1979 Miscellaneous Rallies
1st Dakar Rally
26th December 1978-14th January 1979
Overall (includes bikes, cars and trucks)
1 NEUVEU Cyril YAMAHA
2 COMTE Gilles YAMAHA
3 VASSARD Philippe HONDA
4 GENESTIER/TERBLAUT/LEMORDANT RANGE ROVER
5 Claude Marreau/Bernard Marreau Renault R4 Sinpar
6 SCHAECHT Alain HONDA
7 GIRAUDO/CAVALLERI FIAT
8 RAYER Christian YAMAHA XT500
9 CARLETTI T et L FIAT
10 PICHOT/VANDEKERHOVE/DUTERY TOYOTA
11 MAITROT Jacques HONDA
12 AURIOL Hubert YAMAHA
13 NEIMER Bernard HONDA
14 ATANNE Bernard HONDA
15 GOMIS Laurent SUZUKI
16 RIGAL/ROCHETTE RANGE ROVER
17 TOCCI/FUCCI FIAT
18 CHAMBILI/DESAUNAY TOYOTA
19 DE CORTANZE Martine HONDA 250 XLS
20 DO REIS J.Pierre HONDA
21 ALBARET Guy YAMAHA
22 PADOU Alain HONDA
23 IGNAZ/RATET TOYOTA
24 MARTIN Alain HONDA
25 M. et Mme CATEL RANGE ROVER
26 HARREWYN/DELANNOY TOYOTA
27 MOUREN/BRAQUET TOYOTA
28 MINONZIO/LE DENTU LADA
29 GABRIELLE Henri HONDA
30 POPINEAU Eric HONDA
31 ARBIZZI/CRAPPOLO FIAT
32 TARAVELLA Patrice HONDA
33 BERTY Pierre YAMAHA
34 ERTAUD Marie YAMAHA
35 BEAUFRONT Patrick YAMAHA
36 GAUTIER Bernard HONDA
37 NEVEU Maurice/CARRERA TOYOTA
39 PITON Daniel KAWA
40 BOUCHER Didier YAMAHA
41 Mmes FOUGEROUSSE/BECKENS TOYOTA
42 DUBOSCO/FROISSART LADA
43 PASCAULT Thierry YAMAHA
44 DUNAC/CHAPEL/BEAU PINZGAUER
45 GEURIE Pascale HONDA
46 MENGUE Pierre YAMAHA
47 BORDAIS/QUIE RANGE ROVER
48 RIGONI Bernard GUZZI
49 FORESTIER/MENEAU TOYOTA
50 VIAL Alain SUZUKI
51 KURRER/HENRIET COURNIL
52 SEZALORY/CASARINI/DE FREMONT TOYOTA
53 LEMONNIER B. et J. TOYOTA
54 M. et Mme SARRAZIN RANGE ROVER
55 FONDRILLON/SHAECHT TOYOTA
56 HUGUENY/TREVIDIC TOYOTA
57 PIOT/RAUX/BOULME TOYOTA
58 COMMENCAL Max YAMAHA
59 PETIT/MARE 75 PAC
60 CALAMEL M. et M. LAND ROVER
61 BANINO/LEGOURRIEREC TOYOTA
62 CLEMENT M. et Mme LAND ROVER
63 LECONTE Guy YAMAHA
64 ROGHE Thierry HONDA
65 VERHAEGHE Grégoire HONDA
66 BELLEVILLE/CHAPEL/SANNIER RANGE ROVER
67 ALEXANDRE/PUREN RANGE ROVER
68 GUILLOT/PRADEAU COURNIL
69 TURCAT/DE ARAUJO COURNIL
70 CHAMAGNE/THERAGE PEUGEOT
71 NOLLAN/HAYAT/DOMBLIDES RENAULT
72 MEKKI/NEAULT 190 PAC
73 ANDRE/PUYFOULHOUX PEUGEOT
74 BOUILLE/MOREL R5
DQ Christophe Neveu/Gaignault Range Rover Disqualified
Jacky Privé/Privé Range Rover
Moreau/Touya Peugeot 504
Jean-Claude Olivier Yamaha accident/fractured wrist
R Patrick Schaal Yamaha fell leg 6/compound fracture of little finger
Christian Desnoyers accident
R Georges Houél/Christian Pouchelon Renault R30 accident
Rally Itinerary:
Prologue (3.6 km)
Leg 1: Paris-Algiers
Leg 2: Algiers-Tamanrasset (2370 km, 270 km in special stages)
Leg 3: Tamanrasset-Agadez (870 km)
Leg 4: Agadez-Niamey (920 km, 230 km in special stages)
Leg 5: Niamey-Gao (448 km. Leg was neutralised)
Leg 6: Gao-Bamako (1250 km, 600 km in special stages)
Leg 7: Bamako-Nioro (417 km in special stages)
Leg 8: Nioro-Dakar (866 km, 366 km in special stages)
Arctic Rally
2nd-4th February 1979
R 42 Ingemar Persson/Leif Merilä Ford Escort RS HNK 913
Ålandsrally
10th-11th February 1979
4 11 Mats Green/Lars-Ola Nordqvist Opel Ascona DAB 044
8 7 Björn Adolfsson/Hans Jakobsson Opel GTE JLD ???
29 17 Kjell Åkerström/Anders Westerlund Volvo 142 CFP 271
Jyväskylän Haarniska Talviralli
17th-18th February 1979
49 81 Jan Nordahl/Lennart Carlsson Saab V4
76 80 Aulis Poutanen/Rolf Gustafsson Ford Cortina
79 83 Timo Ilmonen/Pauli Haapala Ford Escort 2000
R 82 Tommy Wallin/Hillar Veiksaari Opel Ascona
Hankiralli
2nd-4th March 1979
7 6 Per Eklund/Hans Sylvan Porsche Carrera HOH 276
R 34 Bengt Andersson/Tomas Knuutila Datsun 120A FII JUL 435
R 41 Kjell-Åke Hedin/Gladys Nordgren Opel GTE JGH 062
Mille Pistes (France)
? 1979
1
2 Tony Pond Sunbeam Lotus
IX Barum Rally
? 1979
1 Haugland/Bohlin Skoda 130 RS
39th Polish Rally
? 1979
1 Antonio Zanini Fiat 131 Abarth
XV Rallye Príncipe de Asturias
? 1979
1 A. Martínez/López Seat 124 2000
2 B. Cardín/R. Gancedo Seat FL 90
3 “Pompeyo”/López Seat 124 2100
4 S. Trigo/Berros Seat 124 2000
5 J.L. Lucio/Tito Escotet Seat 124 1800
6 Piñeiro/Barbazán Seat 124 1800
7 Peñalba/De Onís Seat FL 80
8 González/Castañedo Seat 1430
9 B. Hevia/Iglesias Simca Rallye
10 J. Ordiales/Canal Seat 124 1800
14th Mogul Šumava Rallye Klatovy
? 1979
1 Václav Blahna/Jirí Motal Škoda 130 RS
13th Yu Rally
29th March-1st April 1979
1 Václav Blahna/Jirí Motal Škoda 130 RS
2 Klaus Russling/Ernst Kosutnik Porsche Carrera
3 Vlastimir Havel/Jan Soukup Škoda 130 RS
4 Ilia Cubrikov/Kiro Kirov Renault 5 Alpine
5 Branislav Kizmic/Marjan Ravnikar BMW 2002 TI
6 Ales Pusnik/Janja Stanko Renault 5 Alpine
7 Piero Filippi/Silvano Mafei Opel Kadett GTE
8 Stojan Kolev/Vetan Stojanov Renault 5 Alpine
9 Radoslav Petkov/Kostadin Gurlev Lada 1600
10 Werner Schweiser/Karl Zigertt Opel Kadett GTE
South Swedish Rally
25th-27th May 1979
1 Stig Blomqvist/Björn Cederberg Saab 99 Turbo 2:6
2 Bror Danielsson/Klas Edqvist Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
3 Björn Johansson/Ragnar Spjuth Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
4 Sven-Inge Neby/Lars Bäckman Volvo 142 2:6
5 Sören Nilsson/Anders Olsson Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
6 Svante Arthursson/Anders Fransson Volvo 242 2:6
7 Christer Sunner/Johnny Johansson Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
8 Göran Gustavsson/Kjell Hansson Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
9 Hans Holmberg/Mats Georgny Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
10 Stig Johansson/Per O Carlsson Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
11 Stig Kristiansson/Erling Wideheim Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
12 Gunnar Pettersson/Arne Pettersson Ford Escort RS 2000 2:6
13 Mats Jonsson/Börje Mathiasson Volvo 142 2:6
14 John Haugland/Jan-O Bohlin Skoda 130 RS 2:4
15 Jan Sellholm/Anders Valdemansson Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
16 Ruben Börjesson/Marianne Sterner Vaz 1500 S 2:5
17 Gert Blomqvist/Tommy Blomqvist Fiat 131 Mirafiori 2:5
18 Per Carlsson/Ole Jensen Saab V4 2:5
19 Stefan Einarsson/Lennart Söderberg Saab 99 EMS 2:6
20 Kurt Nensén/Bo Johansson Saab V4 2:6
21 Niels Larsen/Freddy Jensen Fiat 131 Abarth 4:8
22 Lars Enoksson/Leif Augustsson Saab V4 2:5
23 Finn Hansen/Stig Andersen Fiat 131 Abarth 4:8
24 Bengt Svensson/Anders Johansson Toyota Celica GT 2:5
25 Kjell Melin/Bertil Ericsson VW Golf GTI 1:2
26 Valter Jensen/Håkon Stamnes Ford Escort RS 2000 1:3
27 Jens-Ole Kristiansen/Hans-J Hansen Opel Ascona B 2:6
28 Roland Andersson/Stig Ljung Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
29 Sven Paulsson/Karl-E Bäckvall Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
30 Jan Hagman/Anders Husman Ford Escort RS 1800 4:8
31 Rolf Jakob Andersson/Jan E Jensen VW Golf GTI 1:2
32 Sten-åke Stenberg/Mats-A Byhult Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
33 Gunnar Stenberg/Erik Tandberg Ford Escort RS 2000 1:3
34 Leif Nilsson/Kenth Johansson Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
35 Morten Spiro/Else Yde Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
36 Anders Sandell/Lars E Zetterlund Opel Manta GTE 1:3
37 Kalle Grundel/Claes Ellsén Saab V4 2:5
38 Jörn-Ola Krogh/Johnny Nyengen Opel Ascona 2:6
39 Richard Lagerbäck/Tommy Eriksson Saab V4 2:5
40 Hollger Helle/Ole Hansen Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
41 Björn Zielsdorff/Anders Janzon Opel Kadett 1200 2:4
42 Torbjörn Axman/Paul Andersson Saab V4 2:5
43 Leif Magnusson/Lars Olsson Saab V4 2:5
44 Roger Ohlsson/Torbjörn Johansson Saab V4 2:5
45 Tommy Andersson/Bert Skelander Datsun Cherry F2 2:4
46 Per Jensen/Erik Andersen Ford Escort 1300 2:4
47 Christer Gäf/Gunnar Lindberg Datsun 160 J 1:3
48 Leif Karlsson/Jan-E Johansson Opel Ascona 2:6
49 Anders Rönnerblad/Ulf Lindskog Opel Kadett 1200 2:4
50 Einar Karlqvist/Anders Sjöqvist Fiat 131 Mirafiori 2:5
51 Lasse Lindqvist/Björn Gustavsson Vaz 1500 S 2:5
52 Bosse Nordefjäll/Morgan Reinler Fiat 131 Mirafiori 2:5
53 Lennart Söderberg/Per-O Flogner Honda Civic 2:4
54 Lennart Carlsson/Eric Schulze Vaz 1500 S 2:5
55 Torbjörn Lennartsson/Peter Lennartsson Saab V4 2:5
56 Göran Johansson/Kjell-G Danell Saab V4 2.5
57 Bengt Andersson/Tomas Knuutila Datsun Cherry F2 2:4
58 Stein Svendsen/Egil Nordlien Volvo 142 2:6
59 Nils Granberg/ öivind Funderud VW Golf GTI 1:2
60 Tom-Willy Björklund/åke Anheden Volvo 142 2:6
61 Benno Fransson/Leif Fransson Ford Escort RS 2000 2:6
62 Bengt Karlsson/Stefan Hugasson Saab V4 2:5
63 Göran Bengtsson/Håkan Persson Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
64 Göran Karlsson/Olle Sjöberg Saab V4 2:5
65 Tage Levin/Villy Ingemansson Opel Kadett GTE 2:6
66 Mats Bengtsson/Hans Steiner Ford Escort RS 2000 2:6
67 Keith Edwards/Allen Woodbridge Ford Escort RS 2000 2:6
68 Björn Foss/Dag Ronde Honda Civic RS 1:1
69 Jan-Olof Lithén/Helen Bergh Saab V4 2:5
70 Birgitta Lundell/Iréne Henriksson Opel Kadett 1200 2:4
71 Iver Sköien/Andor Samuelsen VW Golf 1:2
72 Mikael Bergqvist/Janne Rydh Opel Ascona 1:3
73 Benny Rasmusen/Ulf Jörgensen Opel Kadett GTE 1:3
74 Tore Borg/Mickael Björnsson Skoda 110 LS 2:4
75 Claes-Göran Elofsson/Gunnar Ernst Honda Civic 2:4
28 Hannu Valtaharju Ford Escort RS NO-98
111 Reijo Hartikka/Esa Piirto Opel GTE KBT 441
Lasse Lampi Ford Escort RS
IV Rally Prešov
9th-10th June 1979
Ps # Driver/Co-Driver Car Pts Cls
1 12 Pavol Trstan/Rudolf Vojtas Lada 21011 MTX 4884 A2
2 23 Ladislav Hornak/Tibor Andrasy Skoda 130RS 4924 A2
3 5 Kamil Balaz/Miroslav Nerad Skoda 110R 4925 A5
4 15 Jan Hybacek/Pavol Hrevus Skoda 130RS 4938 A2
5 28 Peter Matula/Stefan Kvasnica Skoda 110L 5049 A2
6 26 Jozef Kapusansky/Ivan Kapusansky Skoda 110L 5111 A2
7 6 Jan Vecernik/Jozef Stehlik Skoda 130RS 5121 A5
8 71 Jan Macula/Jaroslav Fukas Skoda 110LS 5164 A1
9 32 Miroslav Matovic/Jan Morozuk Skoda 100L 5192 A2
10 55 Pavol Kahay/Stefan Frco Fiat 128C 5308 A1
11 35 Dusan Sabo/Stefan Vajsabel Skoda 100 5367 A2
12 8 Anton Bujnak/Vladimir Valko Skoda 120S 5372 A5
13 43 Dusan Uzak/Vladimir Kolarik Wartburg 353 5383 A2
14 46 Miroslav Sisovsky/Zdenek Sisovsky Wartburg 353 5383 A2
15 66 Peter Horak/Milan Marusak Skoda 110R 5407 A1
16 64 Juraj Hudy/Stefan Filcak Skoda 110R 5410 A1
17 7 Stefan Schnitzer/Peter Tozser Renault 16 TX 5434 A5
18 61 Emil Mayer/Juraj Kazik Skoda 110R 5483 A1
19 25 Jan Juhas/Jan Paulik Skoda 110L 5521 A2
20 69 Peter Dolnik/Michal Studenic Skoda 110LS 5558 A1
21 3 Zdenek Pechr/Peter Klacansky Skoda 110LS 5623 A1
22 70 Vladimir Leligdon/Viola Leligdonova Skoda 110R 5648 A1
23 11 Jan Jezo/Karol Krejci Lada 21011 MTX 5689 A2
24 54 Jan Strmy/Tibor Strmy Fiat 128C 5690 A1
25 38 Jozef Smrek/Milan Pavlik Skoda 100 5861 A2
26 29 Branislav Durdiak/Ivan Navratil Skoda 110R 5864 A2
27 47 Frantisek Blascik/Vladimir Spisak Fiat 127 5901 A2
28 36 Miroslav Brazdik/Zdenek Brazdik Skoda 100L 5902 A2
29 30 Milos Jilek/Juraj Cervenka Skoda 100 6049 A2
30 24 Robert Angelovic/Miroslav Tarocko Skoda 120S 6118 A2
31 40 Miroslav Pajtinka/Peter Betak Skoda 110L 6184 A2
32 49 Tibor Fekete/Ladislav Knazsik Skoda 100 6189 A2
33 4 Vladimir Matejka/Dusan Sokol Skoda 110LS 6659 A5
34 68 Peter Kykal/Jan Hanes Skoda 110R 6731 A1
35 41 Miroslav Svitek/Pavel Svitek Skoda 110L 7235 A2
R 1 Jozef Varga/Marcel Horky Skoda 120S A5
R 2 Jiri Novosad/Miroslav Petrucha Skoda 110L A2
R 9 Ivan Pallag/Eugen Jurkovic Skoda 130RS A5
R 10 Stefan Poliak/Jozef Cerovsky Skoda 120S A2
R 13 Jaroslav Petran/Pavol Pastrnak VAZ 2103 MTX A2
R 17 Rudolf Palko/Stefan Fischer Skoda 130RS A5
R 19 Frantisek Nachtman/Jozef Pantl Skoda 120RS A2
R 20 Jan Zornicka/Dusan Valovic Skoda 130RS A2
R 21 Marian Zubko/Jan Bryndza Skoda 120S A2
R 27 Ladislav Fabian/Pavel Trnka Skoda 110L A2
R 33 Miroslav Abraham/Lubomir Obeda Skoda 110L A2
R 34 Peter Jablonicky/Anton Psota Skoda 110L A2
R 39 Jan Blaha/Jozef Jindra Skoda 100 A2
R 44 Jozef Kocan/Gregor Palco Skoda 100L A2
R 52 Jaroslav Kopcak/Jaroslav Banoci Trabant 601 A2
R 58 Jan Polacek/Jozef Blasko Skoda A1
R 65 Michal Pisarsky/Bohuslav Zozon Skoda 110LS A1
R 72 Marian Petrilla/Milan Vrobla VAZ 2101 A2
R 73 Jozef Petey/Ludovit Villam VAZ 2101 A2
Ypres Rally
? 1979
1 Bernard Beguin/J.J.Lenne Porsche Carrera
2 H.Delbar/W.Lux Porsche Carrera
3 "Gustavson"/G.Vanoosten Porsche Carrera
II Rally Saturnus
? 1979
1 Brane Küzmic/Dušan Bastar BMW 1600
2 Borko Škuric/Boris Franic Opel Kadett
3 Dagmar Šuster/Dane Anžic Zastava 101
4 Erik Marega/Savo Fratnik Zastava 101
5 Marjan Zorc/Gregor Selan Zastava 101
6 Andrej Vidic/Jaka Bastar Zastava 101
7 Bogdan Milovanovic/Vladimir Tomic Zastava 101
8 Borut Tomic/Milan Gladic Zastava 101
9 Milan Krstovic/Zlatko Tomovic Zastava 101
10 Milan Vesnic/Božidar Vesnic Zastava 101
8th Rally Hebros
? 1979
1 Radoslav Petkov/Kostadin Gurlev VAZ 1600
3rd Lavanttal Rally (A)
? 1979
1 Haider/Pattermann Opel Kadett GTE
7th Rally di San Marino
? 1979
1 Tony/Mannini Lancia Stratos
2nd Costa Smeralda Rally
? 1979
1 Bettega/Perissinot Fiat 131 Abarth
2 "Luchy"/Pons Fiat 131 Abarth
3 Pregliaco/Reisoli Alfetta GTV
4 Zordan/Dalla Benetta Porsche 911 SC
5 Verini/"Rudy" Opel Ascona
10th Rally New Zealand
? 1979
1 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS
XI Rallye Matador Tatry
15th-16th September 1979
1 Leo Pavlik/Jiratko Renault R5 Alpine 11072 pts
2 Nikolai Bolshih/Igor Bolshih Lada 1600 11183
3 Svatopluk Kvaizar/Jiri Kotek Skoda 130RS 11263
4 Vello Yunpuu/Arne Timusk Lada 1600 11414
5 Jiri Sedivy/Jiri Janecek Skoda 130RS 11512
6 Valo Soots/Toomas Putmaker Lada 1600 11737
7 Bogdan Wozowicz/Witold Wozowicz Lada 1600 11739
8 Antonin Cisar/Pavel Vodicka Skoda 130RS 11758
9 Vaclav Pech/Oldrich Gottfried Skoda 130RS 11874
10 Jan Trajbold/Eva Trajboldova Skoda 130RS 12005
Länsirannikon Ralli
15th-16th September 1979
4 17 Björn Johansson/Ragnar Spjuth Opel GTE JAM 750
8 18 Sven-Inge Neby/Lars Bäckman Volvo 142 KKA 659
10 29 Ola Strömberg/Michael Lindberg Saab 99 EMS HRE 625
11 50 Björn Blomqvist/Sven Wihman Opel GTE KAY 074
21 61 Ingemar Persson/Leif Merilä Ford Escort RS HFF 629
23 27 Kjell Melin/Bertil Eriksson VW Golf GTI BYU 931
29 52 Sören Käll/Sven Högberg Opel GTE JNO 455
32 74 Lasse Lindqvist/Tommy Eriksson Lada 1500 S JBT 822
45 73 Hans Eriksson/Ingvar Bergh Saab V4 BCW 914
48 45 Robert Johansson/Leif Lemnert Saab 99 EMS GAW 740
R 5 Hans Olin/Conny Lundberg Toyota Celica DON 084
R 6 Håkan Karlsson/Roger Wästborn Saab 96 V4 CGH 364
R 28 Roger Eriksson/Arne Allansson Opel GTE JAD 297
R 51 Arne Krogh/Kjell Andersson Opel GTE JBS 316
R 53 Erkki Temmes/Ralf Sandler Opel GTE KLL 338
R 60 Staffan Parmander/Stefan Carlsson Toyota Celica AFX 898
R 68 Håkan Wallinder/Ingegärd Olofsson Opel GTE JGP 375
R 75 Kaj Lampila/Per-Erik Berghorn Saab V4 FEN 398
Nokia Ralli
6th-7th October 1979
23 45 Åke Wikström/Hans Johansson Opel GTE
27 51 Peter Thors/Per-Erik Hellström Volvo 142
48 66 Henry Nyberg/J-E Nyberg Saab V4
R 58 Leif Eriksson/Rolf Sundström Saab 96 V4
Pohjola Ralli
24th-25th November 1979
5 31 Ingemar Persson/Leif Merilä Ford Escort RS
21 36 Thomas Hallberg/Jan Engström Volvo 122
26 34 Thomas Mannberg/Björn Törmänen Saab 99 EMS
Happy Eater Southern Rally
? 1979
1 Reg Mullenger/John Wisbey Ford Escort
1st Rally Cantabria
? 1979
1 Fernando Lazama Ford Escort
2 José I.Rueda Ubillos Alpine Renault
3 Alberto Gómez Amigo Alpine Renault
4 José Ramón de Miguel Seat 124-1800
5 José Marbán Seat 124-1800
6th Croatia Delta Rally
? 1979
1 Borko Skuric/Boris Franjic Opel Kadett GT/E
9th Rally Cesky Krumlov (CZ)
? 1979
1 Pavlik/Motl Renault 5 Alpine