| Number |
Crew |
Car |
Class |
Reason |
| 1 |
Patrick Watts/Elgan Davies |
Sunbeam Tiger |
B5 |
Hit sheep |
| 5 |
Jonathan Gale/Graham Gale |
Ford Lotus Cortina |
B4 |
OTL |
| 10 |
Mike Barratt/Joanne Watson |
Austin Mini Cooper S |
B2 |
Gearbox locked up |
| 14 |
Derek Pike/Robert Pike |
Saab 96 V4 |
B4 |
Clutch SS1 |
| 21 |
David Stokes/Guy Weaver |
Ford Escort RS1600 |
C5 |
Mechanical |
| 26 |
Graham Samuel/Tony Phillips |
Ford Escort RS2000 |
C5 |
Differential SS15 |
| 28 |
Nick Whale/Sally Wood |
Porsche 911 |
C4 |
Brakes after SS1 |
| 30 |
Terry Brown/Kevin Evans |
Ford Escort |
D5 |
No oil pressure |
| 32 |
Andrew Street/Jez Mason |
Porsche 911 |
C4 |
Retired SS2 |
| 33 |
Paul Drinkall/Roy Brown |
Porsche 911 |
C4 |
Oil pressure |
| 34 |
James Potter/Bob Stokoe |
Ford Escort MK II |
D5 |
Retired |
| 39 |
Rikki Proffitt/John Roberts |
Ford Escort RS1600 |
C5 |
Retired after SS1 |
| 43 |
John Worthing/Bill Robertson |
Ford Escort Mexico |
C2 |
Clutch - SS6 |
| 46 |
Peter Egerton/Russ Langthorne |
Ford Escort Mk I |
C3 |
Retired after SS2 |
| 48 |
Graham Wilson/Keith Fellowes |
Porsche 911 |
C4 |
Stopped SS1 |
| 53 |
Neal James/Kevin Jones |
Ford Escort Mk I |
C3 |
Battery SS7 |
| 54 |
Dave Cobb/Tony Cobb |
Toyota Corolla |
D2 |
Electrical |
| 55 |
Wayne Bonser/Richard Aston |
Ford Escort Mexico |
C2 |
Retired after SS2 |
| 56 |
David Waples/Sheila Harvey |
Talbot Sunbeam |
D2 |
Retired SS2 |