1980 Castrol International Rally

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.

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

Results

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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
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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