| Pos | Cls | No. | Driver/Co-Driver (Car) | Pens |
| 1 | | 1 | Steve Whiteford / Dave Adams ( MG Metro 6R4 ) | 00:53:26 |
| 2 | | 5 | David Williams / Wayne Goble ( MG Metro 6R4 ) | 00:54:39 |
| 3 | | 3 | Ian Beveridge / Pat Beveridge ( MG Metro 6R4 ) | 00:54:57 |
| 4 | | 8 | Richard Holmes / Philip George ( MG Metro 6R4 ) | 00:55:00 |
| 5 | | 2 | Steve Bannister / Dave Oldfield ( Ford Escort RS ) | 00:55:42 |
| 6 | | 4 | Steve Harris / Nick Thornton ( MG Metro 6R4 ) | 00:56:00 |
| 7 | | 10 | Ian Roberton / Ron Hill ( Nissan 240RS ) | 00:56:56 |
| 8 | | 6 | Andy Elliott / Ryland James ( Opel Manta 400 ) | 00:56:58 |
| 9 | | 18 | Steve Ward / Dilys Rogers ( Opel Ascona 400 ) | 00:57:17 |
| 10 | | 12 | Brian Bell / Ray Chapman ( MG Metro 6R4 ) | 00:58:00 |
| 11 | | 13 | Brian Furner / David Orme ( Ford Escort G3 ) | 00:58:12 |
| 12 | | 7 | James Renwick / David King ( Ford Escort RS ) | 00:58:34 |
| 13 | | 29 | Stephen Herd / Martin Woodhouse ( Ford Escort ) | 00:58:36 |
| 14 | | 28 | Peter Hodgson / Andy Moss ( Opel Manta 400 ) | 00:58:57 |
| 15 | 1 | 54 | Jim Bothwell / Martin Llewelyn-Jones ( Ford Escort RS ) | 00:59:07 |
| 16 | | 19 | Chris Hewlett / John Gillow ( Talbot Sunbeam BDA ) | 00:59:12 |
| 17 | 1 | 116 | Tim Morris / Steve Griffith ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | 00:59:21 |
| 18 | 2 | 21 | Lynden Jones / John Roberts ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | 00:59:50 |
| 19 | | 27 | Chris Beddow / Stuart Derry ( Ford Sierra RS ) | 01:00:02 |
| 20 | 2 | 23 | Kevin Stones / Malcolm Wootton ( Skoda Estelle ) | 01:00:07 |
| 21 | 2 | 52 | Ged Gardner / Dave Prole ( Ford Escort ) | 01:00:14 |
| 22 | 3 | 22 | Don Whitehurst / Geoff Williams ( Toyota Corolla GT ) | 01:00:14 |
| 23 | | 50 | Paul Frankland / Mary Fullerton ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:00:19 |
| 24 | | 93 | Craig McIntosh / Alan Andrews ( Ford Escort ) | 01:00:22 |
| 25 | | 117 | Benjamin Black / Mike McGrath ( Peugeot 205 Gti ) | 01:00:27 |
| 26 | | 59 | Ian Evans / Andy Stanworth ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:00:27 |
| 27 | | 113 | Kevin Furber / Andrew Lea ( Audi 80 Quattro ) | 01:00:27 |
| 28 | | 81 | Ray Brown / Steve Ethridge ( Ford Escort RS ) | 01:00:32 |
| 29 | | 77 | Bill Gwynne / Geoff East ( Nissan 240RS ) | 01:00:33 |
| 30 | | 62 | Kim Kirk / Polly ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:00:44 |
| 31 | | 124 | John Pickford / Dave Lewis ( Ford Escort RS ) | 01:00:44 |
| 32 | | 107 | Darren Jeynes / Chris Neale ( Ford Escort ) | 01:00:54 |
| 33 | 1 | 144 | Iwan Roberts / Andy Marchbank ( Peugeot 205 Gti ) | 01:00:55 |
| 34 | | 24 | David Brian / Dave Wilford ( Talbot Sunbeam Ti ) | 01:00:56 |
| 35 | | 57 | Martin Pearce / Ian Butcher ( Ford Escort RS1600i 4WD ) | 01:01:11 |
| 36 | | 64 | Steve Easton / Jon Savage ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:01:19 |
| 37 | | 34 | Graham Standen / Bill Cook ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | 01:01:19 |
| 38 | | 20 | Stephen Davies / Martin James ( Ford Escort ) | 01:01:22 |
| 39 | | 78 | David Griffiths / Ian Wray ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:01:24 |
| 40 | | 74 | Patrick Wheatcroft / David Barker ( Talbot Sunbeam Alfa ) | 01:01:24 |
