1979 Round Australia Trial

The 1979 Round Australia Trial, officially the Repco Reliability Trial was the twelfth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 5 and 19 August 1979. It was won by Peter Brock, Matt Philip and Noel Richards, driving a Holden Commodore.

Route

The 19,000 kilometre rally commenced at the Melbourne Showgrounds, circumnavigating Australia in a clockwise direction. Of the 167 entrants, 92 finished. Two competitors were killed after their car rolled near Kununurra.