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
#133
Chrysler Avenger GT 
3
Final results
35. overall
8. class 3
35. ERC
35. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 6:29 | 94.
19. class 3 94. ERC 94. Great Britain |
76.1 km/h 9.12 s/km |
6:29 | 94.
19. class 3 94. ERC 94. Great Britain |
| SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 7:24 | 96.
20. class 3 96. ERC 96. Great Britain |
88.7 km/h 10.24 s/km |
13:53 | 93.
20. class 3 93. ERC 93. Great Britain |
| SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 10:20 | 92.
18. class 3 92. ERC 92. Great Britain |
83.7 km/h 8.81 s/km |
24:13 | 91.
19. class 3 91. ERC 91. Great Britain |
| SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 6:50 | 96.
19. class 3 96. ERC 96. Great Britain |
78.4 km/h 8.96 s/km |
31:03 | 90.
18. class 3 90. ERC 90. Great Britain |
| SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 22:51 | 94.
19. class 3 94. ERC 94. Great Britain |
81.7 km/h 9.87 s/km |
53:54 | 89.
19. class 3 89. ERC 89. Great Britain |
| SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 14:12 | 98.
20. class 3 98. ERC 98. Great Britain |
98.9 km/h 9.10 s/km |
1:08:06 | 91.
19. class 3 91. ERC 91. Great Britain |
| SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 11:28 | 74.
16. class 3 74. ERC 74. Great Britain |
92.9 km/h 8.00 s/km |
1:19:34 | 87.
19. class 3 87. ERC 87. Great Britain |
| SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 17:30 | 86.
18. class 3 86. ERC 86. Great Britain |
81.8 km/h 12.02 s/km |
1:37:04 | 82.
18. class 3 82. ERC 82. Great Britain |
| SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 16:09 | 77.
17. class 3 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
75.0 km/h 13.02 s/km |
1:53:13 | 81.
18. class 3 81. ERC 81. Great Britain |
| SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 28:48 | 79.
15. class 3 79. ERC 79. Great Britain |
72.4 km/h 13.35 s/km |
2:22:01 | 80.
18. class 3 80. ERC 80. Great Britain |
| SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 8:05 | 70.
15. class 3 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
76.7 km/h 13.17 s/km |
2:30:06 | 77.
18. class 3 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
| SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 17:41 | 69.
16. class 3 69. ERC 69. Great Britain |
69.7 km/h 14.12 s/km |
2:47:47 | 77.
17. class 3 77. ERC 77. Great Britain |
| SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 22:41 | 71.
14. class 3 71. ERC 71. Great Britain |
81.5 km/h 11.88 s/km |
3:10:28 | 73.
16. class 3 73. ERC 73. Great Britain |
| SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 10:15 | 75.
16. class 3 75. ERC 75. Great Britain |
80.4 km/h 11.87 s/km |
3:20:43 | 73.
16. class 3 73. ERC 73. Great Britain |
| SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 10:23 | 81.
15. class 3 81. ERC 81. Great Britain |
72.2 km/h 13.85 s/km |
3:31:06 | 72.
15. class 3 72. ERC 72. Great Britain |
| SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 22:07 | 72.
15. class 3 72. ERC 72. Great Britain |
78.3 km/h 10.98 s/km |
3:53:13 | 72.
15. class 3 72. ERC 72. 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) | 16:19 | 80.
16. class 3 80. ERC 80. Great Britain |
88.1 km/h 8.39 s/km |
4:09:32 | 69.
15. class 3 69. ERC 69. Great Britain |
| SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 19:32 | 70.
17. class 3 70. ERC 70. Great Britain |
74.5 km/h 9.32 s/km |
4:29:04 | 65.
15. class 3 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
| SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 21:21 | 71.
17. class 3 71. ERC 71. Great Britain |
76.9 km/h 9.50 s/km |
4:50:25 | 65.
15. class 3 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
| SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 15:28 | 65.
15. class 3 65. ERC 65. Great Britain |
85.5 km/h 9.40 s/km |
5:05:53 | 62.
14. class 3 62. ERC 62. Great Britain |
| SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 8:54 | 66.
16. class 3 66. ERC 66. Great Britain |
100.8 km/h 7.63 s/km |
5:14:47 | 58.
14. class 3 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
| SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 7:23 | 73.
16. class 3 73. ERC 73. Great Britain |
74.1 km/h 10.31 s/km |
5:22:10 | 57.
