1980 Can-Am season explained

The 1980 Can Am Series season was the thirteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's prototype based series and the fourth running of the revived series. Patrick Tambay was declared champion,[1] winning six of the ten rounds and finishing third at Riverside.[2] Chevrolet again swept the season. Lola, Holbert, and Prophet were the dominant chassis suppliers, with Intrepid finishing second at Watkins Glen[3] and Frisbee finishing first at Laguna Seca.

The two liter class went to Gary Gove in his Ralt RT2.

Results

RoundCircuitWinning driverTeamCar
1Sears Point Patrick Tambay Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
2Mid-Ohio Patrick Tambay Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
3Mosport Patrick Tambay Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
4Watkins Glen Patrick Tambay Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
5Road America Al Holbert Holbert RacingHolbert-Chevrolet
6Brainerd Patrick Tambay Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
7Trois-Rivières Patrick Tambay Carl A. Haas Racing TeamLola-Chevrolet
8Road Atlanta Geoff Brabham Racing Team VDSLola-Chevrolet
9Laguna Seca Al Unser Brad Frisselle RacingFrissbee-Chevrolet
10Riverside Al Holbert Holbert RacingHolbert-Chevrolet
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Can-Am 1980 « OldRacingCars.com. Allen. Brown. OldRacingCars.com.
  2. Web site: Riverside, 26 Oct 1980 « Single-seater Can-Am.
  3. Web site: Watkins Glen, 5 Jul 1980 « Single-seater Can-Am.
  4. Web site: Loading.... www.wspr-racing.com.