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.
The winner of the championship, which was the 24th Australian Drivers' Championship
, was awarded the 1980 CAMS Gold Star.
For championship points allocation purposes, cars competed in two classes:
Bonus points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the top four Australian license holders at each round, regardless of class.
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The following divers were not eligible for championship points as they were not Australian license holders.
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1
Australian Formula 1
Australian Formula 1 was a motor sport category for open-wheeler racing cars which was current in Australia from 1970 to 1983.AF1 was introduced by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport in 1970, initially restricting cars to unsupercharged engines of no greater than 2.5-litre capacity,...
racing cars.
The winner of the championship, which was the 24th Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship is a motor racing championship which has been contested annually since 1957 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Since 2005 this category has been Formula...
, was awarded the 1980 CAMS Gold Star.
Calendar
The title was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.- Round 1, Sandown ParkSandown RacewaySandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 24 February - Round 2, BaskervilleBaskerville RacewayBaskerville Raceway is a 2.01 km permanent motor and motorbike racing circuit. It is located at 473 Baskerville Rd, Old Beach- a northern suburb of...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, 9 March - Round 3, Symmons PlainsSymmons Plains RacewaySymmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, 23 March - Round 4, Oran ParkOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 4 May - Round 5, LakesideLakeside International RacewayLakeside Park, formerly known as Lakeside International Raceway is a motor racing circuit located at Pine Rivers north of Brisbane and lies adjacent to Lake Kurwongbah....
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 20 July - Round 6, Sandown ParkSandown RacewaySandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 14 September - Round 7, Rose City Trophy, WintonWinton Motor RacewayWinton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 26 October - Round 8, Australian Grand Prix1980 Australian Grand PrixThe 1980 Australian Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Calder Park Raceway on November 16, 1980.It was the forty fifth Australian Grand Prix and was open to cars complying with Australian Formula 1 regulations...
, Calder RacewayCalder Park RacewayCalder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a drag strip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise or counter-clockwise .-History:Calder Park...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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Class Structure
Australian Formula 1, in its 1980 incarnation, catered for cars complying with any one of the following three Formulae:- Formula 5000Formula 5000Formula 5000 was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula...
- International Formula OneFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
- Formula PacificFormula PacificFormula Pacific was a motor racing category which was utilised in the Pacific Basin area from 1977 to 1982. It specified a single-seat, open-wheeler chassis powered by a production-based four-cylinder engine of under 1600cc capacity. The formula was based on Formula Atlantic, with provision made...
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
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfredo Costanzo Alfredo Costanzo Alfredo Costanzo is a retired Australian racing driver.The Italian-Australian was Australia's foremost domestic open wheeler driver in the late 70s and early 80s, proving equally adapt at winning races in the powerful Formula 5000 class as much as the nimble Formula Pacific cars that replaced them... |
Lola T430 Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
Porsche Distributors | - | 2 | 9 | - | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 58 |
| 2 | Jon Davison | Lola T332 Lola T332 The Lola T332 was a race car designed and built by Lola Cars for use in Formula 5000 racing and made its racing debut in 1973. Commonly using the 5.0L Chevrolet V8 engine, the T332 was successful around the globe with race victories in places such as Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and... Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
Lee Seeton | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | - | 52 |
| 3 | John Bowe John Bowe (racing driver) John Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a 1969 Ford Mustang in the historic series, Touring Car Masters.... |
Elfin MR8 Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
Ansett Team Elfin | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 51 |
| 4 | Chas Talbot | Lola T332 Lola T332 The Lola T332 was a race car designed and built by Lola Cars for use in Formula 5000 racing and made its racing debut in 1973. Commonly using the 5.0L Chevrolet V8 engine, the T332 was successful around the globe with race victories in places such as Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and... Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
Chas Talbot | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | John Wright | Lola T400 Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
John Wright | 13 | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| 6 | Ray Hanger | March March Engineering March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from the United Kingdom. Although only moderately successful in Grand Prix competition, March racing cars enjoyed much better achievement in other categories of competition including Formula Two, Formula Three,... 77B Ford |
Ray Hanger | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | - | 23 |
