1980 Southern Cross Rally

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1980 Southern Cross Rally
Southern Cross International Rally
Host country Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Rally base Sydney
Port Macquarie
Dates run18 22 October 1980
Stages35 (1,098.54 km; 682.60 miles)
Stage surface Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance2,616.19 km (1,625.63 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Dunkerton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Beaumont
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nissan Motor Australia
Crews45 at start, 24 at finish

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

PosNoEntrantDriversCarOverall Time
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nissan Motor Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Dunkerton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Beaumont
Datsun Stanza 13hr 56min 26sec
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ford Motor Company of Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Carr
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Gocentas
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 13hr 59min 26sec
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ford Motor Company of Australia Flag of Finland.svg Ari Vatanen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Richards
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 14hr 23min 29sec
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gosford Dyno Tune Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Hill
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ann Heaney
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 14hr 58min 52sec
512 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kambrook Distributing P/L Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Jones
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Pearson
Holden Commodore VB 15hr 33min 22sec
611 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Johnston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Johnston
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Vanderbyl
Mazda 323 Rotary 15hr 36min 33sec
727 Flag of Australia (converted).svg G.J Berne Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Berne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Peiti
Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 15hr 50min 7sec
813 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Race & Rally Sales P/L Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gordon Leven
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Wilson
Datsun 1600 SSS 16hr 4min 34sec
926 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bathurst Light Car Club Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Clark
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Davis
Datsun 180B 16hr 14min 43sec
1020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Apex Batteries P/L Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Meehan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Gifford
Toyota Celica RA40 16hr 17min 36sec
1122 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mazcars Croydon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Mecak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Marks
Mazda 323 16hr 24min 27sec
1221 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Roberts Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Roberts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Carroll
Datsun Stanza 16hr 37min 30sec
1310 Flag of Japan.svg IMSC Monster Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Tajima
Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Kawamura
Datsun Stanza 16hr 44min 24sec
1438 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Pritchard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Pritchard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Pritchard
Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II 16hr 52min 1sec
1533 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan McLucas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan McLucas
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Hunter
Datsun 180B SSS 17hr 5min 35sec
1616 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Citizen Watches Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Nelson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grahame Moule
Datsun 1600 17hr 14min 16sec
1736 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Col Parry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Col Parry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Philip Speer
Holden Commodore VB 17hr 18min 26sec
1824 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stones Corner Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hank Kabel
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Kabel
Mazda 323 17hr 31min 7sec
1915 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Whalebone Wharf Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dan White
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Griffiths
Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II 17hr 51min 29sec
2032 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Murray Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Murray
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff D'Albora
Holden Commodore VB 17hr 52min 4sec
2141 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Annabel Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Annabel
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fran Fifield
Mazda RX-3 17hr 56min 45sec
2225 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Autosports Club Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Kahler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Weale
Mazda RX-7 18hr 54min 25sec
2330 Flag of Japan.svg N.D.C. Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Yufune
Flag of Japan.svg Yukiaki Aida
Datsun Sunny 19hr 37min 56sec
2431 Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Rugg Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Rugg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg -
Mitsubishi Galant 20hr 7min 45sec
Source: [2] [3]

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References

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