| Number |
Crew |
Car |
Class |
Reason |
| 201 |
Patrick Watts/Elgan Davies |
Sunbeam Tiger |
B5 |
Went off SS5 |
| 209 |
Martin Brady/Stephen Troman |
Porsche 911 |
B5 |
O.T.L. |
| 211 |
James Stait/Gill Cotton |
MG Midget |
B2 |
Stopped after SS5 |
| 212 |
David Foster/Terry March |
Porsche 911 |
B5 |
Stopped SS3 |
| 218 |
Adam Tomlinson/Ian Tomlinson |
MG Midget |
B2 |
Front shock absorber SS3 |
| 220 |
Peter Gunson/Peter Gunson |
Ford Lotus Cortina |
B4 |
Excluded |
| 221 |
Geoff Taylor/Steve Greenhill |
Sunbeam Imp |
B1 |
Engine exploded SS7 |
| 231 |
Mark Solloway/Den Golding |
Ford Escort |
C5 |
Electrical 100m after MC1 |
| 243 |
Phil Squires/John Howells |
Ford Escort |
D5 |
O.T.L. |
| 247 |
Terry Brown/Arwel Jenkins |
Ford Escort |
D5 |
Camshaft after SS6 |
| 256 |
Ken Forster/John Stanger-Leathes |
Ford Escort Mexico |
C2 |
Stopped after SS3 |
| 261 |
Mark Clifford/Brett Clifford |
Ford Escort |
D3 |
Stopped SS7 |
| 268 |
Chris White/Chris Dewsnap |
Ford Escort MKII |
D3 |
Engine SS3 |
| 274 |
Adrian Seabridge/Eric Pritchard |
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus |
D5 |
Oil pressure SS3 |
| 279 |
Nigel Hollier/Peter Smith |
Alpine Renault A110 |
C3 |
Stopped SS7 |
| 282 |
Mark Butler/David Holmes |
Datsun 240Z |
D5 |
Suspension damage SS3 |