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
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 6:10 | 56.
2. class 1 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
80.0 km/h 6.81 s/km |
6:10 | 56.
2. class 1 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 6:45 | 60.
2. class 1 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
97.2 km/h 6.67 s/km |
12:55 | 57.
2. class 1 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 9:45 | 55.
2. class 1 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
88.7 km/h 6.38 s/km |
22:40 | 54.
2. class 1 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 6:27 | 50.
1. class 1 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
83.1 km/h 6.38 s/km |
29:07 | 52.
2. class 1 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 21:23 | 53.
2. class 1 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
87.3 km/h 7.04 s/km |
50:30 | 49.
2. class 1 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 12:42 | 42.
2. class 1 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
110.6 km/h 5.25 s/km |
1:03:12 | 47.
2. class 1 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 10:50 | 42.
2. class 1 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
98.3 km/h 5.86 s/km |
1:14:02 | 44.
2. class 1 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 15:58 | 49.
3. class 1 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
89.7 km/h 8.17 s/km |
1:30:00 | 40.
2. class 1 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 16:56 | 97.
10. class 1 97. ERC 97. Great Britain |
71.6 km/h 15.35 s/km |
1:46:56 | 49.
3. class 1 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 27:05 | 51.
6. class 1 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
77.0 km/h 10.39 s/km |
2:14:01 | 47.
3. class 1 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 7:36 | 43.
3. class 1 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
81.6 km/h 10.36 s/km |
2:21:37 | 45.
3. class 1 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 16:19 | 31.
3. class 1 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
75.5 km/h 10.13 s/km |
2:37:56 | 41.
3. class 1 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 20:31 | 28.
2. class 1 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
90.1 km/h 7.66 s/km |
2:58:27 | 37.
3. class 1 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 9:28 | 37.
3. class 1 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
87.0 km/h 8.45 s/km |
3:07:55 | 37.
3. class 1 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 9:24 | 33.
2. class 1 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
79.7 km/h 9.13 s/km |
3:17:19 | 35.
3. class 1 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 20:44 | 40.
4. class 1 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
83.5 km/h 8.11 s/km |
3:38:03 | 35.
3. class 1 35. ERC 35. 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) | 15:38 | 55.
4. class 1 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
92.0 km/h 6.68 s/km |
3:53:41 | 34.
3. class 1 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 18:28 | 40.
3. class 1 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
78.8 km/h 6.68 s/km |
4:12:09 | 32.
3. class 1 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 20:02 | 44.
3. class 1 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
82.0 km/h 6.61 s/km |
4:32:11 | 33.
3. class 1 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 14:33 | 37.
1. class 1 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
90.8 km/h 6.90 s/km |
4:46:44 | 31.
2. class 1 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 8:20 | 40.
3. class 1 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
107.6 km/h 5.35 s/km |
4:55:04 | 31.
2. class 1 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 6:53 | 44.
3. class 1 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
79.5 km/h 7.02 s/km |
5:01:57 | 30.
2. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 7:35 | 44.
5. class 1 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
91.3 km/h 6.67 s/km |
5:09:32 | 30.
2. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 14:14 | 37.
2. class 1 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
93.1 km/h 6.84 s/km |
5:23:46 | 30.
2. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 13:50 | 51.
7. class 1 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
72.4 km/h 9.35 s/km |
5:37:36 | 31.
3. class 1 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 7:10 | 43.
3. class 1 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
85.1 km/h 7.77 s/km |
5:44:46 | 31.
3. class 1 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 13:02 | 45.
4. class 1 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
82.6 km/h 7.80 s/km |
5:57:48 | 30.
3. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 8:06 | 39.
4. class 1 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
79.0 km/h 8.43 s/km |
6:05:54 | 30.
3. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
4. leg | |||||
SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 7:06 | 36.
4. class 1 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
88.6 km/h 7.63 s/km |
6:13:00 | 30.
3. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 12:26 | 33.
4. class 1 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
80.2 km/h 7.47 s/km |
6:25:26 | 29.
3. class 1 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 12:07 | 33.
3. class 1 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
77.3 km/h 6.85 s/km |
6:37:33 | 29.
3. class 1 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 10:37 | 33.
3. class 1 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
93.3 km/h 6.90 s/km |
6:48:10 | 29.
3. class 1 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 18:13 | 30.
4. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
77.1 km/h 7.82 s/km |
7:06:23 | 30.
3. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 6:25 | 35.
4. class 1 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
84.0 km/h 7.46 s/km |
7:12:48 | 30.
3. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 13:37 | 38.
5. class 1 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
76.6 km/h 9.32 s/km |
7:26:25 | 28.
2. class 1 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 10:53 | 38.
5. class 1 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
76.7 km/h 8.91 s/km |
7:37:18 | 28.
2. class 1 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
5. leg | |||||
SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 5:48 | 28.
2. class 1 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
104.4 km/h 4.76 s/km |
7:43:06 | 27.
2. class 1 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 6:42 | 30.
2. class 1 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
95.1 km/h 8.00 s/km |
7:49:48 | 27.
2. class 1 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 11:35 | 35.
5. class 1 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
78.7 km/h 7.70 s/km |
8:01:23 | 27.
2. class 1 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 20:45 | 25.
3. class 1 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
81.5 km/h 7.77 s/km |
8:22:08 | 28.
2. class 1 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 15:17 | 39.
4. class 1 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
72.0 km/h 11.06 s/km |
8:37:25 | 27.
2. class 1 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 11:34 | 37.
4. class 1 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
69.7 km/h 11.24 s/km |
8:48:59 | 27.
2. class 1 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 10:50 | 28.
3. class 1 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
86.9 km/h 7.58 s/km |
8:59:49 | 27.
2. class 1 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 12:59 | 29.
3. class 1 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
75.8 km/h 6.58 s/km |
9:12:48 | 26.
2. class 1 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 14:30 | 34.
3. class 1 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
73.4 km/h 7.77 s/km |
9:27:18 | 25.
1. class 1 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 9:45 | 28.
1. class 1 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
100.0 km/h 5.23 s/km |
9:37:03 | 25.
1. class 1 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 24:58 | 32.
2. class 1 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
79.1 km/h 7.26 s/km |
10:02:01 | 24.
1. class 1 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 11:59 | 32.
2. class 1 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
82.4 km/h 6.62 s/km |
10:14:00 | 23.
1. class 1 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |