1977 London–Sydney Marathon

Singapore_Airlines_Rally_1977_logo.gif 1977 London-Sydney Marathon Singapore Airlines London-Sydney Rally GBR United Kingdom AUS Australia London Sydney 14 August 27 September 1977 30 30000 Tarmac and Gravel GBR Andrew Cowan GBR Colin Malkin GBR Mike Broad GBR The Rank Organisation-Daimler-Benz AG 69 47 The 1977 London–Sydney Marathon, officially Singapore Airlines Rally London-Sydney 1977, was the second running of the London-Sydney Marathon. The rally took place between 14 August and 27 September 1977. The event covered 19,000 miles (30,000 km) through Europe, Asia and Australia. It was won by Andrew Cowan, Colin Malkin and Mike Broad, driving a Mercedes-Benz 280E. Background thumb|left|The winning Mercedes-Benz 280E, on display in the Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart, in 2013 The success of the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon would inspire Australian advertising publicist Wylton Dickson, who had no previous links to rallying to organised the World Cup Rally, which took place in 1970 and again in 1974. But following the controversy over the running of the 1974 event, the World Cup Rally was cancelled and Dickson decided to organise another London to Sydney Marathon in 1977, with sponsorship from Singapore Airlines, who were celebrating their 30th Anniversary, by running the longest car rally in history. The route would see competitors cross Europe and Asia in the first twelve days of the event before the cars would be shipped from India to Malaysia with competitors driving through the country and into Singapore for the next eleven days before being shipped to Australia for the last seven days of the rally. Results Pos Position No Car number Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Time) 1 33 GBR The Rank Organisation-Daimler-Benz AG GBR Andrew Cowan GBR Colin Malkin GBR Mike Broad Mercedes-Benz 280E 2hr 42min 18sec 2 48 GBR Johnson Rally Wax-Daimler-Benz AG GBR Tony Fowkes GBR Peter O'Gorman Mercedes-Benz 280E 3hr 37min 22sec 3 45 AUS Total Citroën Australia GBR Paddy Hopkirk GBR Michael Taylor AUS Bob Riley Citroën CX2400 3hr 49min 46sec 4 15 AUS Total Citroën Australia FRA Claude Laurent fr FRA Jean-Claude Ogier fr Citroën CX2400 4hr 55min 57sec 5 54 AUS Channel TVW7 Perth-Australian Peugeot Team AUS Ross Dunkerton AUS Bob Watson AUS Roger Bonhomme Peugeot 504 TI 4hr 58min 0sec 6 59 GER Hildebrand Holztechnik-Daimler-Benz AG GER Alfred Kling GER Klaus Kaiser GER Jorg Leininger Mercedes-Benz 280E 5hr 21min 49sec 7 25 AUS Total Citroën Australia FRA Jean Paul Luc FRA Patrick Vanson Citroën CX2400 6hr 25min 21sec 8 27 GER Warsteiner Marathon Team-Daimler-Benz AG GER Herbert Kleint GER Günther Klapproth GER Herbert Vormbruck Mercedes-Benz 280E 6hr 26min 31sec 9 1 AUS Frank Johnston AUS Frank Johnston AUS Ben Williams AUS Dick Matson Mazda RX-4 7hr 11min 52sec 10 69 AUS Total Citroën Australia AUS Jim Reddiex AUS Barry Ferguson AUS Doug Stewart Citroën CX2400 7hr 16min 55sec 10 39 AUS Endrust Australia AUS Evan Green AUS John Bryson AUS Tom Leake Range Rover 7hr 46min 6sec 12 52 AUS John Taylor AUS John Taylor AUS Jeremy Browne AUS Robert Hunt Range Rover 8hr 21min 48sec 13 72 POL Sobiesław Zasada POL Sobiesław Zasada POL Wojciecj Schramm Porsche 911 Carrera 9hr 59min 4sec 14 35 GBR Ingleby/Smith GBR James Ingleby GBR Bob Smith Jeep Cherokee 11hr 44min 27sec 15 6 FRA Team Esso Aseptogyl FRA Robert Neyret FRA Marianne Hoepfner Fiat 131 Abarth Diesel 13hr 49min 49sec 16 16 TUR Turkish National Team TUR Aytaç Kot TUR Kayhan Kantarci Renault 12 TS 14hr 11min 57sec 17 22 FRA Jacques Jeandot FRA Jacques Jeandot GER Werner Koch Volkswagen 1600 44hr 8min 27sec 18 53 AUS Arthur Davies AUS Arthur Davies AUS John Latham AUS Rod James Datsun 180B