1980 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1980 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian 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]
The championship was won by Alfredo Costanzo driving a Lola T430 Chevrolet.
Calendar
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The title was contested over an eight-round series with one race per round.[3][4]
Round[3] | Race name[3] | Circuit[3] | State | Date[3] | Winning driver[3] | Car |
1 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 24 February | John Wright | Lola T400 Chevrolet | |
2 | Baskerville | Tasmania | March | Jon Davison | Lola T332 Chevrolet | |
3 | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 23 March | John Bowe | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet | |
4 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 4 May | John Bowe | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet | |
5 | Lakeside | Queensland | 20 July | Jon Davison | Lola T332 Chevrolet | |
6 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 14 September | Alfredo Costanzo | Lola T430 Chevrolet | |
7 | Rose City Trophy | Winton | Victoria | 26 October | Alfredo Costanzo | Lola T430 Chevrolet |
8 | Australian Grand Prix | Calder Raceway | Victoria | 16 November | Alan Jones | Williams FW07B Ford |
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] | San | Bas | Sym | Ora | Lak | San | Win | Cal | 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 | Paul Hamilton[10] | - | - | - | 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 | Greg Doidge[11] | 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 | Bob Power[10] | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
20 | Peter Bull | Elfin | Peter Bull[10] | - | - | - | - | 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 drivers 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
- ^ Australian Drivers’ Championship – CAMS Gold Star, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f 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
- ^ a b c Des White, Davison Inherits a Great Win!, Racing Car News, September 1980
- ^ Raceday Competition Communicator, Sandown, September 13–14, 1980
Further reading
- The official 50-year history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 436-444
External links
- 1980 Australian "Formula 5000" images, www.autopics.com.au
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