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
#35
Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII 
7
Final results
17. overall
5. class 7
17. ERC
17. Great Britain
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after |
| SS1 Carmavy Hill (8.22 km) | 6:05 | 49.
18. class 7 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
81.1 km/h 6.20 s/km |
6:05 | 49.
18. class 7 49. ERC 49. Great Britain |
| SS2 White Port (10.94 km) | 6:28 | 44.
16. class 7 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
101.5 km/h 5.12 s/km |
12:33 | 46.
16. class 7 46. ERC 46. Great Britain |
| SS3 Aghanliss (14.42 km) | 9:26 | 36.
15. class 7 36. ERC 36. Great Britain |
91.7 km/h 5.06 s/km |
21:59 | 44.
16. class 7 44. ERC 44. Great Britain |
| SS4 Willies (8.93 km) | 6:16 | 38.
15. class 7 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
85.5 km/h 5.15 s/km |
28:15 | 41.
16. class 7 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
| SS5 Knockmanny Forest (10.41 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS6 Screeby (31.11 km) | 20:32 | 37.
15. class 7 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
90.9 km/h 5.40 s/km |
48:47 | 38.
15. class 7 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
| SS7 Ballyreagh (23.41 km) | 12:28 | 34.
14. class 7 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
112.7 km/h 4.66 s/km |
1:01:15 | 35.
15. class 7 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
| SS8 Killycat (17.75 km) | 10:45 | 40.
14. class 7 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
99.1 km/h 5.58 s/km |
1:12:00 | 34.
14. class 7 34. ERC 34. Great Britain |
| SS9 Glengevlin (23.87 km) | 15:38 | 38.
11. class 7 38. ERC 38. Great Britain |
91.6 km/h 7.33 s/km |
1:27:38 | 32.
11. class 7 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
| SS10 The Poor House 1 (20.20 km) | 14:47 | 41.
10. class 7 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
82.0 km/h 8.96 s/km |
1:42:25 | 33.
11. class 7 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
| SS11 Arigna (34.76 km) | 26:47 | 40.
11. class 7 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
77.9 km/h 9.87 s/km |
2:09:12 | 33.
11. class 7 33. ERC 33. Great Britain |
| SS12 Zion Hill (10.33 km) | 7:18 | 27.
9. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
84.9 km/h 8.62 s/km |
2:16:30 | 32.
10. class 7 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
| SS13 Lough Feagh (20.54 km) | 17:29 | 61.
11. class 7 61. ERC 61. Great Britain |
70.5 km/h 13.53 s/km |
2:33:59 | 32.
10. class 7 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
| SS14 Sheefrey Bdg (30.80 km) | 21:00 | 40.
10. class 7 40. ERC 40. Great Britain |
88.0 km/h 8.60 s/km |
2:54:59 | 32.
10. class 7 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
| SS15 Tully Cross (13.73 km) | 9:17 | 30.
9. class 7 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
88.7 km/h 7.65 s/km |
3:04:16 | 32.
10. class 7 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
| SS16 The Sky Road (12.49 km) | 9:14 | 27.
8. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
81.2 km/h 8.33 s/km |
3:13:30 | 29.
9. class 7 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS17 Toombeola (28.87 km) | 20:06 | 27.
8. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
86.2 km/h 6.79 s/km |
3:33:36 | 30.
9. class 7 30. ERC 30. 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) | 15:10 | 41.
11. class 7 41. ERC 41. Great Britain |
94.8 km/h 5.51 s/km |
3:48:46 | 29.
9. class 7 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS26 Liberty Hall (24.24 km) | 23:08 | 97.
11. class 7 97. ERC 97. Great Britain |
62.9 km/h 18.23 s/km |
4:11:54 | 31.
9. class 7 31. ERC 31. Great Britain |
| SS27 Ballaghbeama (27.37 km) | 19:45 | 37.
10. class 7 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
83.1 km/h 5.99 s/km |
4:31:39 | 30.
9. class 7 30. ERC 30. Great Britain |
| SS28 Ballinskelligs (22.03 km) | 14:09 | 26.
8. class 7 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
93.4 km/h 5.81 s/km |
4:45:48 | 29.
9. class 7 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS29 Valencia (14.95 km) | 8:00 | 24.
8. class 7 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
112.1 km/h 4.01 s/km |
4:53:48 | 29.
8. class 7 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
| SS30 Cahirsiveen (9.12 km) | 6:44 | 35.
8. class 7 35. ERC 35. Great Britain |
81.3 km/h 6.03 s/km |
5:00:32 | 28.
7. class 7 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
| SS31 Bean Hill (11.54 km) | 7:20 | 32.
8. class 7 32. ERC 32. Great Britain |
94.4 km/h 5.37 s/km |
5:07:52 | 28.
7. class 7 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
| SS32 Carragh (22.08 km) | 13:57 | 29.
8. class 7 29. ERC 29. Great Britain |
95.0 km/h 6.07 s/km |
5:21:49 | 28.
7. class 7 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
| SS33 Glenellen (16.69 km) | 12:51 | 23.
8. class 7 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
77.9 km/h 5.81 s/km |
5:34:40 | 28.
7. class 7 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
| SS34 Quarry Hill (10.17 km) | 6:49 | 27.
8. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
89.5 km/h 5.70 s/km |
5:41:29 | 28.
7. class 7 28. ERC 28. Great Britain |
| SS35 Desmond's Grave 1 (17.94 km) | 12:14 | 21.
8. class 7 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
88.0 km/h 5.13 s/km |
5:53:43 | 27.
7. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
| SS36 Knockacullig 1 (10.67 km) | 7:42 | 20.
7. class 7 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
83.1 km/h 6.19 s/km |
6:01:25 | 27.
7. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
| 4. leg | |||||
| SS37 Knockacullig 2 (10.49 km) | 6:45 | 24.
7. class 7 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
93.2 km/h 5.62 s/km |
6:08:10 | 27.
7. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
| SS38 Mount Eagle (16.61 km) | 12:32 | 37.
7. class 7 37. ERC 37. Great Britain |
79.5 km/h 7.83 s/km |
6:20:42 | 27.
7. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
| SS39 Desmond's Grave 2 (15.61 km) | 11:18 | 15.
6. class 7 15. ERC 15. Great Britain |
82.9 km/h 3.72 s/km |
6:32:00 | 27.
7. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
| SS40 Sugar Hill (16.51 km) | 10:05 | 19.
7. class 7 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
98.2 km/h 4.97 s/km |
6:42:05 | 26.
7. class 7 26. ERC 26. Great Britain |
| SS41 Tountinna (23.41 km) | 20:14 | 58.
7. class 7 58. ERC 58. Great Britain |
69.4 km/h 12.99 s/km |
7:02:19 | 27.
7. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
| SS42 Ballyquirk (8.98 km) | 5:55 | 12.
5. class 7 12. ERC 12. Great Britain |
91.1 km/h 4.12 s/km |
7:08:14 | 27.
7. class 7 27. ERC 27. Great Britain |
| SS43 Carrowreagh (17.38 km) | 12:14 | 16.
5. class 7 16. ERC 16. Great Britain |
85.2 km/h 4.55 s/km |
7:20:28 | 25.
6. class 7 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS44 Toberdan (13.92 km) | 9:47 | 12.
5. class 7 12. ERC 12. Great Britain |
85.4 km/h 4.17 s/km |
7:30:15 | 25.
6. class 7 25. ERC 25. Great Britain |
| SS45 Brackna (8.77 km) | cancelled | ||||
| 5. leg | |||||
| SS46 White Hill House (10.09 km) | 5:20 | 12.
5. class 7 12. ERC 12. Great Britain |
113.5 km/h 1.98 s/km |
7:35:35 | 23.
6. class 7 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS47 Cornafunshin (10.62 km) | 6:04 | 12.
5. class 7 12. ERC 12. Great Britain |
105.0 km/h 4.43 s/km |
7:41:39 | 23.
6. class 7 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS48 Drumshanbo (15.19 km) | 10:56 | 20.
6. class 7 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
83.4 km/h 5.13 s/km |
7:52:35 | 23.
6. class 7 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
| SS49 The Poor House 2 (23.51 km) | cancelled | ||||
| SS50 Meeney More (28.18 km) | 19:42 | 14.
5. class 7 14. ERC 14. Great Britain |
85.8 km/h 5.54 s/km |
8:12:17 | 21.
6. class 7 21. ERC 21. Great Britain |
| SS51 Dough Mountains (18.35 km) | 13:42 | 15.
4. class 7 15. ERC 15. Great Britain |
80.4 km/h 5.89 s/km |
8:25:59 | 20.
5. class 7 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
| SS52 Ballagh Cottage (13.44 km) | 10:07 | 14.
4. class 7 14. ERC 14. Great Britain |
79.7 km/h 4.76 s/km |
8:36:06 | 20.
5. class 7 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
| SS53 Tullanaquiggy (15.69 km) | 10:02 | 11.
5. class 7 11. ERC 11. Great Britain |
93.8 km/h 4.53 s/km |
8:46:08 | 20.
5. class 7 20. ERC 20. Great Britain |
| SS54 Cammy (16.41 km) | 12:42 | 24.
5. class 7 24. ERC 24. Great Britain |
77.5 km/h 5.55 s/km |
8:58:50 | 19.
5. class 7 19. ERC 19. Great Britain |
| SS55 Sweat House (17.75 km) | 13:45 | 23.
5. class 7 23. ERC 23. Great Britain |
77.5 km/h 5.24 s/km |
9:12:35 | 18.
5. class 7 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
| SS56 Dublin Hill Road (16.25 km) | 9:09 | 11.
4. class 7 11. ERC 11. Great Britain |
106.6 km/h 3.02 s/km |
9:21:44 | 18.
5. class 7 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
| SS57 The Diamond (32.91 km) | 23:04 | 15.
5. class 7 15. ERC 15. Great Britain |
85.6 km/h 3.80 s/km |
9:44:48 | 18.
5. class 7 18. ERC 18. Great Britain |
| SS58 Loughisland Reavy (16.46 km) | 10:51 | 11.
5. class 7 11. ERC 11. Great Britain |
91.0 km/h 2.49 s/km |
9:55:39 | 17.
5. class 7 17. ERC 17. Great Britain |