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1980 Southern Cross Rally

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1980 Southern Cross Rally
Southern Cross International Rally
Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Port Macquarie
Dates run18 – 22 October 1980
Stages35 (1,098.54 km; 682.60 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance2,616.19 km (1,625.63 miles)
Statistics
Crews45 at start, 24 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerAustralia Ross Dunkerton
Australia Jeff Beaumont
Australia Nissan Motor Australia

The 1980 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Southern Cross International Rally was the fifteenth and final running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 18th and the 22nd of October 1980. The event covered 2,616 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie.[1] It was won by Ross Dunkerton and Jeff Beaumont, driving a Datsun Stanza.

Results

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Overall Time
1 4 Australia Nissan Motor Australia Australia Ross Dunkerton
Australia Jeff Beaumont
Datsun Stanza 13hr 56min 26sec
2 3 Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Australia Greg Carr
Australia Fred Gocentas
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 13hr 59min 26sec
3 1 Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Finland Ari Vatanen
United Kingdom David Richards
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 14hr 23min 29sec
4 9 Australia Gosford Dyno Tune Centre Australia Ian Hill
Australia Ann Heaney
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 14hr 58min 52sec
5 12 Australia Kambrook Distributing P/L Australia David Jones
Australia Ian Pearson
Holden Commodore VB 15hr 33min 22sec
6 11 Australia Frank Johnston Australia Frank Johnston
Australia Stephen Vanderbyl
Mazda 323 Rotary 15hr 36min 33sec
7 27 Australia G.J Berne Australia John Berne
Australia David Peiti
Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 15hr 50min 7sec
8 13 Australia Race & Rally Sales P/L Australia Gordon Leven
Australia Robert Wilson
Datsun 1600 SSS 16hr 4min 34sec
9 26 Australia Bathurst Light Car Club Australia Graham Clark
Australia Arthur Davis
Datsun 180B 16hr 14min 43sec
10 20 Australia Apex Batteries P/L Australia Gary Meehan
Australia Greg Gifford
Toyota Celica RA40 16hr 17min 36sec
11 22 Australia Mazcars Croydon Australia Gary Mecak
Australia Ron Marks
Mazda 323 16hr 24min 27sec
12 21 Australia Max Roberts Australia Max Roberts
Australia Tony Carroll
Datsun Stanza 16hr 37min 30sec
13 10 Japan IMSC Monster Japan Nobuhiro Tajima
Japan Kiyoshi Kawamura
Datsun Stanza 16hr 44min 24sec
14 38 Australia Wayne Pritchard Australia Wayne Pritchard
Australia Garry Pritchard
Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II 16hr 52min 1sec
15 33 Australia Alan McLucas Australia Alan McLucas
United Kingdom Derek Hunter
Datsun 180B SSS 17hr 5min 35sec
16 16 Australia Citizen Watches Australia Australia Peter Nelson
Australia Grahame Moule
Datsun 1600 17hr 14min 16sec
17 36 Australia Col Parry Australia Col Parry
Australia Philip Speer
Holden Commodore VB 17hr 18min 26sec
18 24 Australia Stones Corner Motors Australia Hank Kabel
Australia Gary Kabel
Mazda 323 17hr 31min 7sec
19 15 Australia Whalebone Wharf Australia Dan White
Australia Steve Griffiths
Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II 17hr 51min 29sec
20 32 Australia John Murray Australia John Murray
Australia Jeff D'Albora
Holden Commodore VB 17hr 52min 4sec
21 41 Australia Stephen Annabel Australia Stephen Annabel
Australia Fran Fifield
Mazda RX-3 17hr 56min 45sec
22 25 Australia Christian Autosports Club Australia George Kahler
Australia Greg Weale
Mazda RX-7 18hr 54min 25sec
23 30 Japan N.D.C. Tokyo Japan Takashi Yufune
Japan Yukiaki Aida
Datsun Sunny 19hr 37min 56sec
24 31 Australia George Rugg Australia George Rugg
Australia -
Mitsubishi Galant 20hr 7min 45sec
Source:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Dan White. "1980 Route".
  2. ^ Dan White. "1980 - Dunkerton wins last Cross".
  3. ^ Dan White. "1980 Entries".