14. class 3 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
| SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 8:01 | 66.
16. class 3 66. ERC 66. Great Britain |
86.4 km/h 8.93 s/km |
5:30:11 | 57.
14. class 3 57. ERC 57. Great Britain |
| SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 16:01 | 78.
15. class 3 78. ERC 78. Great Britain |
82.7 km/h 11.68 s/km |
5:46:12 | 56.
14. class 3 56. ERC 56. Great Britain |
| SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 13:53 | 53.
12. class 3 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
72.1 km/h 9.53 s/km |
6:00:05 | 55.
13. class 3 55. ERC 55. Great Britain |
| SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 7:32 | 60.
15. class 3 60. ERC 60. Great Britain |
81.0 km/h 9.93 s/km |
6:07:37 | 54.
13. class 3 54. ERC 54. Great Britain |
| SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 13:05 | 47.
12. class 3 47. ERC 47. Great Britain |
82.3 km/h 7.97 s/km |
6:20:42 | 53.
12. class 3 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
| SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 8:31 | 59.
14. class 3 59. ERC 59. Great Britain |
75.2 km/h 10.78 s/km |
6:29:13 | 53.
12. class 3 53. ERC 53. Great Britain |
| 4. leg | |||||
| SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 7:22 | 51.
12. class 3 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
85.4 km/h 9.15 s/km |
6:36:35 | 50.
11. class 3 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
| SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 12:56 | 49.
11. class 3 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
77.1 km/h 9.27 s/km |
6:49:31 | 50.
11. class 3 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
| SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 12:53 | 51.
10. class 3 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
72.7 km/h 9.80 s/km |
7:02:24 | 49.
11. class 3 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
| SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 11:09 | 51.
10. class 3 51. ERC 51. Great Britain |
88.8 km/h 8.84 s/km |
7:13:33 | 49.
11. class 3 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
| SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 19:41 | 52.
11. class 3 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
71.4 km/h 11.58 s/km |
7:33:14 | 49.
11. class 3 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
| SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 6:49 | 52.
11. class 3 52. ERC 52. Great Britain |
79.0 km/h 10.13 s/km |
7:40:03 | 50.
11. class 3 50. ERC 50. Great Britain |
| SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 14:09 | 46.
10. class 3 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
73.7 km/h 11.16 s/km |
7:54:12 | 45.
10. class 3 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
| SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 11:09 | 45.
10. class 3 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
74.9 km/h 10.06 s/km |
8:05:21 | 45.
10. class 3 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
| 5. leg | |||||
| SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 5:59 | 39.
9. class 3 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
101.2 km/h 5.85 s/km |
8:11:20 | 44.
9. class 3 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
| SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 7:01 | 48.
9. class 3 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
90.8 km/h 9.79 s/km |
8:18:21 | 44.
9. class 3 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
| SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 11:54 | 45.
9. class 3 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
76.6 km/h 8.95 s/km |
8:30:15 | 44.
9. class 3 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
| SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 23:00 | 45.
9. class 3 45. ERC 45. Great Britain |
73.5 km/h 12.56 s/km |
8:53:15 | 40.
9. class 3 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 15:40 | 43.
9. class 3 43. ERC 43. Great Britain |
70.3 km/h 12.32 s/km |
9:08:55 | 40.
9. class 3 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
| SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 11:39 | 41.
9. class 3 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
69.2 km/h 11.61 s/km |
9:20:34 | 40.
9. class 3 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
| SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 11:13 | 40.
10. class 3 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
83.9 km/h 9.05 s/km |
9:31:47 | 39.
9. class 3 39. ERC 39. Great Britain |
| SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 13:35 | 40.
10. class 3 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
72.5 km/h 8.78 s/km |
9:45:22 | 38.
9. class 3 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
| SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 15:25 | 48.
10. class 3 48. ERC 48. Great Britain |
69.1 km/h 10.87 s/km |
10:00:47 | 37.
9. class 3 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
| SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 10:16 | 41.
9. class 3 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
95.0 km/h 7.14 s/km |
10:11:03 | 37.
9. class 3 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
| SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 25:35 | 38.
10. class 3 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
77.2 km/h 8.39 s/km |
10:36:38 | 36.
9. class 3 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
| SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 12:20 | 41.
9. class 3 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
80.1 km/h 7.90 s/km |
10:48:58 | 35.
9. class 3 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |