1980 Can-Am season
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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
| Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sears Point | France Patrick Tambay | United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team | Lola-Chevrolet |
| 2 | Mid-Ohio | France Patrick Tambay | United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team | Lola-Chevrolet |
| 3 | Mosport | France Patrick Tambay | United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team | Lola-Chevrolet |
| 4 | Watkins Glen | France Patrick Tambay | United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team | Lola-Chevrolet |
| 5 | Road America | United States Al Holbert | United States Holbert Racing | Holbert-Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brainerd | France Patrick Tambay | United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team | Lola-Chevrolet |
| 7 | Trois-Rivières | France Patrick Tambay | United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team | Lola-Chevrolet |
| 8 | Road Atlanta | Australia Geoff Brabham | United States Racing Team VDS | Lola-Chevrolet |
| 9 | Laguna Seca | United States Al Unser | United States Brad Frisselle Racing | Frissbee-Chevrolet |
| 10 | Riverside | United States Al Holbert | United States Holbert Racing | Holbert-Chevrolet |
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References
- ↑ Brown, Allen. "Can-Am 1980 « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
- ↑ "Riverside, 26 Oct 1980 « Single-seater Can-Am".
- ↑ "Watkins Glen, 5 Jul 1980 « Single-seater Can-Am".
- ↑ "Loading..." www.wspr-racing.com.