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1980 World Rally Championship

8th season of the World Rally Championship series


8th season of the World Rally Championship series

Walter Röhrl World Manufacturers' Champion: Fiat 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. TOC

Calendar

Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistancePoints123456789101112
19 January25 JanuaryMON 48th Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloMonte CarloMixed33695.30 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
15 February17 FebruarySWE 30th International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow29413.50 kmDrivers only
4 March9 MarchPOR 14th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do PortoEstoril, LisbonMixed47673.50 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
3 April7 AprilKEN 28th Marlboro Safari RallyNairobiGravelN/A5441 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
26 May29 MayGRC 27th Acropolis RallyAthensGravel56956.16 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
19 July24 JulyARG 2nd Rally Codasur Ultra Movil YPFTucumánGravel141223.7 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
29 August31 AugustFIN 30th Jyväskylän Suurajot - Rally of the 1000 LakesJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel48471.9 kmDrivers only
13 September17 SeptemberNZL 11th Motogard Rally of New ZealandNelson, ChristchurchGravel411034 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
6 October11 OctoberITA 22nd Rallye SanremoSanremo, LiguriaMixed51800.60 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
24 October25 OctoberFRA 24th Tour de Corse ESSO - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac181128.1 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
16 November19 NovemberGBR 36th Lombard RAC RallyBath, SomersetGravel70708.09 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
9 December14 DecemberCIV 12th Rallye Cote d'IvoireAbidjanGravelN/A5226 kmDrivers & Manufacturers
Sources:

Championships

Manufacturers

RankManufacturerEventTotal
pointsMonaco
MONPortugal
PORKenya
KENGreece
GRCArgentina
ARGNew Zealand
NZLItaly
ITAFrance
FRAUnited Kingdom
GBRIvory Coast
CIV11202933904795716497328309281020111612141312149159162
Italy Fiat18181518171816(11)
Japan Datsun181714181385
UK Ford812181181617
Germany Mercedes1316171518
Germany Opel121313101013
UK Talbot161518
Japan Toyota9914
France Peugeot21216
Germany Porsche1018
Italy Lancia164
UK Vauxhall124
Germany Volkswagen14
France Renault12
UK Triumph9
Japan Mitsubishi27
Poland FSO2
Overall
finishGroup finish12345678910
118
21716
31615
41514
51413
61312
71211
81110
9109
1098

Drivers

RankDriverEventTotal
pointsMonaco
MONSweden
SWEPortugal
PORKenya
KENGreece
GRCArgentina
ARGFinland
FINNew Zealand
NZLItaly
ITAFrance
FRAUnited Kingdom
GBRIvory Coast
CIV1118264363450548647745834930102811271220132014181518161515151915201421121223122412251126101010101031932933883573666666415424444444445133333357222222222226811111111
West Germany Walter Röhrl2020820152015
Finland Hannu Mikkola1015121215
Sweden Björn Waldegård1212101820
Finland Ari Vatanen201515
Sweden Anders Kulläng1020108
Finland Markku Alén151220
Finland Timo Salonen415620
France Guy Fréquelin121012
Kenya Shekhar Mehta2010
Finland Henri Toivonen820
Sweden Per Eklund83124
France Jean-Luc Thérier20
Kenya Vic Preston, Jr.128
Argentina Jorge Recalde315
Sweden Björn Johansson810
France Bernard Darniche15
Sweden Stig Blomqvist15
Finland Rauno Aaltonen15
Italy Attilio Bettega636
France Alain Coppier212
Argentina Carlos Reutemann12
France Alain Ambrosino12
France Michèle Mouton48
Sweden Ove Andersson66
France Jean-Claude Lefèbvre83
Kenya Mike Kirkland10
Australia George Fury10
France Bruno Saby10
United Kingdom Russell Brookes10
Lebanon Samir Assef10
Sweden Ingvar Carlsson18
United Kingdom Andy Dawson63
France Jean-Pierre Nicolas8
Finland Lasse Lampi8
Finland Timo Mäkinen16
Finland Pentti Airikkala6
United Kingdom Andrew Cowan6
Uruguay Domingo De Vitta6
New Zealand Paul Adams6
Italy Sandro Munari6
West Germany Jochi Kleint32
Portugal Carlos Torres4
Japan Yoshio Iwashita4
Sweden Harry Källström4
Argentina Francisco Alcuaz4
Finland Tapio Rainio4
New Zealand Paddy Davidson4
Italy Angelo Presotto4
France Christian Gardavot4
United Kingdom Tony Pond4
Kenya Johnny Hellier3
Argentina Nestor García-Veiga3
Finland Erkki Pitkänen3
New Zealand David Parkes3
Italy Antonillo Zordan3
France Paul Rouby3
Spain Salvador Servià2
Sweden Bengt Nilsson2
Monaco Raymond 'Ray' Rué2
Greece Tasos 'Siroco' Livieratos2
Uruguay Federico West2
Finland Heikki Enomaa2
New Zealand Glenn McIntyre2
Italy Giorgio Bernocchi2
France Jean-Felix Farrucci2
Sweden Bror Danielsson2
France Jean-François Vincens2
Poland Maciej Stawowiak1
Argentina Jorge Maggi1
Finland Peter Geitel1
New Zealand Morrie Chandler1
Italy Massimo Paolieri1
France Jean Bagarry1
United Kingdom George Hill1
Ivory Coast Naguib Saad1
Points awarded by finish1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
2015

