1980 World Rally Championship

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Script error: No such module "Sidebar". 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.

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
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MON
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POR
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KEN
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GRC
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ARG
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NZL
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ITA
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FRA
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GBR
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CIV
1 Template:Flagicon Fiat 18 18 15 18 17 18 16 (11) 120
2 Template:Flagicon Datsun 18 17 14 18 13 8 5 93
3 Template:Flagicon Ford 8 12 18 11 8 16 17 90
4 Template:Flagicon Mercedes 13 16 17 15 18 79
5 Template:Flagicon Opel 12 13 13 10 10 13 71
6 Template:Flagicon Talbot 16 15 18 49
7 Template:Flagicon Toyota 9 9 14 32
8 Template:Flagicon Peugeot 2 12 16 30
9 Template:Flagicon Porsche 10 18 28
10 Template:Flagicon Lancia 16 4 20
11 Template:Flagicon Vauxhall 12 4 16
12 Template:Flagicon Volkswagen 14 14
13 Template:Flagicon Renault 12 12
14 Template:Flagicon Triumph 9 9
15 Template:Flagicon Mitsubishi 2 7 9
16 Template:Flagicon FSO 2 2
1980 World Rally Championship point awards for manufacturers
Overall
finish
Group finish
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 18
2 17 16
3 16 15 14
4 15 14 13 12
5 14 13 12 11 10
6 13 12 11 10 9 8
7 12 11 10 9 8 7 6
8 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Drivers

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

Events

1980 World Rally Championship event map
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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
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Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
( 19 – 25 January)
30 stages
601 km
Tarmac
1 Template:Flagicon Walter Röhrl Template:Flagicon Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 8:42:20
2 Template:Flagicon Bernard Darniche Template:Flagicon Alain Mahé Lancia Stratos HF 8:52:58
3 Template:Flagicon Björn Waldegård Template:Flagicon Hans Thorszelius Fiat 131 Abarth 8:53:48
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Swedish Rally[1]
( 15 – 17 February)
29 stages
413.5 km
Snow/Ice
1 Template:Flagicon Anders Kulläng Template:Flagicon Bruno Berglund Opel Ascona 400 4:17:52
2 Template:Flagicon Stig Blomqvist Template:Flagicon Björn Cederberg Saab 99 Turbo 4:19:22
3 Template:Flagicon Björn Waldegård Template:Flagicon Hans Thorszelius Fiat 131 Abarth 4:21:39
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Rallye de Portugal
( 4 – 9 March)
47 stages
673.5 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Template:Flagicon Walter Röhrl Template:Flagicon Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 8:45:35
2 Template:Flagicon Markku Alén Template:Flagicon Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 8:59:54
3 Template:Flagicon Guy Fréquelin Template:Flagicon Jean Todt Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 9:16:04
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Safari Rally
( 3 – 7 April)
95 controls
5333 km
Gravel
1 Template:Flagicon Shekhar Mehta Template:Flagicon Mike Doughty Datsun 160J +3:27 pen
2 Template:Flagicon Rauno Aaltonen Template:Flagicon Lofty Drews Datsun 160J +4:02 pen
3 Template:Flagicon Vic Preston Jr. Template:Flagicon John Lyall Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 +5:07 pen
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Acropolis Rally
( 25 – 29 May)
56 stages
964 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Template:Flagicon Ari Vatanen Template:Flagicon David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 12:55:44
2 Template:Flagicon Timo Salonen Template:Flagicon Seppo Harjanne Datsun 160J 12:58:26
3 Template:Flagicon Markku Alén Template:Flagicon Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 13:02:48
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Rally Codasur
( 19 – 24 July)
18 stages
1224.4 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Template:Flagicon Walter Röhrl Template:Flagicon Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 12:48:36
2 Template:Flagicon Hannu Mikkola Template:Flagicon Arne Hertz Mercedes 500 SLC 13:04:35
3 Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann Template:Flagicon Mirko Perissutti Fiat 131 Abarth 13:35.26
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1000 Lakes Rally[1]
( 29 – 31 August)
48 stages
472 km
Gravel
1 Template:Flagicon Markku Alén Template:Flagicon Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 4:24:11
2 Template:Flagicon Ari Vatanen Template:Flagicon David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 4:25:07
3 Template:Flagicon Per Eklund Template:Flagicon Hans Sylvan Triumph TR 7 V8 4:35:25
8 Template:Flagicon
Rally New Zealand
( 13 – 17 September)
40 stages
1040 km
Gravel
1 Template:Flagicon Timo Salonen Template:Flagicon Seppo Harjanne Datsun 160J 12:06:57
2 Template:Flagicon Walter Röhrl Template:Flagicon Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 12:09:38
3 Template:Flagicon Hannu Mikkola Template:Flagicon Arne Hertz Mercedes 500 SLC 12:29:22
9 Template:Flagicon
Rallye Sanremo
( 6 – 11 October)
50 stages
821 km
Gravel
1 Template:Flagicon Walter Röhrl Template:Flagicon Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 10:22:42
2 Template:Flagicon Ari Vatanen Template:Flagicon David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 10:29:17
3 Template:Flagicon Hannu Mikkola Template:Flagicon Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS 10:36:52
10 Template:Flagicon
Rallye de France
( 24 – 25 October)
18 stages
1128 km
Tarmac
1 Template:Flagicon Jean-Luc Thérier Template:Flagicon Michel Vial Porsche 911 SC 14:51:43
2 Template:Flagicon Walter Röhrl Template:Flagicon Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth 15:02:06
3 Template:Flagicon Alain Coppier Template:Flagicon Josépha Laloz Porsche 911 SC 15:17:21
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RAC Rally
( 16 – 19 November)
70 stages
708 km
Gravel/Tarmac
1 Template:Flagicon Henri Toivonen Template:Flagicon Paul White Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 8:17:33
2 Template:Flagicon Hannu Mikkola Template:Flagicon Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS1800 8:22:09
3 Template:Flagicon Guy Fréquelin Template:Flagicon Jean Todt Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 8:31:24
12 Template:Flagicon
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
( 9 – 14 December)
62 controls
5336 km
Gravel
1 Template:Flagicon Björn Waldegård Template:Flagicon Hans Thorszelius Mercedes 500 SLC +2:36 pen
2 Template:Flagicon Jorge Recalde Template:Flagicon Nestor Straimel Mercedes 500 SLC +3:47 pen
3 Template:Flagicon Alain Ambrosino Template:Flagicon Jean-Robert Bureau Peugeot 504 V6 +5:17 pen

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