1979 British HillClimb Championship Results

The table on this page shows the results of the 1979 British Hill Climb Championship. Drivers competed over 16 rounds with the total of their best 10 results deciding the result.

The order of the table can be changed by clicking on any of the underlined table headers to sort by that column. Clicking on an event header, e.g. SW, will take you to the runoff results for that event. Some columns will be hidden when viewed on smaller screens.

British HillClimb Championship Positions 1979

		WP	LP	P	H	BM	SW	F	D	BB	VdT	C	SW	GD	P	WP	D
P	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Total	Drop	Drops						Final
1	M Griffiths	8		8	7	6	10	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	6	9	10	132	35	0	6	6	7	8	8	97
2	C Cramer	2	9	5	9	10	7	10	9	9	9		8	8	10	10	9	124	30	0	2	5	7	8	8	94
3	A Douglas-Osborn	9	7	7	8	8	9	4	0		7	10	9	9	5	8	5	105	21	0	0	4	5	5	7	84
4	R Lane	10	0	9	5	9		7		7		8	7	0	7	7	3	79	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	76
5	T Williams	7	6	3	6	7	6			6	6			7	8	6		68	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	65
6	D Franklin	4	10	6	3	5	8		8	5	8		5					62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62
7	M Dungworth				2	4	4	2	6	2			6	6	4	5	4	45	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	43
8	M MacDowel	3	5		4		5		5	8	5		2		2	3	1	43	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	42
9	R Turnbull		4	4		1	1	8	7	4	3		3	2	3		2	42	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	40
10	J Campbell		3	2		3		5	4			6				4	7	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34
11	G Crompton					2		6	2	1		7	4			1	6	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29
12	P Kaye		8	10	10													28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
13	D Harris			1			3			3	4				9	2		22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22
14	N Galbraith							3	3								8	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
15	A Richards	6					2				2				1			11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
16	R Brown	5												4				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
17	T Westwood												1	5				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
18	M Joseland											5						5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
19	M Harvey													3				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
20	A Humphries		2															2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
21	T Brown	1																1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
22	J Johnstone				1													1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
23	B Lord							1										1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
24	N Le Tissier										1							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Key: Beating previous hill record | Dropped score

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Round Results

Wiscombe Park

Run Off Results - Round 1

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	R Lane	42.88	10	-	-
2	A Douglas-Osborn	43.59	9	0.71	0.71
3	M Griffiths	44.06	8	1.18	0.47
4	T Williams	44.62	7	1.74	0.56
5	A Richards	44.67	6	1.79	0.05
6	R Brown	44.96	5	2.08	0.29
7	D Franklin	45.09	4	2.21	0.13
8	M MacDowel	45.54	3	2.66	0.45
9	C Cramer	45.71	2	2.83	0.17
10	T Brown	46.65	1	3.77	0.94

Loton Park

Run Off Results - Round 2

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	D Franklin	51.66 Record	10	-	-
2	C Cramer	51.83	9	0.17	0.17
3	P Kaye	52.13	8	0.47	0.30
4	A Douglas-Osborn	52.74	7	1.08	0.61
5	T Williams	53.18	6	1.52	0.44
6	M MacDowel	53.76	5	2.10	0.58
7	R Turnbull	54.10	4	2.44	0.34
8	J Campbell	54.36	3	2.70	0.26
9	A Humphries	54.51	2	2.85	0.15
	R Lane	FAIL	0	Gearbox

Prescott

Run Off Results - Round 3

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	P Kaye	43.28	10	-	-
2	R Lane	43.90	9	0.62	0.62
3	M Griffiths	44.40	8	1.12	0.50
4	A Douglas-Osborn	44.64	7	1.36	0.24
5	D Franklin	44.83	6	1.55	0.19
6	C Cramer	45.00	5	1.72	0.17
7	R Turnbull	45.77	4	2.49	0.77
8	T Williams	45.82	3	2.54	0.05
9	J Campbell	45.84	2	2.56	0.02
10	D Harris	45.84	1	2.56	0.00

