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 while simultaneously ending WRC presence in North America for 25 years.
1980 World Rally Championship | |||
World Drivers' Champion: Walter Röhrl World Manufacturers' Champion: Fiat | |||
Previous: | 1979 | Next: | 1981 |
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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
Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||
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![]() MON |
![]() POR |
![]() KEN |
![]() GRC |
![]() ARG |
![]() NZL |
![]() ITA |
![]() FRA |
![]() GBR |
![]() CIV | |||
1 | ![]() |
18 | 18 | – | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | – | (11) | 120 |
2 | ![]() |
– | – | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | – | 13 | 8 | 5 | 93 |
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8 | 12 | – | 18 | 11 | 8 | 16 | – | 17 | – | 90 |
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– | 13 | 16 | – | 17 | 15 | – | – | – | 18 | 79 |
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12 | – | 13 | 13 | – | – | 10 | 10 | 13 | – | 71 |
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– | 16 | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 18 | – | 49 |
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– | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 32 |
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– | – | – | 2 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 30 |
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10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | 28 |
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16 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
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– | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 4 | – | 16 |
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14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 12 |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 9 |
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– | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 9 |
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– | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
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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
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![]() POR |
![]() KEN |
![]() GRC |
![]() ARG |
![]() FIN |
![]() NZL |
![]() ITA |
![]() FRA |
![]() GBR |
![]() CIV | |||
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20 | – | 20 | – | 8 | 20 | – | 15 | 20 | 15 | – | – | 118 |
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– | 10 | – | – | – | 15 | – | 12 | 12 | – | 15 | – | 64 |
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12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 20 | 63 |
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– | – | – | – | 20 | – | 15 | – | 15 | – | – | – | 50 |
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10 | 20 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 48 |
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– | – | 15 | – | 12 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 47 |
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– | 4 | – | – | 15 | – | 6 | 20 | – | – | – | – | 45 |
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– | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 12 | – | 34 |
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– | – | – | 20 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 20 | – | 28 |
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8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 27 |
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– | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 20 |
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– | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 18 |
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4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | 12 |
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Points awarded by finish | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Events
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Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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Round | Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | ||||
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Rank | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | |||
1 | ![]() Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo ( 19 – 25 January) |
30 stages 601 km Tarmac |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:42:20 |
2 | ![]() |
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Lancia Stratos HF | 8:52:58 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:53:48 | |||
2 | ![]() Swedish Rally[1] ( 15 – 17 February) |
29 stages 413.5 km Snow/Ice |
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Opel Ascona 400 | 4:17:52 |
2 | ![]() |
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Saab 99 Turbo | 4:19:22 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 4:21:39 | |||
3 | ![]() Rallye de Portugal ( 4 – 9 March) |
47 stages 673.5 km Gravel/Tarmac |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:45:35 |
2 | ![]() |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:59:54 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 9:16:04 | |||
4 | ![]() Safari Rally ( 3 – 7 April) |
95 controls 5333 km Gravel |
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Datsun 160J | +3:27 pen |
2 | ![]() |
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Datsun 160J | +4:02 pen | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 | +5:07 pen | |||
5 | ![]() Acropolis Rally ( 25 – 29 May) |
56 stages 964 km Gravel/Tarmac |
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Ford Escort RS1800 | 12:55:44 |
2 | ![]() |
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Datsun 160J | 12:58:26 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 13:02:48 | |||
6 | ![]() Rally Codasur ( 19 – 24 July) |
18 stages 1224.4 km Gravel/Tarmac |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 12:48:36 |
2 | ![]() |
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Mercedes 500 SLC | 13:04:35 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 13:35.26 | |||
7 | ![]() 1000 Lakes Rally[1] ( 29 – 31 August) |
48 stages 472 km Gravel |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 4:24:11 |
2 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS1800 | 4:25:07 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Triumph TR 7 V8 | 4:35:25 | |||
8 | ![]() Rally New Zealand ( 13 – 17 September) |
40 stages 1040 km Gravel |
1 | ![]() |
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Datsun 160J | 12:06:57 |
2 | ![]() |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 12:09:38 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Mercedes 500 SLC | 12:29:22 | |||
9 | ![]() Rallye Sanremo ( 6 – 11 October) |
50 stages 821 km Gravel |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 10:22:42 |
2 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS1800 | 10:29:17 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS | 10:36:52 | |||
10 | ![]() Rallye de France ( 24 – 25 October) |
18 stages 1128 km Tarmac |
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Porsche 911 SC | 14:51:43 |
2 | ![]() |
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Fiat 131 Abarth | 15:02:06 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 SC | 15:17:21 | |||
11 | ![]() RAC Rally ( 16 – 19 November) |
70 stages 708 km Gravel/Tarmac |
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Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 8:17:33 |
2 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:22:09 | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 8:31:24 | |||
12 | ![]() Rallye Côte d'Ivoire ( 9 – 14 December) |
62 controls 5336 km Gravel |
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Mercedes 500 SLC | +2:36 pen |
2 | ![]() |
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Mercedes 500 SLC | +3:47 pen | |||
3 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 504 V6 | +5:17 pen | |||
- Event not included in Manufacturers' Championship
See also
External links
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