1980 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1980 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 racing cars.[1] The winner of the championship, which was the 24th Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1980 CAMS Gold Star.[2]
Contents
Calendar
The title was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.[3]
- Round 1, Sandown Park, Victoria, 24 February
- Round 2, Baskerville, Tasmania, 9 March
- Round 3, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 23 March
- Round 4, Oran Park, New South Wales, 4 May
- Round 5, Lakeside, Queensland, 20 July
- Round 6, Sandown Park, Victoria, 14 September
- Round 7, Rose City Trophy, Winton, Victoria, 26 October
- Round 8, Australian Grand Prix, Calder Raceway, Victoria, 16 November .[4]
Class Structure
Australian Formula 1, in its 1980 incarnation, catered for cars complying with any one of the following three Formulae:
For championship points allocation purposes, cars competed in two classes:
- Over 1600cc: Open to "Formula 5000" cars and "International Formula One" cars
- Under 1600cc: Open to "Formula Pacific" cars [6]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six Australian license holders in each class at each round. Bonus points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the top four Australian license holders at each round, regardless of class.
Results
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant [7] | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total [8][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfredo Costanzo | Lola T430 Chevrolet | Porsche Distributors | - | 2 | 9 | - | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 58 |
| 2 | Jon Davison | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Lee Seeton | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | - | 52 |
| 3 | John Bowe | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 51 |
| 4 | Chas Talbot | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Chas Talbot | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | John Wright | Lola T400 Chevrolet | John Wright | 13 | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| 6 | Ray Hanger | March 77B Ford | Ray Hanger | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | - | 23 |
| 7 | Peter Williamson | Galloway Ford | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| Rob Butcher | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Hahndorf Motor Museum | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 12 | |
| 9 | Paul Hamilton | Elfin 600 | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| John Smith | Ralt RT1 | John Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | |
| 11 | Clive Millis | Elfin 700 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Andrew Newton | Elfin 700 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | ||
| Greg Doidge | Matich A53 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 9 | ||
| 14 | Dave Cooper | Elfin 700 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Mike Stack | Cheetah | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| Gary Cosser | Bowin P6 Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | ||
| Peter Middleton | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet | P Middleton | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 6 | |
| 18 | Ivan Tighe | Chevron B37 Chevrolet | Ivan Tighe | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 19 | Bob Power | Kaditcha | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 20 | Peter Bull | Elfin | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Garrie Cooper | Elfin MR9 Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Ian Adams | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Ian Adams | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | |
| Peter Edwards | Lola T332 Chevrolet | PJ Edwards | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
| Mel McEwin | Matich A53 Repco Holden | Mel McEwin | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 25 | Colin Trengrove | Lola T332 Chevrolet | John Silman Power Tools | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
The following divers were not eligible for championship points as they were not Australian license holders.
- Guy Edwards (Fittipaldi F5A), who finished second at Round 1
- Alan Jones (Williams FW07B Ford), who won the Australian Grand Prix
- Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo 179), who finished second in the Australian Grand Prix
- Didier Pironi (Elfin MR8 Chevrolet), who finished third in the Australian Grand Prix
References
- ↑ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1980 page 93
- ↑ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport - About CAMS - Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 26 October 2009
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, pages 108-127
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, pages 110-127
- ↑ Souvenir Program, Calder Raceway, 15-16 Nov 1980, pages 22-23
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, page 108
- ↑ Souvenir Program, Calder Raceway, 15-16 Nov 1980, page 44
- ↑ Championship Pointscore (Top 10), Racing Car News, December 1980, page 21
- ↑ Points totals below tenth position were calculated from round results published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, pages 108-127
Further reading
- The official 50 year history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 436-444
External links
- 1980 Australian "Formula 5000" images Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 26 October 2009
