1980 Race of Champions

The 1980 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race and the third running of the Race of Champions. The race was originally scheduled to be held at Brands Hatch on the 20th July, but safety concerns following the British Grand Prix saw the race cancelled on safety grounds. A group of team owners lead by B&S Fabrications' Bob Sparshott and Theodore's Teddy Yip managed to relocate the race to Thruxton circuit for the August Bank Holiday weekend. However, the race failed to attract the support of leading Formula One teams or FOCA supremo Bernie Ecclestone. In addition, the rescheduled race was met with opposition from FISA President Jean-Marie Balestre plunging the future of the few permitted non-championship races into doubt.

Entry List

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	#	Driver
Template:GBR Essex Team Lotus [?]	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 80B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Goodyear	5	Template:GBR Nigel Mansell
					6	Bruno Giacomelli
Template:GBR Warsteiner Arrows North Star Racing Team [?]	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Goodyear	18	Riccardo Patrese
					19	Template:FRA Gabriel Château
Theodore Racing Team Hong Kong [?]	Theodore-Ford	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Goodyear	20	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot
					21	David Kennedy
Template:GBR Hesketh Racing [?]	Hesketh-Ford	Hesketh 308F/80	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Michelin	29	Valentino Nicchi
					30	Template:FRA Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler
Template:GBR B&S Fabrications [?]	Spartec-Hart	Spartec G71B	Hart 415T 1.5 L4t	Template:Pirelli	31	Rikky Leiviskä
					32	Template:GBR Stephen South
Osella Squadra Corse [?]	Osella-Ford	Osella FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Pirelli	33	Arsenio Matarazzo
					34	Luciano Sighinolfi
Riviera [?]	Riviera-Renzo	Riviera RC80	Renzo BI-3T 1.5 V8t	Template:Pirelli	35	Freddy Kottulinsky
					36	Piercarlo Ghinzani
Banco Occidental [?]	Williams-Ford	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Pirelli	37	Emilio de Villota
					38	Emilio Zapico
Template:GBR RAM Racing [?]	Rebaque-Ford	Rebaque HR102	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Pirelli	39	Eliseo Salazar
					40	Ricardo Londoño
Template:GBR C.W. Clowes Racing [?]	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Pirelli	41	Template:GBR Trevor Wigglesworth
					42	Vivian Candy
Euskadi Lasterketa [?]	Hesketh-Ford	Hesketh 308/E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Pirelli	43	Amalure Arrigorriagakoa
					44	Txatxu Etxeberria
Template:GBR Graham Eden Racing [?]	Chevron-Ford	Chevron B41	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Template:Pirelli	45	Template:GBR Tiff Needell
					46	Template:GBR "Dave"
Sanremo Racing [?]	Merzario-Renzo	Merzario A1	Renzo BI-3T 1.5 V8t	Template:Pirelli	47	Renzo Zorzi
					48	Ottavia Cacciatori

• 1 Euskadi Lasterketa were given permission by the BRDC to race under a neutral BRDC flag.