1980 World Rally Championship

The 1980 World Rally Championship was the eighth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies. While this number was the same as the previous year, one change was made to the schedule, replacing Quebec with the Rally Codasur, marking the first WRC event to be held in South America.

1980 World Rally Championship
World Drivers' Champion:
Walter Röhrl
World Manufacturers' Champion:
Fiat
Previous: 1979 Next: 1981

A new driver's champion was crowned, with Fiat backed German driver Walter Röhrl taking the championship convincingly while simultaneously earning for Fiat its third and final manufacturer's title. Finn Hannu Mikkola and Swede Björn Waldegård again battled to a one-point difference in the standings, though this time for second place overall, and this time with Mikkola coming out on top. Fiat's position in the standings was challenged by both Datsun and Ford, but neither could overcome the Italian company's initial lead, settling instead for second and third, respectively. 1980 also saw Mercedes-Benz's best and final effort to compete for a WRC title, placing fourth overall.

For purposes of the championship, neither the Swedish or Finnish rallies were applied to the WRC for Manufacturers.

Championships

Manufacturers

1980 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
Rank Manufacturer Event Total
points

MON

POR

KEN

GRC

ARG

NZL

ITA

FRA

GBR

CIV
1 Fiat 18181518171816(11) 120
2 Datsun 181714181385 93
3 Ford 812181181617 90
4 Mercedes 1316171518 79
5 Opel 121313101013 71
6 Talbot 161518 49
7 Toyota 9914 32
8 Peugeot 21216 30
9 Porsche 1018 28
10 Lancia 164 20
11 Vauxhall 124 16
12 Volkswagen 14 14
13 Renault 12 12
14 Triumph 9 9
15 Mitsubishi 27 9
16 FSO 2 2
1980 World Rally Championship point awards for manufacturers
Overall
finish
Group finish
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Drivers

1980 World Rally Championship for Drivers
Rank Driver Event Total
points

MON

SWE

POR

KEN

GRC

ARG

FIN

NZL

ITA

FRA

GBR

CIV
1 Walter Röhrl 2020820152015 118
2 Hannu Mikkola 1015121215 64
3 Björn Waldegård 1212101820 63
4 Ari Vatanen 201515 50
5 Anders Kulläng 1020108 48
6 Markku Alén 151220 47
7 Timo Salonen 415620 45
8 Guy Fréquelin 121012 34
9 Shekhar Mehta 2010 30
10 Henri Toivonen 820 28
11 Per Eklund 83124 27
12 Jean-Luc Thérier 20 20
13 Vic Preston, Jr. 128 20
14 Jorge Recalde 315 18
15 Björn Johansson 810 18
16 Bernard Darniche 15 15
Stig Blomqvist 15 15
Rauno Aaltonen 15 15
19 Attilio Bettega 636 15
20 Alain Coppier 212 14
21 Carlos Reutemann 12 12
Alain Ambrosino 12 12
23 Michèle Mouton 48 12
24 Ove Andersson 66 12
25 Jean-Claude Lefèbvre 83 11
26 Mike Kirkland 10 10
George Fury 10 10
Bruno Saby 10 10
Russell Brookes 10 10
Samir Assef 10 10
31 Ingvar Carlsson 18 9
32 Andy Dawson 63 9
33 Jean-Pierre Nicolas 8 8
Lasse Lampi 8 8
35 Timo Mäkinen 16 7
36 Pentti Airikkala 6 6
Andrew Cowan 6 6
Domingo De Vitta 6 6
Paul Adams 6 6
Sandro Munari 6 6
41 Jochi Kleint 32 5
42 Carlos Torres 4 4
Yoshio Iwashita 4 4
Harry Källström 4 4
Francisco Alcuaz 4 4
Tapio Rainio 4 4
Paddy Davidson 4 4
Angelo Presotto 4 4
Christian Gardavot 4 4
Tony Pond 4 4
51 Johnny Hellier 3 3
Nestor García-Veiga 3 3
Erkki Pitkänen 3 3
David Parkes 3 3
Antonillo Zordan 3 3
Paul Rouby 3 3
57 Salvador Servià 2 2
Bengt Nilsson 2 2
Raymond 'Ray' Rué 2 2
Tasos 'Siroco' Livieratos 2 2
Federico West 2 2
Heikki Enomaa 2 2
Glenn McIntyre 2 2
Giorgio Bernocchi 2 2
Jean-Felix Farrucci 2 2
Bror Danielsson 2 2
Jean-François Vincens 2 2
68 Maciej Stawowiak 1 1
Jorge Maggi 1 1
Peter Geitel 1 1
Morrie Chandler 1 1
Massimo Paolieri 1 1
Jean Bagarry 1 1
George Hill 1 1
Naguib Saad 1 1
1980 World Rally Championship point awards for drivers
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Events

