1980 Australian Sports Car Championship


The 1980 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group D Production Sports Cars. The title, which was the twelfth Australian Sports Car Championship, was won by Allan Moffat, driving a Porsche 930 Turbo.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a five-round series with two heats per round.
RoundCircuitStateDateWinnerCar
1Sandown ParkVictoria24 FebruaryAllan MoffatPorsche 930 Turbo
2BaskervilleTasmania20 AprilAllan MoffatPorsche 930 Turbo
3Amaroo ParkNew South Wales13 JulyJohn LathamPorsche Turbo
4WintonVictoria24 AugustAllan MoffatPorsche 930 Turbo
5Calder RacewayVictoria16-NovJohn LathamPorsche Turbo

Classes

Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:
Round results were determined by allocating points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the top fourteen places in each heat. Where drivers attained the same number of points, the placings achieved in the second heat were used to determine the round placing.
Actual championship points were then awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis for the first four outright places at each round, regardless of class. Additionally, championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each class at each round.

Championship results

The top nine championship placings were as follows:
PositionDriverCarEntrantSanBasAmaWinCalTotal
1Allan MoffatPorsche 930 TurboPorsche Cars Australia1313913-48
2Peter HopwoodLotus ElanPL Hopwood-1010121143
3John LathamPorsche TurboJohn Latham-61331335
4Ross MathiesenPorsche CarreraAgree9968234
5Murray BrydenLotus 7 S4M Bryden4467728
6Peter FitzgeraldPorsche CarreraLidsay G Quinn Real Estate6-31919
7Rex ColliverLotus 47R. Colliver?????11
8Alan EdwardsBolwell NagariEssendon Car Radio?????9
9Bob KennedyTriumph TR5R Kennedy?????8