SSS 89hr 29min 21sec 19 48 JPN Noriyuki Koseki JPN Noriyuki Koseki JPN Yoshio Takaoka JPN Hiroshi Okazaki Subaru Leone 4WD 93hr 34min 10sec 20 60 AUS Victoria Toyota Dealers AUS Wes Nalder AUS Noel Richards Toyota Corolla 95hr 29min 33sec 21 58 GBR Freeway Exhaust & Tyre Service GBR Chris Bruce AUS Peter Carracher GBR Dave Turtle Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II 101hr 20min 12 sec 22 41 USA Brian Chuchua USA Brian Chuchua GBR David Howes USA Kenneth Adams Jeep CJ-6 102hr 52min 38sec 23 24 FRA Team Esso Aseptogyl ITA Giancarlo Baghetti ITA Tommaso Carletti Fiat 131 Abarth Diesel 105hr 15min 40sec 24 42 TUR Turkish National Team TUR İskender Arouba TUR Demir Bükey Renault 12 TS 115hr 26min 53sec 25 40 GBR Basil Wadman GBR Basil Wadman GBR Mark Shand GBR Robert Arthur Peugeot 504 TI 143hr 34min 41sec 26 76 AUS Wally Glass AUS Wally Glass AUS Peter Flanagan AUS Paul Caddey Holden Torana LH 151hr 54min 20sec 27 5 GRE John Stathatos GRE John Stathatos DEN Erling Jensen Peugeot 504 TI 217hr 43min 39sec 28 71 IRE Michael O’Connell IRE Michael O’Connell IRE Anne O’Connell IRE John Keating Citroën CX2400 254hr 1min 54sec 29 67 USA Brian Chuchua USA Dennis Lundstedt USA Erick Hauge USA Richard Dahn Jeep CJ-6 264hr 27min 58sec 30 74 AUS Australian Peugeot Team AUS Bob Holden AUS Ian Monk Peugeot 504 TI 266hr 15min 58sec 31 20 GBR Richard Beldam GBR Richard Beldam GBR Steve Kimbrell GBR Gary Whitcombe Range Rover 280hr 39min 25sec 32 13 AUS Hank Kabel AUS Hank Kabel AUS Simon Kabel Russell Worthington Mazda 929 305hr 31min 14sec 33 73 AUS Coca-Cola Australia AUS Allen Hausler AUS Barry Allen AUS Doug Francis Leyland Terrier 377hr 56min 4sec 34 14 AUS Greg Nicholson AUS Greg Nicholson AUS Norman Sherlock Chrysler Lancer 450hr 27min 4sec 35 7 AUS Coca-Cola Australia AUS Hans Tholstrup AUS John Crawford Mini Moke 471hr 14min 10sec 36 10 GBR Francis Tuthill GBR Francis Tuthill GBR Tony Sowell Volkswagen Beetle 498hr 48min 34sec 37 56 GBR Apex Leisure GBR Tom Currah GBR Steve Tucker Bedford Autosleeper 509hr 26min 42sec 38 50 AUS Hutt River Province AUS Charles Roberts AUS Len Webb AUS Ray Brooks Renault 30 TS 623hr 16min 17sec 39 31 MYS Kassim Mohamed MYS Kassim Mohamed MYS Kay Fook MYS Syed Adlan MYS Wong Sau Man Fiat 132 GNS 656hr 55min 5sec 40 17 AUS Light Car Club of Australia AUS Ian Baxter AUS Mick Ellis Datsun P510 702hr 4min 43sec 41 61 JPN Mitsuru Eguchi JPN Mitsuru Eguchi INA Tuto Eguchi Volvo 164 772hr 3min 37sec 42 9 AUS Australian Peugeot Team AUS Brian Hilton AUS Barry Lake Peugeot 504 TI 994hr 59min 32sec 43 23 USA Pickup Van & 4WD Magazine USA Don Brown USA Cam Warren Jeep Cherokee 1099hr 10min 39sec 44 57 AUS G.W. Bartlett-T.W. Hollidge Limited AUS Gerald Bartlett AUS Geoff Eldridge AUS George Harris Citroën CX2400 Estate 1168hr 33min 14sec 45 21 USA Tom Delashmutt USA Tom Delashmutt USA Carlos Neiderhauser Chevrolet Vega Cosworth 1198hr 18min 40sec 46 3 SIN Vincent Wong SIN Vincent Wong SIN Ah Seng Hoe SIN Tee Hoo Tedh Mini Clubman 1343hr 31min 53sec 47 19 GBR Post Office Telecoms GBR Mike Dickin GBR Simon Park Mini 1275 GT 1423hr 23min 27sec Source:http://www.londonsydney77.com/crews.html BrattleWeb Entrants & Results References Further reading Park Simon Simon Park Orchestra A Little Goes a Long Way: Two men in a Mini on the Singapore Airlines London to Sydney Rally, August 14th - September 28th, 1977 2009 Trafford Publishing Victoria, BC 9781425185084 Stathatos John The Long Drive: The Story of the Singapore Airlines London-Sydney Rally 1978 Pelham Books London 0720710855 External links The 1977 Singapore Airlines London to Sydney Rally – website commemorating the event London-Sydney Marathon Category:London–Sydney Marathon Category:1977 in British motorsport Category:1977 in Australian motorsport