1980 Castrol International Rally

1980 Castrol International Rally
1980 Castrol International Rally
Host country	Australia
Rally base	Canberra
Dates run	22 – 23 March 1980
Stages	43
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	600 km (370 miles)
Statistics
Crews	50 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Greg Carr ; Fred Gocentas; 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

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

References

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

[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

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