| 7 | Peter Williamson | Galloway Ford | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| Rob Butcher | Lola T332 Lola T332 The Lola T332 was a race car designed and built by Lola Cars for use in Formula 5000 racing and made its racing debut in 1973. Commonly using the 5.0L Chevrolet V8 engine, the T332 was successful around the globe with race victories in places such as Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and... Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
Hahndorf Motor Museum | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 12 | |
| 9 | Paul Hamilton | Elfin 600 | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| John Smith | Ralt Ralt RALT was a manufacturer of single-seater racing cars, founded by ex-Jack Brabham associate Ron Tauranac after he sold out his interest in Brabham to Bernie Ecclestone. Ron and his brother had built some specials in Australia in the 1950s under the RALT name... 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 Bowin P6 Bowin P6 was a Formula Ford & Formula 2 class of race car which was designed and built by John Joyce founder of Bowin Cars.-Specifications:... Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | ||
| Peter Middleton | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
P Middleton | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 6 | |
| 18 | Ivan Tighe | Chevron Chevron Cars Ltd Chevron Cars Ltd. is a manufacturer of racing cars, founded by Derek Bennett in 1965. Following Bennett's death in 1978, the firm has remained active in various guises. The original company's designs and name continue to be utilized by Roger Andreason to build replacement parts and continuation... B37 Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
Ivan Tighe | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 19 | Bob Power | Kaditcha Kaditcha Kaditcha was an automobile manufacturer in Australia. The company, formed by Queensland engineer Barry Lock, made open wheel and sports car racing cars, including cars for Formula 5000 and Australian Formula 2... |
- | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 20 | Peter Bull | Elfin | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Garrie Cooper Garrie Cooper Garrie Clifford Cooper was the founder of the highly successful Elfin Sports Cars and a competitive racing driver in his own right, winning the 1968 Australian 1½ Litre Championship and the 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship... |
Elfin MR9 Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
Ansett Team Elfin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Ian Adams | Lola T330 Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
Ian Adams | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | |
| Peter Edwards | Lola T332 Lola T332 The Lola T332 was a race car designed and built by Lola Cars for use in Formula 5000 racing and made its racing debut in 1973. Commonly using the 5.0L Chevrolet V8 engine, the T332 was successful around the globe with race victories in places such as Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and... Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
PJ Edwards | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
| Mel McEwin | Matich A53 Repco Holden | Mel McEwin | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 25 | Colin Trengrove | Lola T332 Lola T332 The Lola T332 was a race car designed and built by Lola Cars for use in Formula 5000 racing and made its racing debut in 1973. Commonly using the 5.0L Chevrolet V8 engine, the T332 was successful around the globe with race victories in places such as Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and... Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
John Silman Power Tools | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
The following divers were not eligible for championship points as they were not Australian license holders.
- Guy EdwardsGuy EdwardsGuy Richard Goronwy Edwards QGM is a former racing driver from England. Although best known for his sportscar and UK Formula One career, as well as for brokering sponsorship deals, Edwards participated in 17 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 13, 1974...
(Fittipaldi F5AFittipaldi F5The Fittipaldi F5 was a Formula One car for the 1977 Formula One season. It was driven by Brazilian drivers Emerson Fittipaldi and Ingo Hoffmann. The engine was a Ford Cosworth DFV, with the team achieving three points from the season. The car was modified to become the F5A, which was used for the ...
), who finished second at Round 1 - Alan Jones (Williams FW07BWilliams FW07The Williams FW07 was a ground effect Formula One racing car designed by Patrick Head for the 1979 F1 season. It was closely based on the Lotus 79, even being developed in the same wind tunnel at Imperial College London. Some observers, among them Lotus aerodynamicist Peter Wright felt the FW07 was...
Ford), who won the Australian Grand Prix - Bruno GiacomelliBruno GiacomelliBruno Giacomelli is a former racing driver from Italy.He won one of the two 1976 British Formula Three Championships and the 1978 Formula Two championship. He participated in 82 Formula One grands prix, debuting on September 11, 1977...
(Alfa Romeo 179Alfa Romeo 179The Alfa Romeo 179 is a Formula One car which was used by the Alfa Romeo team from to . The 179 made its debut at the 1979 Italian Grand Prix, replacing the flat-12 engined Alfa Romeo 177...
), who finished second in the Australian Grand Prix - Didier PironiDidier PironiDidier Joseph Louis Pironi was a racing driver from France. During his career he competed in 72 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, driving for Tyrrell , Ligier and Ferrari...
(Elfin MR8 ChevroletChevrolet Small-Block engineThe Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block...
), who finished third in the Australian Grand Prix
External links
- 1980 Australian “Formula 5000” images Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 26 October 2009