Events

Black = TarmacBrown = GravelBlue = Snow/IceRed = Mixed Surface
RoundRally nameStagesPodium finishersRankDriverCo-driverCarTimeMonaco
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
( 19 – 25 January)Sweden
Swedish Rally
( 15 – 17 February)Portugal
Rallye de Portugal
( 4 – 9 March)Kenya
Safari Rally
( 3 – 7 April)Greece
Acropolis Rally
( 25 – 29 May)Argentina
Rally Codasur
( 19 – 24 July)Finland
1000 Lakes Rally
( 29 – 31 August)New Zealand
Rally New Zealand
( 13 – 17 September)Italy
Rallye Sanremo
( 6 – 11 October)France
Rallye de France
( 24 – 25 October)UK
RAC Rally
( 16 – 19 November)Ivory Coast
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
( 9 – 14 December)
130 stages
601 km
Tarmac1West Germany Walter RöhrlWest Germany Christian GeistdörferFiat 131 Abarth8:42:20
2France Bernard DarnicheFrance Alain MahéLancia Stratos HF8:52:58
3Sweden Björn WaldegårdSweden Hans ThorszeliusFiat 131 Abarth8:53:48
229 stages
413.5 km
Snow/Ice1Sweden Anders KullängSweden Bruno BerglundOpel Ascona 4004:17:52
2Sweden Stig BlomqvistSweden Björn CederbergSaab 99 Turbo4:19:22
3Sweden Björn WaldegårdSweden Hans ThorszeliusFiat 131 Abarth4:21:39
347 stages
673.5 km
Gravel/Tarmac1West Germany Walter RöhrlWest Germany Christian GeistdörferFiat 131 Abarth8:45:35
2Finland Markku AlénFinland Ilkka KivimäkiFiat 131 Abarth8:59:54
3France Guy FréquelinFrance Jean TodtTalbot Sunbeam Lotus9:16:04
495 controls
5333 km
Gravel1Kenya Shekhar MehtaKenya Mike DoughtyDatsun 160J+3:27 pen
2Finland Rauno AaltonenKenya Lofty DrewsDatsun 160J+4:02 pen
3Kenya Vic Preston Jr.Kenya John LyallMercedes 450 SLC 5.0+5:07 pen
556 stages
964 km
Gravel/Tarmac1Finland Ari VatanenUK David RichardsFord Escort RS180012:55:44
2Finland Timo SalonenFinland Seppo HarjanneDatsun 160J12:58:26
3Finland Markku AlénFinland Ilkka KivimäkiFiat 131 Abarth13:02:48
618 stages
1224.4 km
Gravel/Tarmac1West Germany Walter RöhrlWest Germany Christian GeistdörferFiat 131 Abarth12:48:36
2Finland Hannu MikkolaSweden Arne HertzMercedes 500 SLC13:04:35
3Argentina Carlos ReutemannItaly Mirko PerissuttiFiat 131 Abarth13:35.26
748 stages
472 km
Gravel1Finland Markku AlénFinland Ilkka KivimäkiFiat 131 Abarth4:24:11
2Finland Ari VatanenUK David RichardsFord Escort RS18004:25:07
3Sweden Per EklundSweden Hans SylvanTriumph TR 7 V84:35:25
840 stages
1040 km
Gravel1Finland Timo SalonenFinland Seppo HarjanneDatsun 160J12:06:57
2West Germany Walter RöhrlWest Germany Christian GeistdörferFiat 131 Abarth12:09:38
3Finland Hannu MikkolaSweden Arne HertzMercedes 500 SLC12:29:22
950 stages
821 km
Gravel1West Germany Walter RöhrlWest Germany Christian GeistdörferFiat 131 Abarth10:22:42
2Finland Ari VatanenUK David RichardsFord Escort RS180010:29:17
3Finland Hannu MikkolaSweden Arne HertzFord Escort RS10:36:52
1018 stages
1128 km
Tarmac1France Jean-Luc ThérierFrance Michel VialPorsche 911 SC14:51:43
2West Germany Walter RöhrlWest Germany Christian GeistdörferFiat 131 Abarth15:02:06
3France Alain CoppierFrance Josépha LalozPorsche 911 SC15:17:21
1170 stages
708 km
Gravel/Tarmac1Finland Henri ToivonenUK Paul WhiteTalbot Sunbeam Lotus8:17:33
2Finland Hannu MikkolaSweden Arne HertzFord Escort RS18008:22:09
3France Guy FréquelinFrance Jean TodtTalbot Sunbeam Lotus8:31:24
1262 controls
5336 km
Gravel1Sweden Björn WaldegårdSweden Hans ThorszeliusMercedes 500 SLC+2:36 pen
2Argentina Jorge RecaldeArgentina Nestor StraimelMercedes 500 SLC+3:47 pen
3France Alain AmbrosinoFrance Jean-Robert BureauPeugeot 504 V6+5:17 pen

References

  1. "WRC 1980". [[eWRC-results.com]].
  2. "1980 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.
  3. Event not included in Manufacturers' Championship
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