1980 World Rally Championship event map
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface
1980 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Round Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver Co-driver Car Time
1
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
( 19 – 25 January)
30 stages
601 km
Tarmac
1 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 8:42:20
2 Bernard Darniche Alain Mahé Lancia Stratos HF 8:52:58
3 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Fiat 131 Abarth 8:53:48
2
Swedish Rally[1]
( 15 – 17 February)
29 stages
413.5 km
Snow/Ice
1 Anders Kulläng Bruno Berglund Opel Ascona 400 4:17:52
2 Stig Blomqvist Björn Cederberg Saab 99 Turbo 4:19:22
3 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Fiat 131 Abarth 4:21:39
3
Rallye de Portugal
( 4 – 9 March)
47 stages
673.5 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 8:45:35
2 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 8:59:54
3 Guy Fréquelin Jean Todt Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 9:16:04
4
Safari Rally
( 3 – 7 April)
95 controls
5333 km
Gravel
1 Shekhar Mehta Mike Doughty Datsun 160J +3:27 pen
2 Rauno Aaltonen Lofty Drews Datsun 160J +4:02 pen
3 Vic Preston Jr. John Lyall Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 +5:07 pen
5
Acropolis Rally
( 25 – 29 May)
56 stages
964 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Ari Vatanen David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 12:55:44
2 Timo Salonen Seppo Harjanne Datsun 160J 12:58:26
3 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 13:02:48
6
Rally Codasur
( 19 – 24 July)
18 stages
1224.4 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 12:48:36
2 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Mercedes 500 SLC 13:04:35
3 Carlos Reutemann Mirko Perissutti Fiat 131 Abarth 13:35.26
7
1000 Lakes Rally[1]
( 29 – 31 August)
48 stages
472 km
Gravel
1 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 4:24:11
2 Ari Vatanen David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 4:25:07
3 Per Eklund Hans Sylvan Triumph TR 7 V8 4:35:25
8
Rally New Zealand
( 13 – 17 September)
40 stages
1040 km
Gravel
1 Timo Salonen Seppo Harjanne Datsun 160J 12:06:57
2 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 12:09:38
3 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Mercedes 500 SLC 12:29:22
9
Rallye Sanremo
( 6 – 11 October)
50 stages
821 km
Gravel
1 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 10:22:42
2 Ari Vatanen David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 10:29:17
3 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS 10:36:52
10
Rallye de France
( 24 – 25 October)
18 stages
1128 km
Tarmac
1 Jean-Luc Thérier Michel Vial Porsche 911 SC 14:51:43
2 Walter Röhrl Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 15:02:06
3 Alain Coppier Josépha Laloz Porsche 911 SC 15:17:21
11
RAC Rally
( 16 – 19 November)
70 stages
708 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Henri Toivonen Paul White Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 8:17:33
2 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS1800 8:22:09
3 Guy Fréquelin Jean Todt Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 8:31:24
12
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
( 9 – 14 December)
62 controls
5336 km
Gravel
1 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Mercedes 500 SLC +2:36 pen
2 Jorge Recalde Nestor Straimel Mercedes 500 SLC +3:47 pen
3 Alain Ambrosino Jean-Robert Bureau Peugeot 504 V6 +5:17 pen
  1. Event not included in Manufacturers' Championship

See also


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