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
Final results
| 1. | #8 |
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Coleman Billy - O'Donoghue Frank |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII Ford of Cork |
STW***
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7 |
8:40:15 |
98.7 |
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| 2. | #19 |
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Fisher Bertie - Frazer Austin |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
CIL***
|
7 |
8:42:51 |
+2:36 +2:36 |
98.2 0.18 |
|
| 3. | #22 |
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Buckley Ger - Caplice John |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII Electrical & Pump Services |
TIU***
|
7 |
8:49:06 |
+8:51 +6:15 |
97.0 0.62 |
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| 4. | #44 |
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Craig Warren - Forsythe Ronnie |
|
Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
7 |
9:52:33 |
+1:12:18 +1:03:27 |
86.6 5.07 |
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| 5. | #35 |
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Tansey John - Inglis Rea |
|
Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII |
7 |
9:55:39 |
+1:15:24 +3:06 |
86.2 5.29 |
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Retirements |
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| SS8 | #1 |
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Brookes Russell - White Paul |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII Andrews Heat for Hire |
TWC*** | 7 | Suspension | |||
| SS9 | #5 |
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Salonen Timo - Harjanne Seppo | 
|
Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat Motor Co. Ltd (UK) |
TO ***
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7 | Suspension | |||
| SS16 | #9 |
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Taylor John - Short Phil |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII Haynes of Maidstone |
OKK***
|
7 | Head gasket | |||
| SS43 | #14 |
|
Wilson Malcolm - Harryman Terry |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII Total Oil GB |
FFV***
|
7 | Driveshaft | |||
| SS51 | #16 |
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Nelson Brian - Cole Rodney |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII Tuca Carpet Tiles |
VWL***
|
7 | Accident | |||
| SS9 | #20 |
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Toivonen Henri - Harris Bryan |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII Total Oil GB |
HHJ***
|
7 | Gearbox | |||
| SS6 | #21 |
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Kidney Ernest - Phelan Paul |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | YYK*** | 7 | Accident | |||
| SS30 | #23 |
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Fagan Brendan - Morgan Ronan |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII Team P.R. Reilly |
8 Z** | 7 | Retired | |||
| SS12 | #30 |
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Cathcart Ian - Whale Martin |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 7 | Retired | ||||
| SS3 | #34 |
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Fielding Geoff - Goulding Tony |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 7 | Retired | ||||
| SS4 | #42 |
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White Paddy - McGuinness Gerry |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 7 | Retired | ||||
| SS9 | #45 |
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McMillan Ken - Bole David |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 7 | Retired | ||||
| SS9 | #52 |
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Newport Fintan - Byron Patrick |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 7 | Retired | ||||
| SS25 | #56 |
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McNeill Derek - Ogg James | 
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Triumph TR7 | 7 | Retired | ||||
| SS29 | #96 |
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McCartney Ronnie - Crawford Beatty |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | JIA** | 7 | Retired | |||
| SS6 | #149 |
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Whooley John - Murphy Dermot |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 7 | Retired | ||||
Results from From Ulster Automobile Club