1980 New Zealand Grand Prix

1980 New Zealand Grand Prix
1980 New Zealand Grand Prix
26th New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
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;
Time	0.57.8
Podium
First	Steve Millen;
Second	Dave McMillan;
Third	Andrea de Cesaris;

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[]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap
1	7	Steve Millen	Chardon Schollum Racing	RT1-98 / Ford BDA Masport	0:57.8
2	1	Dave McMillan	Citizen Watches/Aurora AFX	Ralt RT1-36 / Ford BDA Hart	0:58.2	+ 0.4 s
3	6	John Smith	J Smith	Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Swindon	0:58.2	+ 0.4 s
4	2	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro	March 792 / Ford BDA	0:58.4	+ 0.6 s
5	18	David Oxton	Pye Electronics	Chevron B34 / Ford BDA Hart	0:58.6	+ 0.8 s
6	4	Larry Perkins	Paul England Pty Ltd	Chevron B39 / Ford BDA	0:58.8	+ 1.0 s
7	11	Ken Smith	K 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	J Ehrlich	Ehrlich RP5 / Ford BDA Nicholson	0:59.2	+ 1.4 s
10	9	Desiré Wilson	Nashua/P Coutts & Co Ltd	March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson	0:59.2	+ 1.4 s
11	3	Mike Thackwell	Marlboro	March 792 / Ford BDA	0:59.6	+ 1.8 s
12		Rex Hart	Hawke Motors Ltd	Surtees TS15 / Ford BDA	1:00.5	+ 2.7 s
13		Grant Campbell	Percy Motors	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	STP	Chevron B42 / Ford BDA Hart	1:03.6	+ 5.8 s

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	Percy Motors	Chevron B39 / Ford BDA	27	+ 3 Laps
7		Rex Hart	Hawke Motors Ltd	Surtees TS15 / Ford BDA	27	+ 3 Laps
8	6	John Smith	J 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]

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