1980 Australian Formula 2 Championship
Encyclopedia
The 1980 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of cars complying with Australian Formula 2 regulations. The championship was contested over a four round series with Round 2 held as a single race and all other rounds staged over two races.
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. For those rounds at which two races were held, round placings were determined by awarding round points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 14 finishers in each race.
generated with :de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.4<\hiddentext>>
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 cars complying with Australian Formula 2 regulations. The championship was contested over a four round series with Round 2 held as a single race and all other rounds staged over two races.
- Round 1, 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....
, 2 March - Round 2, Amaroo ParkAmaroo ParkAmaroo Park was a motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It opened in 1967, hosting its first motorcycle meeting on 26 February with a 30 lap production race won by Larry Simons on a BSA Spitfire in heavy rain. The...
, 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...
, 25 May - Round 3, 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...
, Victoria, 3 August - Round 4, 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:...
, Victoria, 14 December
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. For those rounds at which two races were held, round placings were determined by awarding round points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 14 finishers in each race.
Results
| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Points |
| 1 | Richard Davison | 6 | Hardman JH1 Ford | Paragon Shoes | - | - | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | John Smith | 71 | Ralt RT1 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... Ford |
John Smith | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Peter Macrow | 25 | Cheetah Mk7 Toyota | Brian Shead | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Graham Engel | 3 | Cheetah Mk6 Ford | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 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.... |
33 | Elfin Two-25 Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is... |
Ansett Team Elfin | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | |
| Russell Norden | 5 | Arbyen Volkswagen | Bonds Coats Patons | - | 3 | 6 | - | 9 | |
| 7 | Terry Finnigan | Elfin Volkswagen | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| Peter Larner | 83 | Elfin Ford | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | ||
| Colin Jack | Birrana 274 Ford | - | 2 | 4 | - | 6 | |||
| 10 | Brian Shead | 58 | Cheetah Mk7 Toyota | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 11 | D Cooper | Elfin Volkswagen | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Andrew Newton | Hardman Ford | Clive Millis | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||
| Tom Crozier | 21 | Cheetah Mk7 Toyota | Tameino Kieron Pty Ltd | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Ian Richards | 11 | Cheetah Mk6 Volkswagen | Magnum Wheels | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | Bob Prendergast | Cheetah Mk6 Volkswagen | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Bob Power | 79 | 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... Ford |
- | 1 | - | - | 1 |
External links
- Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 6 March 2009
- Cheetah Racing Cars Retrieved from www.oldracingcars.info on 6 March 2009