The 1980 Australian Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Touring Cars complying with Group C regulations.[1] It was the tenth manufacturers’ title to be awarded by CAMS and the fifth to carry the Australian Championship of Makes name.[2] The title was awarded to Holden.[2]
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the best six placed cars in each class.[1] Only the highest scoring car of each make was awarded points and then only the points applicable to the position filled.[1] The title was awarded to the make of car gaining the highest number of points in the series with all points acquired in all races counted.[1] No drivers' title was allocated or permitted to be advertised in connection with the title.[1]
1980, australian, championship, makes, cams, sanctioned, australian, motor, racing, title, open, touring, cars, complying, with, group, regulations, tenth, manufacturers, title, awarded, cams, fifth, carry, australian, championship, makes, name, title, awarded. The 1980 Australian Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Touring Cars complying with Group C regulations 1 It was the tenth manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the fifth to carry the Australian Championship of Makes name 2 The title was awarded to Holden 2 Contents 1 Calendar 2 Classes 3 Points system 4 Results 5 ReferencesCalendar EditThe 1980 Australian Championship of Makes was contested over a three round series with one race per round 3 Round 3 Name 3 Circuit 3 Date 3 Driver s 3 Team 3 Car 3 Report1 Adelaide International Raceway 17 August Peter Brock Holden VB Commodore Holden Dealer Team2 Hang Ten 400 Sandown Park 14 September Peter Brock Holden VC Commodore Holden Dealer Team Report3 Compact Tennis 400 Surfers Paradise 2 November Charlie O Brien Holden VC Commodore Roadways Gown Hindhaugh 4 Classes EditCars competed in four engine displacement classes 1 Up to 1600cc 1 1600 to 2000cc 1 2001 to 3000cc 1 3001 to 6000cc 1 Points system EditChampionship points were awarded on a 9 6 4 3 2 1 basis to the best six placed cars in each class 1 Only the highest scoring car of each make was awarded points and then only the points applicable to the position filled 1 The title was awarded to the make of car gaining the highest number of points in the series with all points acquired in all races counted 1 No drivers title was allocated or permitted to be advertised in connection with the title 1 Results EditPosition 3 Make 3 Car 3 1 Holden Holden Commodore2 Toyota Toyota Celica3 Ford Ford CapriReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j Conditions for Australian Titles 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport pages 91 to 95 a b Australian Titles www camsmanual com au as archived at web archive org on 19 July 2008 a b c d e f g h i j k Australian Championship of Makes Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1980 81 pages 210 to 217 1980 Compact Tennis 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1980 Australian Championship of Makes amp oldid 1084897850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
