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1980 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition

Motor racing competition

The 1980 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian 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.

The championship was won by Alfredo Costanzo driving a Lola T430 Chevrolet.

Calendar

The title was contested over an eight-round series with one race per round.

8[Australian Grand Prix](1980-australian-grand-prix)Calder RacewayVictoria16 NovemberAlan JonesWilliams FW07B Ford

Class Structure

Australian Formula 1, in its 1980 incarnation, catered for cars complying with any one of the following three Formulae:

  • Formula 5000
  • International Formula One
  • Formula Pacific 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 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

PositionDriverCarEntrantSanBasSymOraLakSanWinCalTotal12345679111418192025
Alfredo CostanzoLola T430 ChevroletPorsche Distributors-29-8131313**58**
Jon DavisonLola T332 ChevroletLee Seeton913661323-**52**
John BoweElfin MR8 ChevroletAnsett Team Elfin4913133-9-**51**
Chas TalbotLola T332 ChevroletChas Talbot64---959**33**
John WrightLola T400 ChevroletJohn Wright136-9----**28**
Ray HangerMarch 77B FordRay Hanger---4694-**23**
Peter WilliamsonGalloway FordPeter Williamson Pty Ltd----12---**12**
Rob ButcherLola T332 ChevroletHahndorf Motor Museum-----6-6**12**
Paul HamiltonElfin 600Paul Hamilton---92---**11**
John SmithRalt RT1John Smith------11-**11**
Clive MillisElfin 700-9------**9**
Andrew NewtonElfin 700--9-----**9**
Greg DoidgeMatich A53Greg Doidge1-44----**9**
Dave CooperElfin 700-6------**6**
Mike StackCheetah---6----**6**
Gary CosserBowin P6 Ford------6-**6**
Peter MiddletonElfin MR8 ChevroletP Middleton2----4--**6**
Ivan TigheChevron B37 ChevroletIvan Tighe----5---**5**
Bob PowerKaditchaBob Power----4---**4**
Peter BullElfinPeter Bull----3---**3**
Garrie CooperElfin MR9 ChevroletAnsett Team Elfin-------3**3**
Ian AdamsLola T330 ChevroletIan Adams-----12-**3**
Peter EdwardsLola T332 ChevroletPJ Edwards--2----1**3**
Mel McEwinMatich A53 Repco HoldenMel McEwin111-----**3**
Colin TrengroveLola T332 ChevroletJohn 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

References

  1. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1980 page 93
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160404083424/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC05-Titles-Gold-Star-2016-1.pdf Australian Drivers’ Championship – CAMS Gold Star, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
  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
  10. Des White, Davison Inherits a Great Win!, Racing Car News, September 1980
  11. Raceday Competition Communicator, Sandown, September 13–14, 1980
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