1980 Australian Drivers' Championship

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]

Calendar

The title was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.[3]

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:

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

Elfin MR8 in the colours of Ansett Team Elfin.
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.

References

  1. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1980 page 93
  2. CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport - About CAMS - Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 26 October 2009
  3. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, pages 108-127
  4. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, pages 110-127
  5. Souvenir Program, Calder Raceway, 15-16 Nov 1980, pages 22-23
  6. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, page 108
  7. Souvenir Program, Calder Raceway, 15-16 Nov 1980, page 44
  8. Championship Pointscore (Top 10), Racing Car News, December 1980, page 21
  9. Points totals below tenth position were calculated from round results published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, pages 108-127

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