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
79.0 km/h 9.81 s/km |
6:31:08 | 61.
5. class 10 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
| SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 8:23 | 54.
3. class 10 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
76.4 km/h 10.03 s/km |
6:39:31 | 61.
5. class 10 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
| 4. leg | |||||
| SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 7:37 | 61.
6. class 10 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
82.6 km/h 10.58 s/km |
6:47:08 | 58.
5. class 10 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
| SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 13:30 | 57.
4. class 10 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
73.8 km/h 11.32 s/km |
7:00:38 | 58.
5. class 10 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
| SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 13:54 | 63.
5. class 10 63. ERC 63. Great Britain |
67.4 km/h 13.71 s/km |
7:14:32 | 56.
5. class 10 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
| SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 11:44 | 61.
5. class 10 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
84.4 km/h 10.96 s/km |
7:26:16 | 56.
5. class 10 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
| SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 19:53 | 55.
5. class 10 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
70.6 km/h 12.09 s/km |
7:46:09 | 56.
5. class 10 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
| SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 6:57 | 57.
5. class 10 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
77.5 km/h 11.02 s/km |
7:53:06 | 56.
5. class 10 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
| SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 13:42 | 39.
1. class 10 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
76.1 km/h 9.61 s/km |
8:06:48 | 53.
5. class 10 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
| SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 11:13 | 47.
4. class 10 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
74.5 km/h 10.34 s/km |
8:18:01 | 52.
5. class 10 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
| 5. leg | |||||
| SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 6:28 | 55.
5. class 10 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
93.6 km/h 8.72 s/km |
8:24:29 | 52.
5. class 10 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
| SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 7:39 | 60.
5. class 10 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
83.3 km/h 13.37 s/km |
8:32:08 | 52.
5. class 10 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
| SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 12:49 | 58.
5. class 10 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
71.1 km/h 12.57 s/km |
8:44:57 | 52.
5. class 10 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
| SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 22:55 | 43.
5. class 10 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
73.8 km/h 12.38 s/km |
9:07:52 | 50.
5. class 10 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 15:58 | 47.
5. class 10 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
69.0 km/h 13.30 s/km |
9:23:50 | 49.
5. class 10 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
| SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 11:23 | 34.
2. class 10 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
70.8 km/h 10.42 s/km |
9:35:13 | 49.
5. class 10 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
| SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 11:12 | 39.
2. class 10 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
84.1 km/h 8.99 s/km |
9:46:25 | 48.
5. class 10 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
| SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 18:50 | 57.
6. class 10 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
52.3 km/h 27.97 s/km |
10:05:15 | 49.
5. class 10 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
| SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 14:42 | 39.
3. class 10 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
72.4 km/h 8.45 s/km |
10:19:57 | 48.
5. class 10 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
| SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 10:20 | 43.
4. class 10 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
94.4 km/h 7.38 s/km |
10:30:17 | 48.
5. class 10 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
| SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 26:13 | 45.
4. class 10 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
75.3 km/h 9.54 s/km |
10:56:30 | 46.
4. class 10 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
| SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 12:10 | 38.
2. class 10 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
81.2 km/h 7.29 s/km |
11:08:40 | 45.
4. class 10 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |