1979 Round Australia Trial
The 1979 Round Australia Trial, officially the Repco Reliability Trial was the twelfth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between the 5th and the 19th of August 1979. The event covered 19,000 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Peter Brock, Matt Philip and Noel Richards, driving a Holden Commodore.
| 1979 Round Australia Trial Repco Reliability Trial | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Rally base | Melbourne | |
| Dates run | 5 – 19 August 1979 | |
| Stages | 134 | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | |
| Overall distance | 19,000 km (12,000 miles) | |
| Results | ||
| Overall winner | | |
| Crews | 167 at start, 92 at finish | |
Results
The Porsche 924 in which Jürgen Barth and Roland Kushmaul placed ninth outright in the 1979 Repco Reliability Trial. The car is pictured in 2016.
| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Time) No. of Controls Missed (Mc) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 3hr 39min 18sec |
| 2 | 17 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 3hr 52min 39sec |
| 3 | 3 | |
  |
Holden Commodore VB | 4hr 53min 39sec |
| 4 | 7 | |
|
Volvo 244 GT | 8hr 24min 54sec |
| 5 | 9 | |
|
Ford Cortina TE | 9hr 12min 13sec |
| 6 | 81 | |
|
Toyota Celica RA40 | 9hr 57min 25sec |
| 7 | 50 | |
|
Mitsubishi Lancer | 12hr 24min 11sec |
| 8 | 1 | |
|
Porsche 911 Carrera | 12hr 39min 2sec |
| 9 | 8 | |
 |
Porsche 924 | 13hr 9min 3sec |
| 10 | 24 | |
|
Datsun 180B | 16hr 9min 38sec |
| 11 | 11 | |
|
Peugeot 504 Diesel | 16hr 22min 18sec |
| 12 | 12 |  |
|
Chevrolet Blazer | 27hr 5min 38sec |
| 13 | 47 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 29hr 2min 6sec |
| 14 | 41 | |
|
Datsun 180B | 1mc 20hr 28min 18sec |
| 15 | 87 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 1mc 53hr 57min 8sec |
| 16 | 60 | |
|
Datsun 180B | 3mc 33hr 22min 28sec |
| 17 | 63 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 3mc 33hr 23min 7sec |
| 18 | 92 | |
|
Toyota Celica RA40 | 4mc 27hr 46min 44sec |
| 19 | 76 | |
|
Volvo 244 DL | 5mc 30hr 34min 50sec |
| 20 | 53 | |
|
Volvo 244 DL | 5mc 40hr 25min 31sec |
| 21 | 160 | |
|
Datsun 180B | 6mc 44hr 57min 10sec |
| 22 | 22 | |
|
Datsun Stanza | 7mc 12hr 2min 5sec |
| 23 | 70 | |
|
Holden Monaro HZ | 7mc 35hr 10min 9sec |
| 24 | 56 | |
|
Peugeot 504 | 8mc 27hr 1min 55sec |
| 25 | 13 | |
|
Ford Cortina TE | 10mc 14hr 10min 5sec |
| 26 | 144 | |
|
Datsun 200B | 10mc 24hr 37min 53sec |
| 27 | 115 | |
|
Renault 16 TS | 10mc 50hr 50min 20sec |
| 28 | 152 | |
|
Holden Torana LX | 10mc 54hr 47min 48sec |
| 29 | 28 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 11mc 38hr 59min 34sec |
| 30 | 39 | |
|
Volvo 242 GT | 12mc 25hr 2min 21sec |
| 31 | 31 | |
|
Mitsubishi Colt | 13mc 41hr 51min 11sec |
| 32 | 74 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 16mc 62hr 32min 0sec |
| 33 | 73 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 17mc 42hr 24min 15sec |
| 34 | 208 | |
|
Holden Torana LH | 18mc 43hr 56min 4sec |
| 35 | 155 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 21mc 25hr 59min 52sec |
| 36 | 104 | |
|
Ford F100 | 22mc 34hr 32min 22sec |
| 37 | 142 | |
|
Leyland P76 | 22mc 68hr 21min 16sec |
| 38 | 131 | |
|
Peugeot 504 | 22mc 68hr 21min 16sec |
| 39 | 146 | |
|
Datsun 1600 | 23mc 41hr 6min 45sec |
| 40 | 120 | |
|
Leyland P76 | 23mc 49hr 42min 33sec |
| 41 | 82 | |
|
Mazda RX-4 | 27mc 47hr 33min 7sec |
| 42 | 159 | |
|
Leyland P76 | 27mc 58hr 22min 7sec |
| 43 | 78 | |
|
Leyland P76 | 29mc 60hr 34min 43sec |
| 44 | 14 |  |
|
Subaru Leone | 30mc 29hr 47min 12sec |
| 45 | 171 | |
|
Holden HJ Panel Van | 31mc 71hr 42min 57sec |
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Mercedes-Benz 280S | 32mc 38hr 22min 14sec |
| 47 | 134 | |
|
Holden EH | 32mc 44hr 7min 39sec |
| 48 | 101 | |
|
Peugeot 404 | 32mc 44hr 40min 56sec |
| 49 | 98 | |
|
Mitsubishi Lancer | 32mc 46hr 15min 16sec |
| 50 | 141 | |
|
Holden HR | 33mc 34hr 39min 38sec |
| 51 | 99 | |
|
Mazda RX-4 | 33mc 45hr 7min 55sec |
| 52 | 172 | |
|
Porsche 911E | 33mc 45hr 25min 50sec |
| 53 | 57 | |
|
Holden Monaro HT GTS | 34mc 30hr 49min 26sec |
| 54 | 86 | |
|
Datsun 1600 | 35mc 38hr 29min 3sec |
| 55 | 167 | |
|
Ford Escort GL | 36mc 47hr 36min 17sec |
| 56 | 202 | |
|
Renault R12 Virage | 36mc 80hr 28min 3sec |
| 57 | 79 | |
|
Datsun 1600 | 38mc 48hr 52min 54sec |
| 58 | 61 | |
|
Mazda RX-3 | 39mc 25hr 24min 28sec |
| 59 | 35 | |
|
Rover 3500 | 39mc 60hr 24min 23sec |
| 60 | 37 | |
|
Fiat 131 Mirafori | 39mc 65hr 40min 3sec |
| 61 | 185 | |
|
Ford Falcon XD | 40mc 92hr 51min 14sec |
| 62 | 143 | |
|
Holden HQ | 41mc 32hr 29min 0sec |
| 63 | 187 | |
|
Holden Torana LJ | 44mc 34hr 37min 6sec |
| 64 | 140 | |
|
Volkswagen Beetle 1600 | 44mc 42min 37min 28sec |
| 65 | 90 | |
|
Peugeot 504 | 46mc 38hr 39min 50sec |
| 66 | 103 | |
|
Datsun 1600 | 47mc 75hr 59min 55sec |
| 67 | 20 | |
|
Chevrolet C20 Pick Up | 51mc 46hr 20min 30sec |
| 68 | 186 | |
|
Valiant 770 Charger | 54mc 50hr 7min 53sec |
| 69 | 19 | |
|
Ford F-250 Pick Up | 54mc 60hr 12min 2sec |
| 70 | 106 | |
|
Datsun 1600 | 54mc 61hr 16min 34sec |
| 70 | 179 | |
|
Holden HT | 56mc 48hr 35min 58sec |
| 72 | 126 | |
|
Mazda RX-2 | 56mc 59hr 19min 42sec |
| 73 | 197 | |
|
Holden HR | 58mc 40hr 57min 42sec |
| 74 | 178 | |
|
Holden Monaro HJ GTS | 59mc 53min 1min 3sec |
| 75 | 64 | |
|
Riley 2.5 Litre | 59mc 55hr 18min 55sec |
| 76 | 102 | |
|
Mazda RX-4 | 60mc 26hr 23min 1sec |
| 77 | 181 | |
|
Holden Commodore VB | 60mc 43hr 43min 40sec |
| 78 | 123 | |
|
Holden Torana LX | 64mc 25hr 29min 22sec |
| 79 | 194 | |
|
Toyota Celica | 65mc 35hr 22min 16sec |
| 80 | 180 | |
|
Peugeot 504 | 69mc 78hr 23min 6sec |
| 81 | 189 | |
|
Datsun 240K | 70mc 2hr 16min 58sec |
| 82 | 83 | |
|
Toyota Corolla | 70mc 27hr 0min 31sec |
| 83 | 201 | |
|
Holden Monaro HT GTS | 72mc 37hr 4min 14sec |
| 84 | 55 | |
|
Ford Falcon XY | 72mc 63hr 25min 39sec |
| 85 | 207 | |
|
Holden FJ | 73mc 36hr 11min 53sec |
| 86 | 117 | |
|
Honda Civic | 79mc 38hr 3min 15sec |
| 87 | 195 | |
|
Volkswagen Beetle | 80mc 28hr 7min 36sec |
| 88 | 113 | |
|
Ford Escort Mark II | 85mc 25hr 29min 39sec |
| 89 | 198 | |
|
Holden HQ Panel Van | 87mc 26hr 3min 47sec |
| 90 | 191 | |
|
Ford Fairmont XC | 87mc 28hr 47min 6sec |
| 91 | 188 | |
|
Holden FJ | 91mc 35hr 40min 5sec |
| 92 | 30 | |
|
Ford Escort 2.0 Turbo Mark II | 104mc 25hr 44min 36sec |
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References
- Ian Richards. "Entrants-Car No.1 to 50".
- Ian Richards. "Entrants-Car No.51 to 100".
- Ian Richards. "Entrants-Car No.101 to 150".
- Ian Richards. "Entrants-Car No.151 to 208".
- Ian Richards. "Results".
- "Retro Trial Finishers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 August 1979.
- Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 215-219
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