The 1980 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event, which was Round 2 of the 1980 Australian Championship of Makes was staged on 14 September 1980 over 109 laps of the 3.1 km Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 337.9 km.[1]
The field was divided into the following four engine capacity classes:
| Position[2] | Drivers [3] | No. | Car | Entrant | Class pos. | Class | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden VC Commodore | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | 1 | A | 109 |
| 2 | Garry Rogers Frederick Geissler | 16 | Holden VC Commodore | Greater Pacific Finance Co. | 2 | A | 108 |
| 3 | Allan Moffat | 25 | Holden VC Commodore | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | 3 | A | 107 |
| 4 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford XD Falcon | Magnum Wheels | 4 | A | 107 |
| 5 | Gary Cooke Warwick Brown | 11 | Holden VC Commodore | Citizen Watches Australia Pty. Ltd. | 5 | A | 106 |
| 6 | Ray Cutchie | 40 | Rex Monahan | 1 | C | 99 | |
| 7 | Peter Hopwood Terry Daly | 36 | Ford Capri Mk.III | Trend Windows Pty. Ltd. | 1 | B | 99 |
| 8 | Terry Wade | 52 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | B & G Myers Leyland | 2 | C | 98 |
| 9 | Joseph Beninca | 48 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | Beninca Motors | 3 | C | 97 |
| 10 | Ray Alford | 26 | Ford XD Falcon | Ray Alford | 6 | A | 97 |
| 11 | Roger Cartwright Rod Stevens | 41 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Roger Cartwright | 4 | C | 95 |
| 12 | Stephen Brook Wally Storey | 46 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Formula Ford Australia | 5 | C | 93 |
| 13 | Alan Browne Brian Sampson | 15 | Holden Commodore | Re-Car Racing | 7 | A | 92 |
| 14 | Bob Holden David Earle | 65 | Ford Escort 1600 | Formula Ford Australia | 1 | D | 92 |
| 15 | Jim Faneco | 60 | Holden Gemini | Country Dealer Team | 2 | D | 90 |
| 16 | Ian Burrell Rob Shute | 57 | Mitsubishi Lancer | Scottune | 3 | D | 90 |
| 17 | Steve Masterton Colin Bond | 31 | Ford Capri Mk.II | Masterton Homes P/L | 2 | B | 89 |
| 18 | Kevin Kennedy Allan Taylor | 19 | Holden LX Torana SS5000 | Scotty Taylor Holden | 8 | A | 89 |
| 19 | John Bristow Gregory Toepfer | 45 | Toyota Celica | Cord Car Co | 6 | C | 89 |
| 20 | Ken Price Steve Jonas | 55 | Holden Gemini | C.A.R.S. Gemini Racing Team | 4 | D | 86 |
| 21 | ? | ||||||
| 22 | Graeme Bailey Doug Clark | 51 | Toyota Celica | Chickadee Chicken | C | 82 [4] | |
| ? | Allan Bryant Graeme Whincup | 28 | Mazda RX-7 | Precinct Performance | B | ||
| ? | Gerald Kay Martin Power | 49 | Triumph Dolomite | Jag Parts | C | ||
| ? | John Bundy Norm Carr | 33 | Mazda RX-3 | J. F. Bundy | B | ||
| ? | Larry Kogge John Chambers | 27 | Mazda RX-3 | Larry Kogge | B | ||
| ? | Lou Stoopman | 71 | BMW 2002 | Lou Stoopman | C | ||
| ? | Martin Power Gerald Kay | 47 | Triumph Dolomite | Jag Parts | C | ||
| ? | Peter McLeod Mal Brewster | 30 | Mazda RX-7 | McLeod Mazda / Albion Park Rail | B | ||
| ? | Peter Granger Alfred Grant | 53 | BMW 2002 | Bob Glazier | C | ||
| ? | Warwick Henderson Graham Harrison | 42 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | Warwick Henderson | C | ||
| DNF | Charlie O'Brien | 10 | Holden VC Commodore | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | A | 84 | |
| DNF | Ron Dickson | 2 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28[5] | Ron Dickson Racing | A | 71 | |
| DNF | Peter Williamson Michael Quinn | 44 | Toyota Celica | Peter Williamson P/L | C | 64 | |
| DNF | Bob Morris Bill O'Brien | 7 | Ford XD Falcon | Channel 7 Breville Racing | A | 31 | |
| DNF | Robert Muir Kingsley Hibbard | 24 | Ford XD Falcon | Robert Muir Motors Pty. Ltd. | A | 7 | |
| DNF | Graham Mein Geoff Russell | 50 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Graham Mein | C | 5 | |
| DNF | Allan Grice | 6 | Holden VC Commodore | Craven Mild 7 Racing | A | ||
| DNF | Colin Spencer Alan Gough | 56 | Holden Gemini | C.A.R.S. Gemini Racing Team | D | ||
| DNF | Gary Rowe Geoff Wade | 59 | Holden Gemini Coupe | Country Dealer Team | D | ||
| DNF | John Gates Phil Lyon | 23 | Holden Torana SLR5000 | "ITP" The Income Tax Professionals | A | ||
| DNF | Jim Keogh Ross Mathieson | 22 | Ford XD Falcon | J. M. Keogh | A | ||
| DNF | John Faulkner Gary Dumbrell | 43 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Allbrells Autocar Centres | C | ||
| DNF | Ken Harrison Ian Wells | 61 | Ford Escort 1600 | K. Harrison | D | ||
| DNF | Lawrie Nelson Tony Farrell | 29 | Ford Capri V6 | Capri Components | B | ||
| DNF | Peter Janson Larry Perkins | 3 | Holden VC Commodore | Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd | A | ||
| DNF | Rusty French Leo Leonard | 13 | Ford XD Falcon | Ruty French Racing | A | ||
| DNF | Chris Heyer | 63 | Volkswagen Golf | Lennox Motors | D | ||
Note : Of the forty seven starters, twenty two were classified as finishers.[2] Of the nine for which the results are unknown, eight would have been non-finishers and one would have been placed 21st.