| 41 | | 60 | David Beesley / Graham Balmond ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:01:40 |
| 42 | | 63 | Darren Billings / David Vance ( Rover Vitesse ) | 01:01:47 |
| 43 | 2 | 143 | Ian Freestone / Robert Hoe ( Toyota Corolla GT ) | 01:01:55 |
| 44 | | 115 | Richard Birch / Graham Porter ( Ford Escort RS ) | 01:02:04 |
| 45 | | 42 | Steve Raines / Steve Gregg ( Vauxhall Chevette ) | 01:02:08 |
| 46 | | 80 | Barry Clarke / Steve Wignall ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:02:15 |
| 47 | | 14 | Julian Adams / Richard Stamp ( Ford Escort ) | 01:02:22 |
| 48 | | 104 | John Clucas / Miles Gleave ( Ford Escort ) | 01:02:22 |
| 49 | | 30 | Clive Sisson / Stephen Bye ( Opel Manta ) | 01:02:30 |
| 50 | 2 | 145 | David Howes / Nigel Howes ( Ford Sierra XR4x4 ) | 01:02:35 |
| 51 | | 75 | Ian Drummond / Ian Hamer ( Ford Escort ) | 01:02:40 |
| 52 | | 150 | Andrew Evans / Howard Davies ( Ford Capri 2.8i ) | 01:02:49 |
| 53 | | 79 | Chris McAuliffe / Keith Brennan ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:02:54 |
| 54 | | 146 | John Whittal-Williams / Tudor Jones ( Subaru RX 4WD ) | 01:02:59 |
| 55 | | 157 | Phil Richardson / Lynne Richardson ( Peugeot 205 Gti ) | 01:03:06 |
| 56 | | 152 | Donald Bailey / Jan Churchill ( Toyota Corolla GT ) | 01:03:06 |
| 57 | | 139 | Cameron Park / Graham Parker ( FIAT Strada Abarth 130TC ) | 01:03:13 |
| 58 | | 86 | Simon Murkett / John Collister ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:03:33 |
| 59 | | 67 | Mike Geoghegan / Don Hall ( Ford Escort ) | 01:03:34 |
| 60 | | 123 | Mike Williams / Alan Evans ( Vauxhall Nova SR ) | 01:03:51 |
| 61 | | 40 | Ian Gwynne / Howard Moore ( Ford Escort RS ) | 01:03:56 |
| 62 | | 47 | Ian Rowlands / Nick Williams ( Ford Escort ) | 01:04:02 |
| 63 | | 100 | David Pemberton / Richard Hudson ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:04:06 |
| 64 | | 84 | Malcolm Conibear / John Scimister ( Ford Escort RS ) | 01:04:13 |
| 65 | | 141 | Mike Hill / Dave Turner ( FIAT Strada Abarth 130TC ) | 01:04:14 |
| 66 | | 45 | Paul Croxton / Steve Chapman ( Ford Escort ) | 01:04:26 |
| 67 | | 38 | Toni Carannante / Adrian Woodhouse ( Ford Escort ) | 01:04:40 |
| 68 | | 61 | Simon Chapman / Chris Wood ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:04:45 |
| 69 | | 92 | Chris Pope / Pete Rose ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:04:51 |
| 70 | | 46 | Trefor Jones / Tudor Morris ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | 01:04:52 |
| 71 | | 58 | Richard Roberts / Mike Mitchell ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:05:01 |
| 72 | | 39 | Tim Jones / Andy Morgan ( Ford Escort ) | 01:05:21 |
| 73 | | 73 | Brian Hodges / John Hopper ( Ford Escort ) | 01:05:32 |
| 74 | | 49 | Graham Holden / Geraint Thomas ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:05:50 |
| 75 | | 106 | Richard Egger / Rod Bint ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:05:52 |
| 76 | | 160 | Jon Dunsheath / J Ray ( Vauxhall Astra GTE ) | 01:05:58 |
| 77 | | 51 | John Cressey / Kevin Savage ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:06:06 |
| 78 | | 82 | Peter Blaydon / Geoff Briggs ( Vauxhall Chevette ) | 01:06:10 |
| 79 | | 138 | Mick Linford / Liz Linford ( Ford Sierra XR4i ) | 01:06:17 |
| 80 | | 105 | Jackie Ashby / Fran Ausobsky ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:06:24 |
| 81 | | 87 | Kevin Williams / R E Manuel ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:06:40 |
| 82 | | 102 | John Brooks / Steve Turner ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:06:46 |
| 83 | | 121 | Andrew Bamber / Fred Bent ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:06:50 |
| 84 | | 68 | Henry Sharples / Ian McKee ( Ford Escort ) | 01:06:57 |
| 85 | | 111 | Martyn Buckle / Andrew Turnbull ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:07:29 |
| 86 | | 109 | Ian Jones / Barry Green ( Ford Escort ) | 01:07:55 |
| 87 | | 149 | Andy McTighe / Kevin McTighe ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:08:07 |
| 88 | | 101 | Andrew Murphy / Suzanne Murphy ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:08:19 |
| 89 | | 69 | Edward Layton / Wendy Edwards ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | 01:08:33 |
| 90 | | 16 | Howard Allan / David Rawlinson ( Talbot Sunbeam-Lotus ) | 01:08:44 |
| 91 | | 159 | Stephen Simpson / John Roberts ( Volkswagen Golf Gti ) | 01:09:03 |
| 92 | | 140 | Andy Nix / Colin Dunthorne ( Ford Capri 2.8i ) | 01:09:05 |
| 93 | | 71 | Adrian Green / Sheryl Teal ( Chrysler Sunbeam ) | 01:09:14 |
| 94 | | 83 | Peter Thornton / Peter Braithwaite ( Ford Escort ) | 01:09:43 |
| 95 | | 125 | Ian Garget / Ken Garget ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:09:58 |
| 96 | | 72 | Martin Chandler / Carole Jenkinson ( Ford Escort Mexico ) | 01:09:58 |
| 97 | | 134 | James Hawkins / Nicholas Beech ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | 01:10:19 |
| 98 | | 135 | Ray Shields / Don Wesley ( Ford Escort ) | 01:10:19 |
| 99 | | 56 | Andy Waddington / Ady Waddington ( Vauxhall Nova ) | 01:10:53 |
| 100 | | 119 | Stephen Cotton / Lenny Lenartowicz ( Ford Escort ) | 01:11:20 |
| 101 | | 153 | Paul Griffiths / John Devlin ( Toyota Corolla GT ) | 01:11:26 |
| 102 | | 44 | Ian Roberts / Huw Owen ( Ford Escort RS ) | 01:11:39 |
| 103 | | 112 | John Palin / Robin Burrows ( Ford Escort ) | 01:12:05 |
| 104 | | 85 | Doug Escott / Glen Evans ( Ford Escort Mk1 ) | 01:12:15 |
| 105 | | 98 | Phillip Mills / Clive Jenkins ( Lada 2101 ) | 01:12:44 |
| 106 | | 118 | Linden Spencer / Robert Gledhill ( Vauxhall Chevette ) | 01:13:15 |
| 107 | | 122 | Phil Kelsall / Alan Howells ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:13:50 |
| 108 | | 90 | Ray Kavanagh / Gordon Archer ( Lada 2101 ) | 01:14:15 |
| 109 | | 156 | Nigel Cox / Adrian Harris ( Opel Manta GTE ) | 01:15:18 |
| 110 | | 137 | Andy Hill / Rob Grant ( Vauxhall Astra GTE ) | 01:16:42 |
| 111 | | 96 | Carl Dolan / Peter Bramah ( Ford Escort Mexico Mk1 ) | 01:17:35 |
| 112 | | 41 | Malcolm Mawdsley / Briony Arstall ( Ford Escort Mk1 ) | 01:17:38 |
| 113 | | 91 | Nigel Evans / Glyn Bowen ( Vauxhall Astra ) | 01:18:31 |
| 114 | | 126 | Colin Jones / Gwyn Williams ( Vauxhall Magnum ) | 01:18:41 |
| 115 | | 133 | Jimmy McConnachie / Mike While ( Lada ) | 01:19:08 |
| 116 | | 155 | Peter Boyce / Roger Hatch ( SAAB 95 Combi ) | 01:19:10 |
| 117 | | 151 | John Lloyd / Steve Clarkson ( Ford Escort ) | 01:19:18 |
| Cls | No. | Driver/Co-Driver (Car) | Pens |
| | 9 | Jon Ballinger / Reg Davies ( Opel Manta ) | Halfshaft SS2 |
| | 11 | Robin Jones / Glyn Jones ( Ford Escort ) | Gearbox SS1 |
| | 15 | Robin Bradbury / Euros Jones ( Ford Escort ) | Driveshaft SS4 |
| | 17 | Gwyn Thomas / Wyn Morris ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | Retired SS3 |
| | 25 | Clive Hill / Neil Henderson ( Opel Manta ) | Retired SS5 |
| | 26 | Bob Morley / Geoff Moss ( Ford Escort ) | Mechanical SS8 |
| | 31 | Chris Roberts / Chris Stevens ( Vauxhall Astra ) | Brakes SS5 |
| | 32 | Wug Utting / Gary Trew ( Ford Escort RS ) | Halfshaft SS9 |
| | 33 | Steve Winter / Nigel England ( Ford Escort G3 ) | Gearbox SS2 |
| | 35 | John Greves / Dave Jones ( Ford Escort RS ) | Retired SS9 |
| | 36 | John Kenyon / Graham Hornby ( Ford Escort ) | Retired SS5 |
| | 37 | Vince Chapman / Steve Thackray ( Ford Escort ) | Clutch SS8 |
| | 43 | John Barrett / Mike Armistead ( Ford Escort ) | Went Off SS3 |
| | 48 | Steve Catley / John Fellowes ( FIAT 131 Sport ) | Steering SS2 |
| | 53 | Greg Mills / D C Parry ( Ford Escort ) | Retired SS3 |
| | 55 | John Campbell / D Drummond ( Ford Escort Mk1 ) | Retired SS1 |
| | 65 | Andy Knight / Dave Williams ( Vauxhall Nova ) | Balljoint SS8 |
| | 66 | Trevor Hughes / Gary Barlow ( Skoda ) | Retired SS2 |
| | 70 | Glyn Evans / Nerys Morris ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | Clutch SS6 |
| | 76 | John Kitchener / Denis Field ( Ford Escort ) | Fanbelt SS7 |
| | 88 | Charlie Bellfield / Dave Harrison ( Rover 3500 ) | Fuel SS1 |
| | 89 | Allan Barton / Julian Fisher ( Ford Escort Mk1 ) | Fuel blockage SS1 |
| | 94 | Kevin Williams / Dylan Williams ( BL Mini Cooper S ) | Retired SS5 |
| | 95 | Derek Bell / Mike Nicholson ( Vauxhall Astra GTE ) | Went Off SS9 |
| | 97 | Nigel Beaumont / Keith Beaumont ( Vauxhall Astra GTE ) | CV Joint SS9 |
| | 99 | Russell Pearce / H Walls ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | Retired SS3 |
| | 103 | Gerard Jones / Andrew Garrett ( Talbot Samba ) | Retired SS2 |
| | 108 | Eddie Blackwell / Ian Marshall ( Talbot Avenger ) | Retired SS4 |
| | 110 | Harry Hockley / Amanda Campbell ( Vauxhall Nova ) | OTL |
| | 114 | Neil Moss / Sue Rylatt ( Ford Escort ) | Rolled SS9 |
| | 120 | Mike Jones / John Jones ( Ford Escort ) | Clutch SS7 |
| | 127 | Geraint Jones / Alwyn Davies ( Ford Escort ) | Retired SS2 |
| | 128 | Peter O'Dougherty / Keith Markham ( Ford Escort Mk1 ) | Fuel leak SS9 |
| | 129 | Mark Donald / John Clarke ( Ford Escort Mexico ) | Throttle Cable SS6 |
| | 130 | Elwyn Vaughan / Peter Jones ( Ford Escort ) | Retired SS2 |
| | 131 | Phil Abbott / Dave Martin ( Talbot Sunbeam ) | Clutch |
| | 132 | Terry Wilson / Phil Harrison ( Talbot Avenger ) | Clutch SS5 |
| | 136 | Arwel Evans / Emyr Evans ( Mini Clubman GT ) | Oil Pressure SS2 |
| | 142 | Steve Lewis / Pam Fishlock ( Vauxhall Astra GTE ) | Driveshaft SS10 |
| | 147 | Peter Firkin / Ian Young ( Ford Sierra XR4x4 ) | Big ends |
| | 148 | Fiona Smith / Melanie Lester ( Volkswagen Golf Gti ) | Went Off SS3 |
| | 154 | Paul Ellis / Alan Wheatley ( Peugeot 205 Gti ) | Mechanical SS2 |
| | 158 | Ewen McPherson / Donald McPherson ( Peugeot 205 Gti ) | Went Off |