1977 London–Sydney Marathon

The 1977 London–Sydney Marathon, officially Singapore Airlines Rally London-Sydney 1977, was the second running of the London-Sydney Marathon. The rally took place between 14 August and 27 September 1977. The event covered 19,000 miles (30,000 km) through Europe, Asia and Australia. It was won by Andrew Cowan, Colin Malkin and Mike Broad, driving a Mercedes-Benz 280E.

1977 London-Sydney Marathon
Singapore Airlines London-Sydney Rally
Host countryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Australia Australia
Rally baseLondon
Sydney
Dates run14 August 27 September 1977
Stages30
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance30,000 km (19,000 miles)
Results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Andrew Cowan
United Kingdom Colin Malkin
United Kingdom Mike Broad
United Kingdom The Rank Organisation-Daimler-Benz AG
Crews69 at start, 47 at finish

Background

The winning Mercedes-Benz 280E, on display in the Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart, in 2013

The success of the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon would inspire Australian advertising publicist Wylton Dickson, who had no previous links to rallying to organised the World Cup Rally, which took place in 1970 and again in 1974. But following the controversy over the running of the 1974 event, the World Cup Rally was cancelled and Dickson decided to organise another London to Sydney Marathon in 1977, with sponsorship from Singapore Airlines, who were celebrating their 30th Anniversary, by running the longest car rally in history. The route would see competitors cross Europe and Asia in the first twelve days of the event before the cars would be shipped from India to Malaysia with competitors driving through the country and into Singapore for the next eleven days before being shipped to Australia for the last seven days of the rally.

