The 1980 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was open to drivers of Sports Sedans complying with CAMS Group B regulations. The title was contested over an eleven-round series *Round 1,

Oran Park Raceway Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan south west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from February 1962 until its closure in January 2010. The track was designed and started by George Murray and Jac ...

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

, 23 March *Round 2,

Winton Motor Raceway Winton 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, as a replacement for their existing track at Barjarg. In 1960 it ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, 4 May *Round 3,

Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day north-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Opened in 1967, the road circuit served as a venue for a variety of competitions including t ...

, New South Wales, 25 May *Round 4,

Wanneroo Park Wanneroo is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Geography As it is on the Swan Coastal Plain, the Wanneroo wetlands stretch parallel to the coastline and to the north and south of the suburb. Education W ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

, 8 June *Round 5,

Lakeside International Raceway Lakeside Park, formerly known as Lakeside International Raceway is a motor racing circuit located in Kurwongbah, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is north of Brisbane, and lies adjacent to Lake Kurwongbah. The circuit was known ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, 22 June *Round 6,

Calder Park Raceway Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a dragstrip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clo ...

, Victoria, 3 August *Round 7, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 31 August *Round 8,

Symmons Plains Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility. The circuit is one of th ...

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

, 21 September *Round 9, Baskerville, Tasmania, 12 October *Round 10, The Advertiser Sports Sedan Challenge, Adelaide International Raceway,

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

, 19 October *Round 11,

Sandown Raceway Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in the suburb of Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. Sandown is considered a power circuit with its " drag strip" front and back straights be ...

, Victoria, 14 December Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six outright placegetters in each round. Only the best nine scores could be retained by each driver although this had no effect on the nett pointscores.

Results

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Repco Holden Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high r ...

, Donald Elliott , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , - , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , 59 , - ! 2 ,

Allan Grice Allan Maxwell Grice (born 21 October 1942), known to motor-racing fans as "Gricey", is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 (1986 and 1990), and as a privateer driver o ...

, align="center" , 7 / 1 / 6 , Holden Torana LX
BMW 318i Turbo ,

Craven Mild Racing Craven may refer to: * Craven in the Domesday Book, an area of Yorkshire, England, larger area than the district ** Craven District, a local government district of North Yorkshire formed in 1974 Places * Craven, New South Wales, Australia, see ...

, align="center" , 4 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , 43 , - ! 3 , Jim Richards , align="center" , 15 , Ford XC Falcon Hardtop , Jim Richards , align="center" , - , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , 31 , - ! 4 , John McCormack , align="center" , 8 ,

Jaguar XJ-S The Jaguar XJ-S (later called XJS) is a luxury grand tourer manufactured and marketed by British car manufacturer Jaguar Cars from 1975 to 1996, in coupé, fixed-profile and full convertible bodystyles. There were three distinct iterations, ...

, McCormack - Unipart Racing , align="center" , - , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 19 , - ! 4 , Graeme Whincup , align="center" , 5 ,

Chevrolet Monza The Chevrolet Monza is a subcompact automobile produced by Chevrolet for the 1975 through 1980 model years. The Monza is based on the Chevrolet Vega, sharing its wheelbase, width, and standard inline-four engine. The car was designed to accommoda ...

, Graeme Whincup , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , - , align="center" , 19 , - ! 6 , John Briggs , align="center" , 7 , Chevrolet Monza , JR Team Monza , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , 15 , - ! 6 , Garry Rogers , align="center" , 34 , Holden Torana LX , Greater Pacific Finance , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 15 , - ! 8 , Phil Ward , align="center" , 2 , Holden Monaro HQ , Australian Penthouse Racing , align="center" , 9 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 9 , - ! 9 , Brian Potts , align="center" , 42 / 20 , Holden Torana LJ , , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 8 , - ! 10 , Tony Parkinson , align="center" , 2 , Holden Commodore VB , QH-ABS , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , 7 , - ! 11 , Paul Gulson , align="center" , 44 ,

Leyland Mini Leyland may refer to: Places * Leyland, Lancashire, an English town ** Leyland Hundred, an hundred of Lancashire, England * Leyland, Alberta, a community in Canada Companies * Leyland Line, a shipping company Automotive manufacturers * Le ...

- Mazda , Paul Gulson , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 6 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 6 , - ! 11 , Steve Harrington , align="center" , 4 , Holden Torana , Roadways of Tasmania , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 6 , - ! 13 , Wayne Mahnken , align="center" , 79 ,

Holden EH The Holden EH is an automobile produced by General Motors-Holden in Australia from 1963 to 1965. The EH was released in August 1963 replacing the Holden EJ series, and was the first Holden to incorporate the new "Red" engine, with a seven main ...

- Turbo , , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , - ! 13 ,

Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat OBE (born 10 November 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian-Australian racing driver known for his four championships in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four ...

, align="center" , 25 / 77 , Chevrolet Monza

Mazda RX-7 The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary engine-powered sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 until 2002 across three generations, all of which made use of a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine. ...

, Allan Moffat Racing , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , 4 , - ! 13 , Mike Griffen , align="center" , 41 , Datsun 120Y - Mazda , , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , - ! 13 , Richard Purtell , align="center" , 27 , Holden Torana , valign="bottom" , , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , - ! 17 , Greg Wright , align="center" , 47 , Holden Torana LX , , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 3 , - ! 17 , David Ferrall , align="center" , 27 , Chrysler Charger CL - Chevrolet , Road & Track Services (SA) Pty Ltd , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , - , align="center" , 3 , - ! 19 ,

Bob Jane Robert Frederick Jane (18 December 1929 – 28 September 2018) was an Australian race car driver and prominent entrepreneur and business tycoon. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a ...

, align="center" , 10 , Chevrolet Monza ,

Bob Jane T-Marts Bob Jane T-Marts is a chain of tyre stores founded by former race car driver Bob Jane in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1965. The company has grown to encompass over 100 franchises across Australia. Overview The company remains an independe ...

, align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , - ! 19 , Ian Denner , align="center" , 97 ,

Ford Cortina The Ford Cortina is a medium-sized family car that was built initially by Ford of Britain, and then Ford of Europe in various guises from 1962 to 1982, and was the United Kingdom's best-selling car of the 1970s. The Cortina was produced in fi ...

, , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , - ! 19 , Vince Powell , align="center" , 30 , Ford Cortina TD - Chevrolet , Elite Racing , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , - , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , - ! 19 , Martin Sinclair , align="center" , 96 , Holden Torana , , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , - ! 19 , Robbie Mills , align="center" , 13 ,

Toyota Corona The is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota across eleven generations between 1957 and 2001. On launch, the Corona was Toyota's next to highest product in their range, just below the Crown. The Corona was marketed i ...

- Holden , , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , - ! 19 , Max Clark , align="center" , 11 , Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 , Max Clark , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , - ! 25 , Bruce Stewart , align="center" , 33 , Holden Torana , , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 1 , - ! 25 , Kent Youlden , align="center" , 58 , Ford Cortina , , align="center" , - , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , align="center" , 1 , - ! 25 , Russell Worthington , align="center" , 100 ,

Mazda RX-3 The is an automobile which was produced by Mazda in Japan from 1971 to 1978. It was sold as the Mazda 808 in some export markets including Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, and as the Mazda 818 in many others - this was mostly due to Peugeot hav ...

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References

*Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1980/81 *CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1980 *Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 19 October 1980 *Racing Car News, February 1981 *The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989 *The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988
AutopicsCAMS Manual
National Sports Sedan Series Sports Sedan Championship