1980 Southern Cross Rally
1980 Southern Cross Rally Southern Cross International Rally | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Rally base | Sydney Port Macquarie |
Dates run | 18 – 22 October 1980 |
Stages | 35 (1,098.54 km; 682.60 miles) |
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel |
Overall distance | 2,616.19 km (1,625.63 miles) |
Results | |
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Crews | 45 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[]
Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Overall Time |
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1 | 4 | ![]() |
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Datsun Stanza | 13hr 56min 26sec |
2 | 3 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II | 13hr 59min 26sec |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II | 14hr 23min 29sec |
4 | 9 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II | 14hr 58min 52sec |
5 | 12 | ![]() |
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Holden Commodore VB | 15hr 33min 22sec |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
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Mazda 323 Rotary | 15hr 36min 33sec |
7 | 27 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II | 15hr 50min 7sec |
8 | 13 | ![]() |
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Datsun 1600 SSS | 16hr 4min 34sec |
9 | 26 | ![]() |
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Datsun 180B | 16hr 14min 43sec |
10 | 20 | ![]() |
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Toyota Celica RA40 | 16hr 17min 36sec |
11 | 22 | ![]() |
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Mazda 323 | 16hr 24min 27sec |
12 | 21 | ![]() |
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Datsun Stanza | 16hr 37min 30sec |
13 | 10 | ![]() |
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Datsun Stanza | 16hr 44min 24sec |
14 | 38 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II | 16hr 52min 1sec |
15 | 33 | ![]() |
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Datsun 180B SSS | 17hr 5min 35sec |
16 | 16 | ![]() |
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Datsun 1600 | 17hr 14min 16sec |
17 | 36 | ![]() |
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Holden Commodore VB | 17hr 18min 26sec |
18 | 24 | ![]() |
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Mazda 323 | 17hr 31min 7sec |
19 | 15 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II | 17hr 51min 29sec |
20 | 32 | ![]() |
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Holden Commodore VB | 17hr 52min 4sec |
21 | 41 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-3 | 17hr 56min 45sec |
22 | 25 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 18hr 54min 25sec |
23 | 30 | ![]() |
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Datsun Sunny | 19hr 37min 56sec |
24 | 31 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Galant | 20hr 7min 45sec |
Source:[2][3] |
References[]
- ^ Dan White. "1980 Route".
- ^ Dan White. "1980 - Dunkerton wins last Cross".
- ^ Dan White. "1980 Entries".
Categories:
- Rally competitions in Australia
- 1980 in rallying
- 1980 in Australian motorsport