1980 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

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, New South Wales, 23 March
* Round 2, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 4 May
* Round 3, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 25 May
* Round 4, Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 8 June
* Round 5, Lakeside International Raceway, Queensland, 22 June
* Round 6, Calder Park Raceway, Victoria, 3 August
* Round 7, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 31 August
* Round 8, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 21 September
* Round 9, Baskerville, Tasmania, 12 October
* Round 10, The Advertiser Sports Sedan Challenge, Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 19 October
* Round 11, Sandown Raceway, 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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John McCormack placed 4th in this Jaguar XJ-S (pictured in 2015 in its 1980 livery) Position  | Driver  | No.  | Car  | Entrant  | Rd1  | Rd2  | Rd3  | Rd4  | Rd5  | Rd6  | Rd7  | Rd8  | Rd9  | Rd10  | Rd11  | Total

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1  | Tony Edmondson  | 9  | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Repco Holden | Donald Elliott  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 9  | \-  | 9  | 9  | 1  | 9  | \-  | 4  | 59
2  | Allan Grice | 7 / 1 / 6  | Holden Torana LX
BMW 318i Turbo | Craven Mild Racing | 4  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 9  | 6  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 9  | 3  | 43
3  | Jim Richards | 15  | Ford XC Falcon Hardtop | Jim Richards  | \-  | 9  | 9  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9  | 31
4  | John McCormack | 8  | Jaguar XJ-S | McCormack - Unipart Racing  | \-  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 6  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 19
4  | Graeme Whincup  | 5  | Chevrolet Monza | Graeme Whincup  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | 19
6  | John Briggs  | 7  | Chevrolet Monza  | JR Team Monza  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 15
6  | Garry Rogers  | 34  | Holden Torana LX  | Greater Pacific Finance | \-  | \-  | 4  | 3  | \-  | 4  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 15
8  | Phil Ward  | 2  | Holden Monaro HQ | Australian Penthouse Racing  | 9  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 9
9  | Brian Potts  | 42 / 20  | Holden Torana LJ  |  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8
10  | Tony Parkinson  | 2  | Holden Commodore VB | QH-ABS  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 2  | 7
11  | Paul Gulson  | 44  | Leyland Mini \- Mazda  | Paul Gulson  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6
11  | Steve Harrington  | 4  | Holden Torana  | Roadways of Tasmania  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 3  | \-  | \-  | 6
13  | Wayne Mahnken  | 79  | Holden EH \- Turbo  |  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4
13  | Allan Moffat | 25 / 77  | Chevrolet Monza
Mazda RX-7 | Allan Moffat Racing | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 4
13  | Mike Griffen  | 41  | Datsun 120Y \- Mazda  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4
13  | Richard Purtell  | 27  | Holden Torana  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 4
17  | Greg Wright  | 47  | Holden Torana LX  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
17  | David Ferrall  | 27  | Chrysler Charger CL \- Chevrolet  | Road & Track Services (SA) Pty Ltd  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 3
19  | Bob Jane | 10  | Chevrolet Monza  | Bob Jane T-Marts | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
19  | Ian Denner  | 97  | Ford Cortina |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
19  | Vince Powell  | 30  | Ford Cortina TD - Chevrolet  | Elite Racing  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 2
19  | Martin Sinclair  | 96  | Holden Torana  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
19  | Robbie Mills  | 13  | Toyota Corona \- Holden  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 2
19  | Max Clark  | 11  | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34  | Max Clark  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 2
25  | Bruce Stewart | 33  | Holden Torana  |  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
25  | Kent Youlden  | 58  | Ford Cortina  |  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
25  | Russell Worthington  | 100  | Mazda RX-3 |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
25  | James Bartsch  | 93  | Holden Torana  | James Bartsch  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 1

## References

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* 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
* Autopics
* CAMS Manual