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1980 Can-Am season

Can Am Series season

Can Am Series season

The 1980 Can Am Series season was the thirteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's prototype based series and the fourth running of the revived series. Patrick Tambay was declared champion, winning six of the ten rounds and finishing third at Riverside. Chevrolet again swept the season. Lola, Holbert, and Prophet were the dominant chassis suppliers, with Intrepid finishing second at Watkins Glen and Frisbee finishing first at Laguna Seca.

The two liter class went to Gary Gove in his Ralt RT2.

The scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first six classified finishers. All results counted.

Results

RoundCircuitWinning driverTeamCar
1Sears PointFRA Patrick TambayUSA Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
2Mid-OhioFRA Patrick TambayUSA Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
3MosportFRA Patrick TambayUSA Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
4Watkins GlenFRA Patrick TambayUSA Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
5Road AmericaUSA Al HolbertUSA Holbert RacingHolbert-Chevrolet
6BrainerdFRA Patrick TambayUSA Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
7Trois-RivièresFRA Patrick TambayUSA Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
8Road AtlantaAUS Geoff BrabhamUSA Racing Team VDSLola-Chevrolet
9Laguna SecaUSA Al UnserUSA Brad Frisselle RacingFrissbee-Chevrolet
10RiversideUSA Al HolbertUSA Holbert RacingHolbert-Chevrolet

References

References

  1. Brown, Allen. "Can-Am 1980 « OldRacingCars.com".
  2. "Riverside, 26 Oct 1980 « Single-seater Can-Am".
  3. "Watkins Glen, 5 Jul 1980 « Single-seater Can-Am".
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