1980 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1980 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 racing cars.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1980 page 93 The winner of the championship, which was the 24th Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1980 CAMS Gold Star.[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]
The championship was won by Alfredo Costanzo driving a Lola T430 Chevrolet.
Calendar
File:Lola T430.jpg won the championship driving a Lola T430 similar to the car pictured above]]
File:Lola T332 F5000.JPG similar to the example above]]
File:Elfin mr8c.jpg placed third driving an Elfin MR8 similar to the example pictured]]
The title was contested over an eight-round series with one race per round.Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, pages 108-127Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, pages 110-127
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| State | Car |
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| | Victoria | 24 February | John Wright |
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| | Tasmania | March | Jon Davison |
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| | Tasmania | 23 March |
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| | 4 May |
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| | Lakeside | 20 July | Jon Davison |
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| | Victoria | 14 September |
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| Rose City Trophy | Winton | Victoria | 26 October |
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| Victoria | 16 November |
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 PacificSouvenir Program, Calder Raceway, 15-16 Nov 1980, pages 22-23
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" carsAustralian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, page 108
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
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! Position ! Driver ! Car ! EntrantSouvenir Program, Calder Raceway, 15-16 Nov 1980, page 44 ! San ! Bas ! Sym ! Ora ! Lak ! San ! Win ! Cal ! TotalChampionship Pointscore (Top 10), Racing Car News, December 1980, page 21Points totals below tenth position were calculated from round results published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1980/81, pages 108-127 |
| 1
| Porsche Distributors | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 58 |
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| 2
| Jon Davison | Lee Seeton | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 52 |
| 3
| Ansett Team Elfin | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 51 |
| 4
| Chas Talbot | Chas Talbot | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 33 |
| 5
| John Wright | John Wright | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 28 |
| 6
| Ray Hanger | Ray Hanger | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 23 |
| rowspan=2 | 7
| Peter Williamson | Galloway Ford | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 12 |
| Rob Butcher
| Hahndorf Motor Museum | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 12 |
| rowspan=2 | 9
| Paul Hamilton | Elfin 600 | Paul HamiltonDes White, Davison Inherits a Great Win!, Racing Car News, September 1980 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 11 |
| John Smith
| Ralt RT1 | John Smith | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 11 |
| rowspan=3 | 11
| Clive Millis | Elfin 700 | | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 |
| Andrew Newton
| Elfin 700 | | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 |
| Greg Doidge
| Greg DoidgeRaceday Competition Communicator, Sandown, September 13–14, 1980 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 |
| rowspan=4 | 14
| Dave Cooper | Elfin 700 | | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 |
| Mike Stack
| Cheetah | | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 |
| Gary Cosser
| | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 |
| Peter Middleton
| P Middleton | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 |
| 18
| Ivan Tighe | Ivan Tighe | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 5 |
| 19
| Bob Power | Kaditcha | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 |
| rowspan=5 | 20
| Peter Bull | Elfin | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 |
| Garrie Cooper
| Ansett Team Elfin | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3 |
| Ian Adams
| Ian Adams | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 |
| Peter Edwards
| PJ Edwards | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3 |
| Mel McEwin
| Mel McEwin | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 |
| 25
| Colin Trengrove | John Silman Power Tools | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 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
Further reading
- The official 50-year history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 436-444
External links
- [http://autopics.com.au/formula-5000-1980/ 1980 Australian "Formula 5000" images, www.autopics.com.au]
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