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

References

• Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1980/81
• CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1980
• Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, October 19 1980
• Racing Car News, February 1981
• The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
• The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988

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