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
#47
Volkswagen Golf GTi 
2
Final results
21. overall
4. class 2
21. ERC
21. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 6:07 | 53.
4. class 2 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
80.6 km/h 6.45 s/km |
6:07 | 53.
4. class 2 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
| SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 6:41 | 55.
6. class 2 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
98.2 km/h 6.31 s/km |
12:48 | 52.
5. class 2 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
| SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 11:47 | 125.
17. class 2 125. ERC 125. Great Britain |
73.4 km/h 14.84 s/km |
24:35 | 95.
12. class 2 95. ERC 95. Great Britain |
| SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 6:24 | 46.
2. class 2 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
83.7 km/h 6.05 s/km |
30:59 | 88.
11. class 2 88. ERC 88. Great Britain |
| SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 21:23 | 53.
7. class 2 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
87.3 km/h 7.04 s/km |
52:22 | 70.
8. class 2 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
| SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 13:00 | 51.
8. class 2 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
108.0 km/h 6.02 s/km |
1:05:22 | 65.
8. class 2 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
| SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 11:12 | 65.
9. class 2 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
95.1 km/h 7.10 s/km |
1:16:34 | 65.
9. class 2 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
| SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 15:51 | 43.
6. class 2 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
90.4 km/h 7.88 s/km |
1:32:25 | 54.
8. class 2 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
| SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 14:16 | 31.
2. class 2 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
85.0 km/h 7.43 s/km |
1:46:41 | 48.
7. class 2 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
| SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 27:23 | 56.
8. class 2 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
76.2 km/h 10.90 s/km |
2:14:04 | 48.
7. class 2 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
| SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 13:00 | 99.
16. class 2 99. ERC 99. Great Britain |
47.7 km/h 41.72 s/km |
2:27:04 | 65.
10. class 2 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
| SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 16:52 | 43.
5. class 2 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
73.1 km/h 11.73 s/km |
2:43:56 | 61.
10. class 2 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
| SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 20:48 | 33.
2. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
88.8 km/h 8.21 s/km |
3:04:44 | 55.
7. class 2 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
| SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 9:22 | 32.
2. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
88.0 km/h 8.01 s/km |
3:14:06 | 55.
7. class 2 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
| SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 9:20 | 29.
2. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
80.3 km/h 8.81 s/km |
3:23:26 | 52.
7. class 2 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
| SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 20:17 | 30.
2. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
85.4 km/h 7.17 s/km |
3:43:43 | 49.
7. class 2 49. ERC 49. 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) | 15:36 | 53.
7. class 2 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
92.2 km/h 6.59 s/km |
3:59:19 | 47.
6. class 2 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
| SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 18:30 | 41.
5. class 2 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
78.6 km/h 6.77 s/km |
4:17:49 | 44.
5. class 2 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
| SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 19:53 | 40.
4. class 2 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
82.6 km/h 6.28 s/km |
4:37:42 | 43.
5. class 2 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
| SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 14:33 | 37.
5. class 2 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
90.8 km/h 6.90 s/km |
4:52:15 | 40.
5. class 2 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
| SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 8:21 | 42.
6. class 2 42. ERC 42. Great Britain |
107.4 km/h 5.42 s/km |
5:00:36 | 38.
5. class 2 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
| SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 6:46 | 37.
4. class 2 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
80.9 km/h 6.25 s/km |
5:07:22 | 37.
5. class 2 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
| SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 7:26 | 38.
5. class 2 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
93.1 km/h 5.89 s/km |
5:14:48 | 37.
5. class 2 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
| SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 14:07 | 34.
5. class 2 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
93.8 km/h 6.52 s/km |
5:28:55 | 38.
5. class 2 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
| SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 13:10 | 34.
5. class 2 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
76.1 km/h 6.95 s/km |
5:42:05 | 36.
5. class 2 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
| SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 7:02 | 37.
5. class 2 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
86.8 km/h 6.98 s/km |
5:49:07 | 36.
5. class 2 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
| SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 12:25 | 26.
3. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
86.7 km/h 5.74 s/km |
6:01:32 | 35.
5. class 2 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
| SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 7:55 | 29.
2. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
80.9 km/h 7.40 s/km |
6:09:27 | 35.
5. class 2 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
| 4. leg | |||||
| SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 6:56 | 32.
4. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
90.8 km/h 6.67 s/km |
6:16:23 | 34.
5. class 2 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
| SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 12:12 | 28.
3. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
81.7 km/h 6.62 s/km |
6:28:35 | 33.
5. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
| SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 12:02 | 30.
4. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
77.8 km/h 6.53 s/km |
6:40:37 | 33.
5. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
| SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 10:38 | 34.
6. class 2 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
93.2 km/h 6.97 s/km |
6:51:15 | 33.
5. class 2 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
| SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 17:56 | 24.
2. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
78.3 km/h 7.09 s/km |
7:09:11 | 32.
4. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
| SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 6:12 | 22.
4. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
86.9 km/h 6.01 s/km |
7:15:23 | 32.
4. class 2 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
| SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 12:44 | 23.
3. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
81.9 km/h 6.27 s/km |
7:28:07 | 30.
4. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
| SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 10:15 | 17.
1. class 2 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |
81.5 km/h 6.18 s/km |
7:38:22 | 30.
4. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
| 5. leg | |||||
| SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 5:48 | 28.
6. class 2 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
104.4 km/h 4.76 s/km |
7:44:10 | 29.
4. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 6:30 | 23.
4. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
98.0 km/h 6.87 s/km |
7:50:40 | 30.
5. class 2 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
| SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 10:57 | 21.
3. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
83.2 km/h 5.20 s/km |
8:01:37 | 29.
5. class 2 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 19:45 | 15.
1. class 2 15. ERC 15. Great Britain |
85.6 km/h 5.64 s/km |
8:21:22 | 26.
4. class 2 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 13:54 | 18.
2. class 2 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
79.2 km/h 6.54 s/km |
8:35:16 | 25.
4. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 10:20 | 15.
1. class 2 15. ERC 15. Great Britain |
78.0 km/h 5.73 s/km |
8:45:36 | 25.
4. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 10:31 | 21.
3. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
89.5 km/h 6.37 s/km |
8:56:07 | 25.
4. class 2 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 12:19 | 15.
2. class 2 15. ERC 15. Great Britain |
79.9 km/h 4.14 s/km |
9:08:26 | 24.
4. class 2 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
| SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 13:25 | 16.
3. class 2 16. ERC 16. Great Britain |
79.4 km/h 4.11 s/km |
9:21:51 | 23.
4. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 9:17 | 18.
2. class 2 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
105.0 km/h 3.51 s/km |
9:31:08 | 23.
4. class 2 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 23:00 | 14.
2. class 2 14. ERC 14. Great Britain |
85.9 km/h 3.68 s/km |
9:54:08 | 22.
4. class 2 22. ERC 22. Great Britain |
| SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 10:56 | 13.
2. class 2 13. ERC 13. Great Britain |
90.3 km/h 2.79 s/km |
10:05:04 | 21.
4. class 2 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |