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1980 Castrol International Rally

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1980 Castrol International Rally
Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseCanberra
Dates run22 – 23 March 1980
Stages43
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance600 km (370 miles)
Statistics
Crews50 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerAustralia Greg Carr
Australia Fred Gocentas
Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia

The 1980 Castrol International Rally was the seventh running of the Castrol International Rally. The rally took place between the 22nd and the 23rd of March 1980. The event was based in Canberra and covered 600 kilometres in 43 Special Stages. It was won by Greg Carr and Fred Gocentas, driving a Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II.

Results

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Overall Time
1 2 Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Australia Greg Carr
Australia Fred Gocentas
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 3hr 58min 17sec
2 1 New Zealand Masport NZ Limited Finland Ari Vatanen
United Kingdom David Richards
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 3hr 58min 57sec
3 4 Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Australia Colin Bond
Australia John Dawson-Damer
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 4hr 5min 5sec
4 9 Australia Pedders Shock Absorber Service Australia Hugh Bell
Australia Damian O'Reilly
Datsun 1600 4hr 18min 23sec
5 05 Australia Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Australia Peter Brock
Australia Noel Richards
Holden Commodore VB 4hr 21min 0sec
6 20 Australia Chris Gabriel Australia Chris Gabriel
Australia Yvette Polonyi
Mitsubishi Galant 4hr 23min 6sec
7 6 Australia Team Castrol Gemini Australia Wayne Bell
Australia David Boddy
Holden Gemini PF60 4hr 25min 1sec
8 3 New Zealand Masport NZ Limited New Zealand Jim Donald
New Zealand Kevin Lancaster
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 4hr 28min 22sec
9 15 Australia Redcliffe Steering Australia Murray Coote
Australia Brian Marsden
Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 4hr 29min 13sec
10 32 Australia Gosford Dyno Tune Centre Australia Michael Bell
Australia Richard Davis
Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 4hr 30min 35sec
11 13 Australia Team Castrol Gemini Australia Barry Ferguson
Australia Steve Owens
Holden Gemini PF60 4hr 30min 52sec
12 48 Australia David House Australia David House
Australia Ron Page
Datsun 1600 4hr 31min 28sec
13 28 Australia Race and Rally Sales P/L Australia Gordon Leven
Australia Robert Wilson
Datsun 510 SSS 4hr 33min 3sec
14 11 Australia Opposite Lock Australia Clive Slater
Australia Ann Heaney
Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 4hr 33min 51sec
15 40 Australia Steve Stewart Australia Steve Stewart
Australia Bob Vince
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 4hr 33min 53sec
16 47 Australia John Fraser Australia John Fraser
Australia Ewan Higgins
Mitsubishi Lancer 4hr 34min 58sec
17 46 Australia Trevor Vince Australia Trevor Vince
Australia Graeme Pigram
Datsun H510 4hr 37min 21sec
18 39 Australia Graeme Whatman Australia Graeme Whatman
Australia Jim Whatman
Mitsubishi Galant 4hr 37min 35sec
19 41 Australia Road and Rally Centre Australia Barrie Smith
Australia Jan Mosher
Datsun 1600 4hr 37min 55sec
20 21 Australia Stephen Abigail Australia Gary Bevan
Australia Al Mearns
Datsun 1600 4hr 39min 1sec
21 38 Australia Gosford Dyno Tune Centre Australia Dale Loader
Australia Brian Cox
Mitsubishi Lancer 4hr 40min 28sec
22 31 Australia Barry Lowe Australia Barry Lowe
Australia Kevin Atwood
Datsun 1600 4hr 40min 43sec
23 43 Australia Paul Cole Australia Paul Cole
Australia Russ Whitty
Datsun 1600 4hr 41min 25sec
24 36 Australia Apex Batteries Pty Ltd Australia Gary Meehan
Australia Greg Gifford
Toyota Celica RA40 4hr 41min 40sec
25 14 Australia Bob Watson Service Centre Australia Bob Watson
Australia Wayne Gregson
Peugeot 504 4hr 42min 38sec
26 25 Australia John Graydon Australia John Graydon
Australia Jeff Sullivan
Datsun 120Y 4hr 43min 23sec
27 33 Australia Citizen Watches Australia Australia Peter Nelson
Australia Grahame Moule
Datsun 1600 4hr 44min 53sec
28 17 Australia Col Parry Australia Doug Stewart
Australia Col Parry
Holden Commodore VB 4hr 48min 3sec
29 24 Australia Road and Rally Centre Australia Neil Weston
Australia Peter Berriman
Datsun 1600 4hr 48min 35sec
30 42 Australia Keith Byrn Australia Keith Byrn
Australia Ken Smith
Mitsubishi Lancer 4hr 49min 5sec
31 22 Australia Gary Mecak Australia Gary Mecak
Australia Pat Taylor
Mazda RX-2 4hr 51min 12sec
32 19 Australia Bruce Hodgson Australia Bruce Hodgson
Australia Mike Mitchell
Ford Falcon XA 4hr 55min 44sec
33 34 Australia Danny Scorpecci Australia Danny Scorpecci
Australia Dick Bowman
Datsun 1600 5hr 0min 43sec
Source:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Two-man battle, with 48 waiting to pounce". The Canberra Times. 22 March 1980.
  2. ^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook #10, 1981, pages 198-209