Results

Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Time)
1 33 United Kingdom The Rank Organisation-Daimler-Benz AG United Kingdom Andrew Cowan
United Kingdom Colin Malkin
United Kingdom Mike Broad
Mercedes-Benz 280E 2hr 42min 18sec
2 48 United Kingdom Johnson Rally Wax-Daimler-Benz AG United Kingdom Tony Fowkes
United Kingdom Peter O'Gorman
Mercedes-Benz 280E 3hr 37min 22sec
3 45 Australia Total Citroën Australia United Kingdom Paddy Hopkirk
United Kingdom Michael Taylor
Australia Bob Riley
Citroën CX2400 3hr 49min 46sec
4 15 Australia Total Citroën Australia France Claude Laurent
France Jean-Claude Ogier
Citroën CX2400 4hr 55min 57sec
5 54 Australia Channel TVW7 Perth-Australian Peugeot Team Australia Ross Dunkerton
Australia Bob Watson
Australia Roger Bonhomme
Peugeot 504 TI 4hr 58min 0sec
6 59 Germany Hildebrand Holztechnik-Daimler-Benz AG Germany Alfred Kling
Germany Klaus Kaiser
Germany Jorg Leininger
Mercedes-Benz 280E 5hr 21min 49sec
7 25 Australia Total Citroën Australia France Jean Paul Luc
France Patrick Vanson
Citroën CX2400 6hr 25min 21sec
8 27 Germany Warsteiner Marathon Team-Daimler-Benz AG Germany Herbert Kleint
Germany Günther Klapproth
Germany Herbert Vormbruck
Mercedes-Benz 280E 6hr 26min 31sec
9 1 Australia Frank Johnston Australia Frank Johnston
Australia Ben Williams
Australia Dick Matson
Mazda RX-4 7hr 11min 52sec
10 69 Australia Total Citroën Australia Australia Jim Reddiex
Australia Barry Ferguson
Australia Doug Stewart
Citroën CX2400 7hr 16min 55sec
10 39 Australia Endrust Australia Australia Evan Green
Australia John Bryson
Australia Tom Leake
Range Rover 7hr 46min 6sec
12 52 Australia John Taylor Australia John Taylor
Australia Jeremy Browne
Australia Robert Hunt
Range Rover 8hr 21min 48sec
13 72 Poland Sobiesław Zasada Poland Sobiesław Zasada
Poland Wojciecj Schramm
Porsche 911 Carrera 9hr 59min 4sec
14 35 United Kingdom Ingleby/Smith United Kingdom James Ingleby
United Kingdom Bob Smith
Jeep Cherokee 11hr 44min 27sec
15 6 France Team Esso Aseptogyl France Robert Neyret
France Marianne Hoepfner
Fiat 131 Abarth Diesel 13hr 49min 49sec
16 16 Turkey Turkish National Team Turkey Aytaç Kot
Turkey Kayhan Kantarci
Renault 12 TS 14hr 11min 57sec
17 22 France Jacques Jeandot France Jacques Jeandot
Germany Werner Koch
Volkswagen 1600 44hr 8min 27sec
18 53 Australia Arthur Davies Australia Arthur Davies
Australia John Latham
Australia Rod James
Datsun 180B SSS 89hr 29min 21sec
19 48 Japan Noriyuki Koseki Japan Noriyuki Koseki
Japan Yoshio Takaoka
Japan Hiroshi Okazaki
Subaru Leone 4WD 93hr 34min 10sec
20 60 Australia Victoria Toyota Dealers Australia Wes Nalder
Australia Noel Richards
Toyota Corolla 95hr 29min 33sec
21 58 United Kingdom Freeway Exhaust & Tyre Service United Kingdom Chris Bruce
Australia Peter Carracher
United Kingdom Dave Turtle
Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II 101hr 20min 12 sec
22 41 United States Brian Chuchua United States Brian Chuchua
United Kingdom David Howes
United States Kenneth Adams
Jeep CJ-6 102hr 52min 38sec
23 24 France Team Esso Aseptogyl Italy Giancarlo Baghetti
Italy Tommaso Carletti
Fiat 131 Abarth Diesel 105hr 15min 40sec
24 42 Turkey Turkish National Team Turkey İskender Arouba
Turkey Demir Bükey
Renault 12 TS 115hr 26min 53sec
25 40 United Kingdom Basil Wadman United Kingdom Basil Wadman
United Kingdom Mark Shand
United Kingdom Robert Arthur
Peugeot 504 TI 143hr 34min 41sec
26 76 Australia Wally Glass Australia Wally Glass
Australia Peter Flanagan
Australia Paul Caddey
Holden Torana LH 151hr 54min 20sec
27 5 Greece John Stathatos Greece John Stathatos
Denmark Erling Jensen
Peugeot 504 TI 217hr 43min 39sec
28 71 Republic of Ireland Michael O’Connell Republic of Ireland Michael O’Connell
Republic of Ireland Anne O’Connell
Republic of Ireland John Keating
Citroën CX2400 254hr 1min 54sec
29 67 United States Brian Chuchua United States Dennis Lundstedt
United States Erick Hauge
United States Richard Dahn
Jeep CJ-6 264hr 27min 58sec
30 74 Australia Australian Peugeot Team Australia Bob Holden
Australia Ian Monk
Peugeot 504 TI 266hr 15min 58sec
31 20 United Kingdom Richard Beldam United Kingdom Richard Beldam
United Kingdom Steve Kimbrell
United Kingdom Gary Whitcombe
Range Rover 280hr 39min 25sec
32 13 Australia Hank Kabel Australia Hank Kabel
Australia Simon Kable
Mazda 929 305hr 31min 14sec
33 73 Australia Coca-Cola Australia Australia Allen Hausler
Australia Barry Allen
Australia Doug Francis
Leyland Terrier 377hr 56min 4sec
34 14 Australia Greg Nicholson Australia Greg Nicholson
Australia Norman Sherlock
Chrysler Lancer 450hr 27min 4sec
35 7 Australia Coca-Cola Australia Australia Hans Tholstrup
Australia John Crawford
Mini Moke 471hr 14min 10sec
36 10 United Kingdom Francis Tuthill United Kingdom Francis Tuthill
United Kingdom Tony Sowell
Volkswagen Beetle 498hr 48min 34sec
37 56 United Kingdom Apex Leisure United Kingdom Tom Currah
United Kingdom Steve Tucker
Bedford Autosleeper 509hr 26min 42sec
38 50 Australia Hutt River Province Australia Charles Roberts
Australia Len Webb
Australia Ray Brooks
Renault 30 TS 623hr 16min 17sec
39 31 Malaysia Kassim Mohamed Malaysia Kassim Mohamed
Malaysia Kay Fook
Malaysia Syed Adlan
Malaysia Wong Sau Man
Fiat 132 GNS 656hr 55min 5sec
40 17 Australia Light Car Club of Australia Australia Ian Baxter
Australia Mick Ellis
Datsun P510 702hr 4min 43sec
41 61 Japan Mitsuru Eguchi Japan Mitsuru Eguchi
Indonesia Tuto Eguchi
Volvo 164 772hr 3min 37sec
42 9 Australia Australian Peugeot Team Australia Brian Hilton
Australia Barry Lake
Peugeot 504 TI 994hr 59min 32sec
43 23 United States Pickup Van & 4WD Magazine United States Don Brown
United States Cam Warren
Jeep Cherokee 1099hr 10min 39sec
44 57 Australia G.W. Bartlett-T.W. Hollidge Limited Australia Gerald Bartlett
Australia Geoff Eldridge
Australia George Harris
Citroën CX2400 Estate 1168hr 33min 14sec
45 21 United States Tom Delashmutt United States Tom Delashmutt
United States Carlos Neiderhauser
Chevrolet Vega Cosworth 1198hr 18min 40sec
46 3 Singapore Vincent Wong Singapore Vincent Wong
Singapore Ah Seng Hoe
Singapore Tee Hoo Tedh
Mini Clubman 1343hr 31min 53sec
47 19 United Kingdom Post Office Telecoms United Kingdom Mike Dickin
United Kingdom Simon Park
Mini 1275 GT 1423hr 23min 27sec
Source:[1]

References

  1. BrattleWeb. "Entrants & Results".

Further reading

  • Park, Simon (2009). A Little Goes a Long Way: Two men in a Mini on the Singapore Airlines London to Sydney Rally, August 14th - September 28th, 1977. Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781425185084.
  • Stathatos, John (1978). The Long Drive: The Story of the Singapore Airlines London-Sydney Rally. London: Pelham Books. ISBN 0720710855.
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