1979 British Rally Championships

Motoring News/BTRDA Rally Championship

Gemini Rally
10th-11th March 1979

 1     Mick Briant/Dave Kirkham 		Ford Escort RS 2000

Moonraker Rally
7th-8th April 1979

 1     Mick Briant/Dave Kirkham 		Ford Escort RS 2000

Agbo Rally
20th-22nd April 1979

 1     Geoff Birkett/Dave Orrick		Opel Kadett GT/E

Bournemouth Rally
28th-29th April 1979

 1     Mick Briant/Dave Kirkham 		Ford Escort RS 2000

Calderford Rally
28th-29th July 1979

 1     Ron Beecroft/John Millington 		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus

Y Ddraig Goch
4th-5th August 1979

 1     Ron Beecroft/John Millington 		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus

R.L.Brown Trophy Rally
22nd-23rd September 1979

 1     Geoff Birkett/Nigel Hunter		Opel Kadett GT/E

Bolton Midnight Rally
29th-30th September 1979

 1     Bill Gwynne/Paul Watkins			Ford Escort RS 2000

Tour of Mull
7th-8th October 1979

 1     Alistair Roy/Campbell Roy		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus

Autumn Rally
25th-26th October 1979

 1     Bill Gwynne/Paul Watkins			Ford Escort RS 2000

Southbound Rally
3rd-4th November 1979

 1     Mick Briant/Dave Kirkham 		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus

Cilwendeg Rally
24th-25th November 1979

 1     Neil Jones/Peter Watts			Triumph TR7 V8

J.J.Brown Rally
8th-9th December 1979

 1     Bill Gwynne/Paul Watkins			Ford Escort RS 2000

Championship Standings - Drivers

 1 Mick Briant 		83 pts
 2 Bill Gwynne		82
 3 Geoff Birkett	78
 4 Ron Beecroft		53
 5 Neil Jones		28
 6 Steve Hill		26
 7 Ted Cowell		19
 8 Theo Bengry		18
 = Terry Benson		18
10 John Bloxham		16

Championship Standings - Navigators

 1 Dave Kirkham		83 pts
 2 Paul Watkins		75
 3 Steve Fellows	65
 4 John Millington	51
 5 Nigel Hunter		23
 6 Peter Watts		22
 7 Barry Cooper		21
 8 David Taylor		20
 9 Richard Harper	16
 = Nigel Raeburn	16
 = John Kiff 		16
 = Eric Cowell 		16