Harewood

Run Off Results - Round 4

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	P Kaye	38.18 Record	10	-	-
2	C Cramer	38.39	9	0.21	0.21
3	A Douglas-Osborn	38.42	8	0.24	0.03
4	M Griffiths	38.59	7	0.41	0.17
5	T Williams	39.10	6	0.92	0.51
6	R Lane	39.40	5	1.22	0.30
7	M MacDowel	39.65	4	1.47	0.25
8	D Franklin	39.88	3	1.70	0.23
9	M Dungworth	39.96	2	1.78	0.08
10	J Johnstone	40.11	1	1.93	0.15

Barbon Manor

Run Off Results - Round 5

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	C Cramer	26.72	10	-	-
2	R Lane	27.19	9	0.47	0.47
3	A Douglas-Osborn	27.37	8	0.65	0.18
4	T Williams	28.35	7	1.63	0.98
5	M Griffiths	28.61	6	1.89	0.26
6	D Franklin	28.73	5	2.01	0.12
7	M Dungworth	28.74	4	2.02	0.01
8	J Campbell	29.97	3	3.25	1.23
9	G Crompton	30.08	2	3.36	0.11
10	R Turnbull	30.11	1	3.39	0.03

Shelsley Walsh

Run Off Results - Round 6

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	M Griffiths	27.37	10	-	-
2	A Douglas-Osborn	27.41	9	0.04	0.04
3	D Franklin	27.51	8	0.14	0.10
4	C Cramer	27.84	7	0.47	0.33
5	T Williams	28.12	6	0.75	0.28
6	M MacDowel	28.24	5	0.87	0.12
7	M Dungworth	28.29	4	0.92	0.05
8	D Harris	28.48	3	1.11	0.19
9	A Richards	28.51	2	1.14	0.03
10	R Turnbull	28.63	1	1.26	0.12

Fintray

Run Off Results - Round 7

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	C Cramer	28.62	10	-	-
2	M Griffiths	28.77	9	0.15	0.15
3	R Turnbull	28.94	8	0.32	0.17
4	R Lane	29.00	7	0.38	0.06
5	G Crompton	29.12	6	0.50	0.12
6	J Campbell	29.27	5	0.65	0.15
7	A Douglas-Osborn	29.27	4	0.65	0.00
8	N Galbraith	29.41	3	0.79	0.14
9	M Dungworth	30.24	2	1.62	0.83
10	B Lord	30.27	1	1.65	0.03

Doune

Run Off Results - Round 8

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	M Griffiths	41.81 Record	10	-	-
2	C Cramer	42.44	9	0.63	0.63
3	D Franklin	43.52	8	1.71	1.08
4	R Turnbull	44.00	7	2.19	0.48
5	M Dungworth	44.40	6	2.59	0.40
6	M MacDowel	44.53	5	2.72	0.13
7	J Campbell	45.11	4	3.30	0.58
8	N Galbraith	45.46	3	3.65	0.35
9	G Crompton	45.71	2	3.90	0.25
	A Douglas-Osborn	FAIL	0	NR:

Bouley Bay

Run Off Results - Round 9

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	M Griffiths	41.57 Record	10	-	-
2	C Cramer	41.68 Record	9	0.11	0.11
3	M MacDowel	42.25	8	0.68	0.57
4	R Lane	42.32	7	0.75	0.07
5	T Williams	42.43	6	0.86	0.11
6	D Franklin	42.82	5	1.25	0.39
7	R Turnbull	43.08	4	1.51	0.26
8	D Harris	43.28	3	1.71	0.20
9	M Dungworth	43.87	2	2.30	0.59
10	G Crompton	43.95	1	2.38	0.08

Val des Terres

Run Off Results - Round 10

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	M Griffiths	32.04 Record	10	-	-
2	C Cramer	32.12 Record	9	0.08	0.08
3	D Franklin	32.28 Record	8	0.24	0.16
4	A Douglas-Osborn	32.57	7	0.53	0.29
5	T Williams	32.85	6	0.81	0.28
6	M MacDowel	32.99	5	0.95	0.14
7	D Harris	32.63	4	0.59	-0.36
8	R Turnbull	33.96	3	1.92	1.33
9	A Richards	34.05	2	2.01	0.09
10	N Le Tissier	34.55	1	2.51	0.50

