1980 Dywa Grand Prix Series season
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| 1980 Dywa Grand Prix Series season | |
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| Season | |
| Races | 14 |
| Start date | TBC |
| Start Event |  Enna-Pergusa
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| End date | TBC |
| End Event | Monza
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| Awards | |
| Driver's Champion |  Unknown
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| Constructor's Champion | Unknown
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| Seasons | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1979 | defunct |
The 1980 Dywa Grand Prix Series season was the third series of the Dywa Grand Prix Series. Following the chaos and controversy of 1979 Dywa Grand Prix Series season, almost all of the series' most established teams and drivers departed the series. Despite this, series organisers still announced an ambitious 14-round season.
Contents
Teams and drivers
All teams and drivers raced identical Dywa-002 chassis. However, Renzo Engineering were able to supply three sets of turbocharged engines at the start of the season, which were offered to the teams in order of their 1979 finishing positions. Only Équipe Dywa Floc'h declined the offer of turbo engines. Below, T denotes that the team secured a supply of turbocharged engines.
Driver Changes
- Nunzio Dunn left Dilbert Racing to establish his own team as an owner-driver.
Team Changes
- Equipe Dywa France lost their Vaillante sponsorship for 1980.
Mid-Season Driver Changes
- Giuseppe Rigatoni suffered a season-ending injury at Enna-Pergusa. Marco Tortellini was brought in as a replacement.
- Stefan Tapfer also suffered a season-ending injury at Enna-Pergusa. He was replaced by Shota Kakhaberidze.
- Paul Pott was injured at Imola and missed the next two races. Bern van der Westhouzen, who had previously substituted for Pott on multiple occasions in 1979, once again filled in for him.
- Eddy Marin was fatally injured in a crash at Imola.
Calendar
| # | Date | Title | Track | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Drive of the Day | Reject of the Race |
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| 1 | 30th March | Coppa Renzo Bizzari
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Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa, Italy |  Max Speed
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 Hoji Imin
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Hoji Imin
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 Great Leap Backward
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 Peter Prince
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 Sami Yurekendacar
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| 2 | 13th April | Dywa Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna
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Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy | Hoji Imin
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Stefano Spaghetti
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Max Speed
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Blockton Impact
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Max Speed's engine
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 Friendly Racing
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| 3 | 27th April |  Dywa Grande Épreuve de Belgique
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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | ||||||
| 4 | 11th May |  Großer Preis Dywa von Deutschland
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Halle-Saale-Schleife, Halle, East Germany | ||||||
| 5 | 18th May |  Salzburgrennen
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Salzburgring, Salzburg, Austria | ||||||
| 6 | 1st June | Trofeo Flor Bath
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Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy | ||||||
| 7 | 8th June | Dywa Granni Premiu di Sicilia
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Circuito di Siracusa, Syracuse, Italy | ||||||
| 8 | 29th June | Dywa Grand Épreuve du Canada
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Sanair Super Speedway, Sanair, Canada | ||||||
| 9 | 13th July | Dywa Grand Prize of Minnesota
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Brainerd International Raceway, Minnesota, USA | ||||||
| 10 | 27th July | The Southern Challenge
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Roebling Road Raceway, Georgia, USA | ||||||
| 11 | 17th August |  Duais Mhór Dywa na hÉireann
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Mondello Park, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||
| 12 | 24th August |  The Ulster Cup
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Kirkistown Racing Circuit, Newtownards, Northern Ireland | ||||||
| 13 | 7th September |  Östergötlandsloppet
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Mantorp Park, Mjölby, Sweden | ||||||
| 14 | 21st September | Coppa Monguzzi
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Autodromo Internazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy |
Calendar Changes
- Motorsport sanctioning bodies in France, Great Britain and the USSR all refused to sanction Dywa races in 1980.
Standings
Scoring System
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | PP | FLAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
All results counted towards the championship.
Teams' ChampionshipAll results by each team's cars counted towards the championship.
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