1980 Castrol International Rally

1980 Castrol International Rally AUS Australia Canberra 22 23 March 1980 43 600 Tarmac and Gravel AUS Greg Carr AUS Fred Gocentas AUS Ford Motor Company of Australia 50 33 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 Position No Car number Entrant Drivers Car Overall Time 1 2 AUS Ford Motor Company of Australia AUS Greg Carr AUS Fred Gocentas Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 3hr 58min 17sec 2 1 NZL Masport NZ Limited FIN Ari Vatanen GBR David Richards Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 3hr 58min 57sec 3 4 AUS Ford Motor Company of Australia AUS Colin Bond AUS John Dawson-Damer Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 4hr 5min 5sec 4 9 AUS Pedders Shock Absorber Service AUS Hugh Bell AUS Damian O'Reilly Datsun 1600 4hr 18min 23sec 5 05 AUS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team AUS Peter Brock AUS Noel Richards Holden Commodore VB 4hr 21min 0sec 6 20 AUS Chris Gabriel AUS Chris Gabriel AUS Yvette Polonyi Mitsubishi Galant 4hr 23min 6sec 7 6 AUS Team Castrol Gemini AUS Wayne Bell AUS David Boddy Holden Gemini PF60 4hr 25min 1sec 8 3 NZL Masport NZ Limited NZL Jim Donald NZL Kevin Lancaster Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 4hr 28min 22sec 9 15 AUS Redcliffe Steering AUS Murray Coote AUS Brian Marsden Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 4hr 29min 13sec 10 32 AUS Gosford Dyno Tune Centre AUS Michael Bell AUS Richard Davis Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 4hr 30min 35sec 11 13 AUS Team Castrol Gemini AUS Barry Ferguson AUS Steve Owens Holden Gemini PF60 4hr 30min 52sec 12 48 AUS David House AUS David House AUS Ron Page Datsun 1600 4hr 31min 28sec 13 28 AUS Race and Rally Sales P/L AUS Gordon Leven AUS Robert Wilson Datsun 510 SSS 4hr 33min 3sec 14 11 AUS Opposite Lock AUS Clive Slater AUS Ann Heaney Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 4hr 33min 51sec 15 40 AUS Steve Stewart AUS Steve Stewart AUS Bob Vince Holden Torana LJ XU-1 4hr 33min 53sec 16 47 AUS John Fraser AUS John Fraser AUS Ewan Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer 4hr 34min 58sec 17 46 AUS Trevor Vince AUS Trevor Vince AUS Graeme Pigram Datsun H510 4hr 37min 21sec 18 39 AUS Graeme Whatman AUS Graeme Whatman AUS Jim Whatman Mitsubishi Galant 4hr 37min 35sec 19 41 AUS Road and Rally Centre AUS Barrie Smith AUS Jan Mosher Datsun 1600 4hr 37min 55sec 20 21 AUS Stephen Abigail AUS Gary Bevan AUS Al Mearns Datsun 1600 4hr 39min 1sec 21 38 AUS Gosford Dyno Tune Centre AUS Dale Loader AUS Brian Cox Mitsubishi Lancer 4hr 40min 28sec 22 31 AUS Barry Lowe AUS Barry Lowe AUS Kevin Atwood Datsun 1600 4hr 40min 43sec 23 43 AUS Paul Cole AUS Paul Cole AUS Russ Whitty Datsun 1600 4hr 41min 25sec 24 36 AUS Apex Batteries Pty Ltd AUS Gary Meehan AUS Greg Gifford Toyota Celica RA40 4hr 41min 40sec 25 14 AUS Bob Watson Service Centre AUS Bob Watson AUS Wayne Gregson Peugeot 504 4hr 42min 38sec 26 25 AUS John Graydon AUS John Graydon AUS Jeff Sullivan Datsun 120Y 4hr 43min 23sec 27 33 AUS Citizen Watches Australia AUS Peter Nelson AUS Grahame Moule Datsun 1600 4hr 44min 53sec 28 17 AUS Col Parry AUS Doug Stewart AUS Col Parry Holden Commodore VB 4hr 48min 3sec 29 24 AUS Road and Rally Centre AUS Neil Weston AUS Peter Berriman Datsun 1600 4hr 48min 35sec 30 42 AUS Keith Byrn AUS Keith Byrn AUS Ken Smith Mitsubishi Lancer 4hr 49min 5sec 31 22 AUS Gary Mecak AUS Gary Mecak AUS Pat Taylor Mazda RX-2 4hr 51min 12sec 32 19 AUS Bruce Hodgson AUS Bruce Hodgson AUS Mike Mitchell Ford Falcon XA 4hr 55min 44sec 33 34 AUS Danny Scorpecci AUS Danny Scorpecci AUS Dick Bowman Datsun 1600 5hr 0min 43sec Source:https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110584586 Two-man battle, with 48 waiting to pounce The Canberra Times 22 March 1980Australian Motor Racing Yearbook #10, 1981, pages 198-209 References Category:Rally competitions in Australia Castrol International Rally