1980 World Rally Championship season

1980 World Rally Championship season
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The 1980 World Rally Championship season 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.

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 resepectively. 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.

Contents

Championships

1980 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
Rank Manufacturer Event Total
points

MON
POR
KEN
GRC
ARG
NZL
ITA
FRA
GBR
CIV
1 Fiat 18 18 - 15 18 17 18 16 - (11) 120
2 Datsun - - 18 17 14 18 - 13 8 5 93
3 Ford 8 12 - 18 11 8 16 - 17 - 90
4 Mercedes - 13 16 - 17 15 - - - 18 79
5 Opel 12 - 13 13 - - 10 10 13 - 71
6 Talbot - 16 - - - - 15 - 18 - 49
7 Toyota - 9 - 9 - - - - - 14 32
8 Peugeot - - - 2 12 - - - - 16 30
9 Porsche 10 - - - - - - 18 - - 28
10 Lancia 16 - - 4 - - - - - - 20
11 Vauxhall - - - - - 12 - - 4 - 16
12 Volkswagen 14 - - - - - - - - - 14
13 Renault - - - - - - - 12 - - 12
14 Triumph - - - - - - - - 9 - 9
15 Mitsubishi - - - - - 2 - - - 7 9
16 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
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 20 - 20 - 8 20 - 15 20 15 - - 118
2 Hannu Mikkola - 10 - - - 15 - 12 12 - 15 - 64
3 Björn Waldegård 12 12 10 1 - - - 8 - - - 20 63
4 Ari Vatanen - - - - 20 - 15 - 15 - - - 50
5 Anders Kulläng 10 20 - - 10 - - - - - 8 - 48
6 Markku Alén - - 15 - 12 - 20 - - - - - 47
7 Timo Salonen - 4 - - 15 - 6 20 - - - - 45
8 Guy Fréquelin - - 12 - - - - - 10 - 12 - 34
9 Shekhar Mehta - - - 20 - 10 - - - - - - 30
10 Henri Toivonen - - - - - - - - 8 - 20 - 28
11 Per Eklund 8 3 - - - - 12 - - - - 4 27
12 Jean-Luc Thérier - - - - - - - - - 20 - - 20
13 Vic Preston, Jr. - - - 12 - - - - - - - 8 20
14 Jorge Recalde - - 3 - - - - - - - - 15 18
15 Björn Johansson - 8 - - - - 10 - - - - - 18
16 Bernard Darniche 15 - - - - - - - - - - - 15
Stig Blomqvist - 15 - - - - - - - - - - 15
Rauno Aaltonen - - - 15 - - - - - - - - 15
19 Attilio Bettega 6 - - - 3 - - - 6 - - - 15
20 Alain Coppier 2 - - - - - - - - 12 - - 14
21 Carlos Reutemann - - - - - 12 - - - - - - 12
Alain Ambrosino - - - - - - - - - - - 12 12
23 Michèle Mouton 4 - - - - - - - - 8 - - 12
24 Ove Andersson - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - - 12
25 Jean-Claude Lefèbvre - - - - - 8 - - - - - 3 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 - 1 8 - - - - - - - - - 9
32 Andy Dawson - - - - - - - - - 6 3 - 9
33 Jean-Pierre Nicolas - - - 8 - - - - - - - - 8
Lasse Lampi - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
35 Timo Mäkinen - - - - 1 - - - - - 6 - 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 3 - - 2 - - - - - - - - 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
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
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
48ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
(January 19-25)		 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
30th International Swedish Rally[1]
(February 15-17)		 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
13o Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
(March 4-9)		 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
28th Safari Rally
(April 3-7)		 95 controls
5333 km
Gravel		 1 Skekhar 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
27th Acropolis Rally
(May 25-29)		 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
2o Rally Codasur
(July 19-24)		 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
30th 1000 Lakes Rally[1]
(August 29-31)		 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
11th Motogard Rally of New Zealand
(September 13-17)		 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
22o Rallye Sanremo
(October 6-11)		 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
24ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
(October 24-25)		 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
29th Lombard RAC Rally
(November 16-19)		 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
11ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire
(December 9-14)		 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. ^ a b Event not included in Manufacturers' Championship

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