1979 World Rally Championship Season - Events

Events

1979 World Rally Championship event map
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface
1979 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Round Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver Co-driver Team Car Time
1
47ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
(January 20–January 26)		 30 stages
619 km
Tarmac		 1 Bernard Darniche Alain Mahé Team Chardonnet Lancia Stratos HF 8:13.38
2 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 8:13.44
3 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki Alitalia Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth 8:17.47
2
29th International Swedish Rally
(February 16–February 18)		 38 stages
630 km
Snow/Ice		 1 Stig Blomqvist Björn Cederberg Saab 99 Turbo 6:34.49
2 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 6:36.09
3 Pentti Airikkala Risto Virtanen Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS 6:39.31
3
13º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
(March 6–March 11)		 45 stages
735 km
Tarmac/Gravel		 1 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 9:13.52
2 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 9:16.36
3 Ove Andersson Henry Liddon Toyota Team Europe Toyota Celica 2000GT 9:35.00
4
27th Safari Rally
(April 12–16)		 82 controls
5028 km
Gravel		 1 Shekhar Mehta Mike Doughty DT Dobie Team Datsun Datsun 160J +6:27 pen
2 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz DT Dobie Daimler-Benz Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 +7:15 pen
3 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki Alitalia Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth +7:20 pen
5
26th Acropolis Rally
(May 28–31)		 54 stages
1008 km
Gravel/Tarmac		 1 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Rothmans Rally Team Ford Escort RS1800 13:35.06
2 Timo Salonen Seppo Harjanne N. I. Theocharakis Datsun 160J 14:07.04
3 Harry Källström Claes Billstam N. I. Theocharakis Datsun 160J 14:11.39
6
10th Motogard Rally of New Zealand
(July 14–July 18)		 42 stages
672 km
Tarmac/Gravel		 1 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Masport Ford Escort RS1800 8:05.45,8
2 Blair Robson Chris Porter Masport Ford Escort RS1800 8:27.03,0
3 Ari Vatanen David Richards Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 8:29.40,8
7
29th 1000 Lakes Rally
(August 24–August 28)		 45 stages
424 km
Gravel		 1 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki Alitalia Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth 4:01.11
2 Ari Vatanen David Richards Rothmans Rally Team Ford Escort RS1800 4:02.42
3 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 4:07.15
8
7ème Critérium Molson du Québec
(September 13–September 16)		 25 stages
384 km
Tarmac/Gravel		 1 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 3:35.32
2 Timo Salonen Seppo Harjanne Team Datsun Europe Datsun 160J 3:36.10
3 Ari Vatanen David Richards Rothmans Rally Team Ford Escort RS1800 3:41.50
9
21º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
(October 1–October 7)		 66 stages
1078 km
Tarmac/Gravel		 1 Antonio 'Tony' Fassina Mauro Mannini Jolly Club Lancia Stratos HF 12:37.17
2 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Alitalia Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth 12:41.31
3 Attilio Bettega Maurizio Perissinot Fiat 131 Abarth 12:55.59
10
23ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
(November 2–November 4)		 22 stages
1129 km
Tarmac		 1 Bernard Darniche Alain Mahé Team Chardonnet Lancia Stratos HF 14:36.46
2 Jean Ragnotti Jean-Marc Andrié Renault 5 Alpine 15:12.52
3 Pierre-Louis Moreau Patrice Baron Porsche 911 SC 15:23.06
11
28th Lombard RAC Rally
(November 19–November 23)		 56 stages
687 km
Gravel/Tarmac		 1 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Ford Motor Company Ford Escort RS1800 8:03.38
2 Russell Brookes Paul White Andrews Heat For Hire Ford Escort RS1800 8:14.07
3 Timo Salonen Stuart Pegg Team Datsun Europe Datsun 160J 8:16.22
12
11ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
(December 9–December 14)		 50 controls
5668 km
Gravel		 1 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 +3:23 pen
2 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 +3:58 pen
3 Andrew Cowan Klaus Kaiser Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 +4:10 pen

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