1980 New Zealand Grand Prix

  1980 New Zealand Grand Prix

Race details
26th New Zealand Grand Prix
Date	13 January 1980
Location	Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.82 km (1.76 mi)
Distance	30 laps, 84.6 km (52.8 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Steve Millen	Ralt-Ford
Time	0.57.8
Podium
First	Steve Millen	Ralt-Ford
Second	Dave McMillan	Ralt-Ford
Third	Andrea de Cesaris	March-Ford

The 1980 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 13 January 1980. The race had 15 competitors.

It was the 26th New Zealand Grand Prix. The race was won by New Zealander Steve Millen for the first time in the Ralt RT1. The rest of the podium was completed by fellow Kiwi Dave McMillan and Italian Andrea de Cesaris.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap
1	7	Steve Millen	Schollum Bros.	RT1 / Ford BDA Masport	0:57.8
2	1	Dave McMillan	Team McMillan	Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Hart	0:58.2	+ 0.4 s
3	6	John Smith		Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Swindon	0:58.2	+ 0.4 s
4	2	Andrea de Cesaris	March Cars - Marlboro	March 792 / Ford BDA	0:58.4	+ 0.6 s
5	18	David Oxton		Chevron B34 / Ford BDA Hart	0:58.6	+ 0.8 s
6	4	Larry Perkins		Chevron B39 / Ford BDA	0:58.8	+ 1.0 s
7	11	Ken Smith		March 782 / Ford BDA	0:59.1	+ 1.3 s
8	8	Huub Rothengatter	Alan Docking Racing	Chevron B48 / Ford BDA	0:59.2	+ 1.4 s
9	5	Ian Flux		Ehrlich RP5 / Ford BDA Nicholson	0:59.2	+ 1.4 s
10	9	Desiré Wilson		March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson	0:59.2	+ 1.4 s
11	3	Mike Thackwell	March Cars - Marlboro	March 792 / Ford BDA	0:59.6	+ 1.8 s
12		Rex Hart		Surtees TS15 / Ford BDA	1:00.5	+ 2.7 s
13		Grant Campbell		Chevron B39 / Ford BDA	1:00.6	+ 2.8 s
14	10	Brett Riley		March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson	1:00.6	+ 2.8 s
15		Bob Donaldson		Chevron B42 / Ford BDA Hart	1:03.6	+ 5.8 s

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time
1	7	Steve Millen	Schollum Bros	Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Masport	30	30min 08.9sec
2	1	Dave McMillan	Team McMillan	Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Hart	30	+ 12.5 s
3	2	Andrea de Cesaris	March Cars - Marlboro	March 792 / Ford BDA	30	+ 19.3 s
4	8	Huub Rothengatter	Alan Docking Racing	Chevron B48 / Ford BDA	29	+ 1 Lap
5		Bob Donaldson		Chevron B42 / Ford BDA Hart	28	+ 2 Laps
6		Grant Campbell		Chevron B39 / Ford BDA	27	+ 3 Laps
7		Rex Hart		Surtees TS15 / Ford BDA	27	+ 3 Laps
8	6	John Smith		Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Swindon	25	+ 5 Laps
9	10	Brett Riley		March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson	24	+ 6 Laps
10	18	David Oxton		Chevron B34 / Ford BDA Hart	21	+ 9 Laps
11	9	Desiré Wilson		March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson	19	+ 11 Laps
Ret	11	Ken Smith		March 782 / Ford BDA	20	Electrics
Ret	4	Larry Perkins		Chevron B39 / Ford BDA	13	Fuel Leak
Ret	5	Ian Flux		Ehrlich RP5 / Ford BDA Nicholson	2	Electrics
DNS	3	Mike Thackwell	March Cars - Marlboro	March 792 / Ford BDA		Did Not Start
Source(s): [1]

References

1. "New Zealand Grand Prix - Pukekohe, 13 Jan 1980". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.