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1980 British Formula One Championship

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The 1980 British Formula One Championship (formally the 1980 Aurora AFX F1 Championship) was the third season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 4 April 1980 and ended on 5 October after twelve races. The Drivers' Championship was won by the Spaniard Emilio de Villota who drove a Williams FW07 entered by RAM Racing.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Entry List[2]
Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
Formula 1
  C. W. Clowes Racing 1   Guy Edwards Arrows A1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All
2   Vivian Candy 4-5
  Leon Walger 6-9, 11-12
3   Renzo Zorzi 6
  Theodore Racing 3   Desiré Wilson Wolf WR4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-5
Wolf WR3 7
4   Geoff Lees 1-2
  Kevin Cogan 3-4, 6, 8-9
Wolf WR4 7
  Graham Eden Racing 3   Mike Wilds Chevron B41 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 12
  RAM Racing 7   Emilio de Villota Williams FW07 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-4, 6-12
Fittipaldi F5A 5
8   Eliseo Salazar Williams FW07 1-6
Williams FW07B 7-12
  Team Agostini 9   Giacomo Agostini Williams FW06 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 2-3, 5-6, 8-10, 12
22   Gimax 5-6
  Colin Bennett Racing 10   Norman Dickson Lotus 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-5
  Gianfranco Brancatelli 6
  Desiré Wilson 9
  Ricardo Londoño 12
15   Valentino Musetti Fittipaldi F5A 5-9
Fittipaldi F5B 10-12
  Scotcircuits Ltd 12   Robin Smith Surtees TS19/TS20S Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 6-7, 9
  Richard Jones 11
  Cliff Smith Racing 16   Ray Mallock Surtees TS20+ Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1, 3, 5
Wolf WR6 9-10, 12
  Dywa Cars 21   Piercarlo Ghinzani Dywa 01 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 6
  Jordan BRM 30   Tony Trimmer BRM P207 BRM P202 3.0 V12 4-5, 8-10
  Dennis Leech 34   Dennis Leech McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 12
Formula 2
  Theodore Racing 11   Kim Mather March 802 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1, 3-5, 7-12
  Sanremo Racing 11   Alberto Colombo March 782 BMW M12 2.0 L4 6
17   Guido Daccò March 792 6
35   Gianfranco March 782 6
  Divina Galica 13   Divina Galica March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 11-12
  Docking Spitzley Racing 14   John Lewis Toleman TG280 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 12
  A. G. Dean Racing 18   Tony Dean Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-4
  Grange Performance Cars 19   Brian Robinson Chevron B48 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-2, 7-11
Chevron B42 3-6, 12
  Bob Howlings Racing Cars 20   Bob Howlings Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-5, 11-12
  Roy Baker 24   Roy Baker Chevron B48 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 4-12
  Warren Booth 29   Warren Booth Chevron B48 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1, 3-8, 10-12
  Harper High Performance Racing 33   Ron Harper Chevron B40 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 4, 6, 12
  BMTR 35   Paul Smith March 782 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 7, 9-10, 12
  Terry Fisher 35   Terry Fisher Chevron B42 Ford BDG 2.0 L4 8
  John Gibson Ltd. 44   Paul Gibson March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 5-6
  Plygrange Racing 77   Jim Crawford Chevron B45 Ford BDX 2.0 L4 1, 3-12

Results and standings

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Races

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Rnd Track Date Laps Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Constructor
1 Oulton Park 4 April 65   Emilio de Villota   Emilio de Villota   Guy Edwards Arrows
2 Brands Hatch 7 April 40   Emilio de Villota   Desiré Wilson   Desiré Wilson Wolf
3 Silverstone 20 April 35   Eliseo Salazar   Eliseo Salazar   Eliseo Salazar Williams
4 Mallory Park 5 May 75   Eliseo Salazar   Emilio de Villota   Emilio de Villota Williams
5 Thruxton 26 May 43   Eliseo Salazar   Desiré Wilson   Eliseo Salazar Williams
6 Monza 29 June 28   Emilio de Villota   Guy Edwards   Emilio de Villota Williams
7 Mallory Park 27 July 75   Emilio de Villota   Guy Edwards   Emilio de Villota Williams
8 Snetterton 10 August 55   Eliseo Salazar   Eliseo Salazar   Guy Edwards Arrows
9 Brands Hatch 25 August 40   Emilio de Villota   Emilio de Villota   Emilio de Villota Williams
10 Thruxton 7 September 43   Eliseo Salazar   Eliseo Salazar   Eliseo Salazar Williams
11 Oulton Park 20 September 65   Eliseo Salazar   Guy Edwards   Jim Crawford Chevron
12 Silverstone 5 October 35   Emilio de Villota   Emilio de Villota   Emilio de Villota Williams

Drivers' standings

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Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   PP   FL 
Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 2 1
Pos. Driver OUL
  		BRH
  		SIL
  		MAL
  		THR
  		MNZ
  		MAL
  		SNE
  		BRH
  		THR
  		OUL
  		SIL
  		Pts
1   Emilio de Villota 2 Ret 2 1 5 1 1 3 1 2 Ret 1 85
2   Eliseo Salazar Ret 3 1 Ret 1 Ret 7 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 52
3   Guy Edwards 1 Ret 4 Ret 3 2 2 1 5 Ret 4 2 51
4   Jim Crawford 4 6 3 13 Ret 4 4 6 Ret 1 8 24
5   Giacomo Agostini 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 3 3 3 22
6   Desiré Wilson Ret 1 8 Ret 2 3 Ret 21
7   Norman Dickson Ret 2 Ret 2 11 12
8   Valentino Musetti 6 5 Ret 6 4 Ret 3 12 11
9   Brian Robinson 5 6 Ret 5 8 9 9 8 9 4 5 10 10
10   Kevin Cogan 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 8
=[1]   Kim Mather Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 7 Ret 6 2 6 8
=[1]   Ray Mallock 3 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8
13   Warren Booth 7 10 4 12 Ret Ret 9 5 Ret 13 5
14   Gimax Ret 4 3
=[1]   Mike Wilds 4 3
=[1]   Paul Smith 6 7 Ret 5 3
=[1]   Robin Smith 6 5 8 3
=[1]   Tony Dean 6 5 9 Ret 3
19   Leon Walger 8 10 5 NC Ret NC 2
20   Divina Galica 6 9 1
=[1]   Bob Howlings NC Ret 11 6 Ret Ret NC 1
—   Ron Harper 7 Ret 15 0
—   Vivian Candy Ret 7 0
—   Guido Daccò 7 0
—   Ricardo Londoño 7 0
—   Paul Gibson 9 Ret 0
—   Roy Baker DNS 10 NC 11 NC Ret NC Ret 14 0
—   Dennis Leech 11 0
—   Tony Trimmer Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 0
—   Geoff Lees Ret Ret 0
—   Alberto Colombo Ret 0
—   Renzo Zorzi Ret 0
—   Gianfranco Brancatelli Ret 0
—   John Lewis Ret 0
—   Piercarlo Ghinzani DNS 0
—   Gianfranco DNS 0
—   Terry Fisher DNS 0
—   Richard Jones DNS 0
Pos. Driver OUL
  		BRH
  		SIL
  		MAL
  		THR
  		MNZ
  		MAL
  		SNE
  		BRH
  		THR
  		OUL
  		SIL
  		Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "1980 AURORA AFX BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Formula 1 - 3-litre Formula 1 (1966 - 1985)". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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