1980 in motorsport

List of years in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1980 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

Date Event Ref
1–23 January 2nd Dakar Rally [1]
2–3 February 18th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
17 February 22nd Daytona 500 [3]
18 May 38th Monaco Grand Prix [4]
25 May 64th Indianapolis 500 [5]
31 May-6 June 63rd Isle of Man TT [6]
14–15 June 48th 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
26–27 July 32nd 24 Hours of Spa [8]
27 July 3rd Suzuka 8 Hours [9]
4–5 October 9th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [10]
5 October 21st Hardie-Ferodo 1000 [11]
16 November 27th Macau Grand Prix [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1980 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 1980 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1980 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1980 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1980 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 1980". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1980". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1980 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "1980 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "1980 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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