Craigantlet

Run Off Results - Round 11

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	A Douglas-Osborn	52.14	10	-	-
2	M Griffiths	52.92	9	0.78	0.78
3	R Lane	53.24	8	1.10	0.32
4	G Crompton	55.25	7	3.11	2.01
5	J Campbell	55.38	6	3.24	0.13
6	M Joseland	85.86	5	33.72	30.48

Shelsley Walsh

Run Off Results - Round 12

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	M Griffiths	27.40	10	-	-
2	A Douglas-Osborn	27.58	9	0.18	0.18
3	C Cramer	27.78	8	0.38	0.20
4	R Lane	27.97	7	0.57	0.19
5	M Dungworth	28.05	6	0.65	0.08
6	D Franklin	28.21	5	0.81	0.16
7	G Crompton	28.21	4	0.81	0.00
8	R Turnbull	28.44	3	1.04	0.23
9	M MacDowel	28.80	2	1.40	0.36
10	T Westwood	29.21	1	1.81	0.41

Gurston Down

Run Off Results - Round 13

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	M Griffiths	29.78	10	-	-
2	A Douglas-Osborn	30.14	9	0.36	0.36
3	C Cramer	30.30	8	0.52	0.16
4	T Williams	30.57	7	0.79	0.27
5	M Dungworth	31.15	6	1.37	0.58
6	T Westwood	31.62	5	1.84	0.47
7	R Brown	31.97	4	2.19	0.35
8	M Harvey	32.21	3	2.43	0.24
9	R Turnbull	32.27	2	2.49	0.06
	R Lane	FAIL	0

Prescott

Run Off Results - Round 14

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	C Cramer	43.42	10	-	-
2	D Harris	43.44	9	0.02	0.02
3	T Williams	43.49	8	0.07	0.05
4	R Lane	43.53	7	0.11	0.04
5	M Griffiths	43.59	6	0.17	0.06
6	A Douglas-Osborn	43.71	5	0.29	0.12
7	M Dungworth	44.12	4	0.70	0.41
8	R Turnbull	44.65	3	1.23	0.53
9	M MacDowel	44.89	2	1.47	0.24
10	A Richards	45.03	1	1.61	0.14

Wiscombe Park

Run Off Results - Round 15

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	C Cramer	37.45 Record	10	-	-
2	M Griffiths	37.48 Record	9	0.03	0.03
3	A Douglas-Osborn	38.21	8	0.76	0.73
4	R Lane	38.34	7	0.89	0.13
5	T Williams	38.47	6	1.02	0.13
6	M Dungworth	38.90	5	1.45	0.43
7	J Campbell	39.06	4	1.61	0.16
8	M MacDowel	39.15	3	1.70	0.09
9	D Harris	39.25	2	1.80	0.10
10	G Crompton	39.58	1	2.13	0.33

Doune

Run Off Results - Round 16

P	Driver	Time	Points	Gap	Diff
1	M Griffiths	41.72 Record	10	-	-
2	C Cramer	41.93	9	0.21	0.21
3	N Galbraith	43.51	8	1.79	1.58
4	J Campbell	43.63	7	1.91	0.12
5	G Crompton	43.64	6	1.92	0.01
6	A Douglas-Osborn	43.83	5	2.11	0.19
7	M Dungworth	43.90	4	2.18	0.07
8	R Lane	44.22	3	2.50	0.32
9	R Turnbull	44.34	2	2.62	0.12
10	M MacDowel	44.55	1	2.83	0.21

British HillClimb Championship Positions 1979

Round Results

Wiscombe Park

Run Off Results - Round 1

Loton Park

Run Off Results - Round 2

Prescott

Run Off Results - Round 3

Harewood

Run Off Results - Round 4

Barbon Manor

Run Off Results - Round 5

Shelsley Walsh

Run Off Results - Round 6

Fintray

Run Off Results - Round 7

Doune

Run Off Results - Round 8

Bouley Bay

Run Off Results - Round 9

Val des Terres

Run Off Results - Round 10

Craigantlet

Run Off Results - Round 11

Shelsley Walsh

Run Off Results - Round 12

Gurston Down

Run Off Results - Round 13

Prescott

Run Off Results - Round 14

Wiscombe Park

Run Off Results - Round 15

Doune

Run Off Results - Round 16

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