1980 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1980 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Australian Formula 2 cars.^[1] The championship was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Australian National Title.^[1] It was the 13th Australian Formula 2 Championship.^[2]

The championship was won by Richard Davison driving a Hardman Ford.^[3]

Schedule

The championship was contested over a four-round series.^[3]

Rd. [3]	Circuit [3]	Date [3]	Format [3]	Winning driver [3]	Car
1	Winton Motor Raceway	2 March	Two heats	Graham Engel	Cheetah Mk6 Ford
2	Amaroo Park	25 May	One Race	John Smith	Ralt RT1 Ford
3	Calder Raceway	3 August	Two heats	Richard Davison	Hardman JH1 Ford
4	Sandown Park	14 December	Two heats	John Bowe	Elfin Two-25 Volkswagen

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. For those rounds at which two races were held, round placings were determined by awarding round points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 14 finishers in each race.^[1]

Results

Position	Driver [4]	No	Car	Entrant	Win. [4]	Ama. [4]	Cal. [4]	San. [4]	Total [4]
1	Richard Davison	6	Hardman JH1 Ford	Paragon Shoes	-	-	9	6	15
2	John Smith	71	Ralt RT1 Ford	John Smith	-	9	2	1	12
3	Peter Macrow	25	Cheetah Mk7 Toyota	Brian Shead	3	4	-	4	11
4	Graham Engel	3	Cheetah Mk6 Ford	G. Engel	9	-	-	-	9
=	John Bowe	33	Elfin Two-25 Volkswagen	Ansett Team Elfin	-	-	-	9	9
=	Russell Norden	5	Arbyen Volkswagen	Bonds Coats Patons Group	-	3	6	-	9
7	Terry Finnigan	7	Elfin Volkswagen	Terry Finnigan	6	-	-	-	6
=	Peter Larner	83	Elfin Ford	Allin Robbins	-	6	-	-	6
=	Colin Jack	13	Birrana 274 Ford	Paul Liston	-	2	4	-	6
10	Brian Shead	58	Cheetah Mk7 Toyota	Speco Motor Improvements	4	-	-	-	4
11	David Cooper [5]	97	Elfin Volkswagen	D. Cooper	-	-	3	-	3
=	Andrew Newton		Hardman Ford	Clive Millis	-	-	-	3	3
=	Tom Crozier	21	Cheetah Mk7 Toyota	Tameino Kieron Pty Ltd		-	1	2	3
14	Ian Richards	11	Cheetah Mk6 Volkswagen	Magnum Wheels	2	-	-	-	2
15	Bob Prendergast	40	Cheetah Mk6 Volkswagen	Prinz Australia	1	-	-	-	1
=	Bob Power	79	Kaditcha Ford	B. Power	-	1	-	-	1