1980 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1980 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 racing cars. The winner of the championship, which was the 24th Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1980 CAMS Gold Star.
Calendar
The title was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.
- 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, Victoria, 16 November
Class Structure
Australian Formula 1 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
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six finishers in each class at each round. Bonus points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the top four finishers at each round, regardless of class.
Results
Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
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, who were not classified as Australian residents, were not eligible for championship points.
- Guy Edwards (Fittipaldi F5A), who finished second at Round 1
- Alan Jones (Williams FW07B Ford), won the Australian Grand Prix
- Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo 179), who finshed sceond in the Australian Grand Prix
- Didier Pironi (Elfin MR8 Chevrolet), who finished third in the Australian Grand Prix
References
Further reading
External links
- CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 25 October 2009