1980 World Rally Championship
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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[]
Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||
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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 |
Overall finish |
Group finish | |||||||||
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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[]
Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | |||||||||||
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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 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 20 | |
14 | Jorge Recalde | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 18 |
15 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | |
16 | Bernard Darniche | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
Stig Blomqvist | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | |
Rauno Aaltonen | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | |
19 | Attilio Bettega | 6 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | 15 |
20 | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 11 | |
26 | Mike Kirkland | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
George Fury | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
Bruno Saby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 10 | |
Russell Brookes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
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31 | Ingvar Carlsson | – | 1 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | |
33 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
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35 | Timo Mäkinen | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 7 |
36 | Pentti Airikkala | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
Andrew Cowan | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
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Paul Adams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Sandro Munari | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
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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[]
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 |
1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:42:20 |
2 | Bernard Darniche | Lancia Stratos HF | 8:52:58 | ||||
3 | Björn Waldegård | Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:53:48 | ||||
2 | Swedish Rally[1] ( 15 – 17 February) |
29 stages 413.5 km Snow/Ice |
1 | Anders Kulläng | Opel Ascona 400 | 4:17:52 | |
2 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Saab 99 Turbo | 4:19:22 | |||
3 | Björn Waldegård | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4:21:39 | ||||
3 | Rallye de Portugal ( 4 – 9 March) |
47 stages 673.5 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:45:35 |
2 | Markku Alén | Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:59:54 | ||||
3 | Guy Fréquelin | Jean Todt | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 9:16:04 | |||
4 | Safari Rally ( 3 – 7 April) |
95 controls 5333 km Gravel |
1 | Shekhar Mehta | Mike Doughty | Datsun 160J | +3:27 pen |
2 | Rauno Aaltonen | Lofty Drews | Datsun 160J | +4:02 pen | |||
3 | John Lyall | Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 | +5:07 pen | ||||
5 | Acropolis Rally ( 25 – 29 May) |
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 | Fiat 131 Abarth | 13:02:48 | ||||
6 | Rally Codasur ( 19 – 24 July) |
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 | Fiat 131 Abarth | 13:35.26 | ||||
7 | 1000 Lakes Rally[1] ( 29 – 31 August) |
48 stages 472 km Gravel |
1 | Markku Alén | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4:24:11 | |
2 | Ari Vatanen | David Richards | Ford Escort RS1800 | 4:25:07 | |||
3 | Per Eklund | Triumph TR 7 V8 | 4:35:25 | ||||
8 | Rally New Zealand ( 13 – 17 September) |
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 | Rallye Sanremo ( 6 – 11 October) |
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 | Rallye de France ( 24 – 25 October) |
18 stages 1128 km Tarmac |
1 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Porsche 911 SC | 14:51:43 | |
2 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth | 15:02:06 | |||
3 | Porsche 911 SC | 15:17:21 | |||||
11 | RAC Rally ( 16 – 19 November) |
70 stages 708 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Henri Toivonen | 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 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire ( 9 – 14 December) |
62 controls 5336 km Gravel |
1 | Björn Waldegård | Mercedes 500 SLC | +2:36 pen | |
2 | Jorge Recalde | Mercedes 500 SLC | +3:47 pen | ||||
3 | Alain Ambrosino | Peugeot 504 V6 | +5:17 pen |
See also[]
External links[]
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