List of 1980 motorsport champions

1980 motorsport champions
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This list of 1980 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

## Dirt oval racing

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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series |  Steve Kinser |
Teams:  Karl Kinser Racing

## Drag racing

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NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel:  Shirley Muldowney | 1980 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car:  Raymond Beadle
Pro Stock:  Bob Glidden

## Karting

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Karting World Championship |  Peter De Bruijn  |
Junior:  Bernd Schneider
Karting European Championship | 100cc:  Toni Zöserl  |
FC:  Frank Leuze
FC-2:  Milan Simak

## Motorcycle racing

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500cc World Championship |  Kenny Roberts | 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship |  Jon Ekerold
250cc World Championship |  Anton Mang
125cc World Championship |  Pier Paolo Bianchi
50cc World Championship |  Eugenio Lazzarini
Speedway World Championship |  Michael Lee | 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship |  Wes Cooley |
Australian Superbike Series |  Andrew Johnson  |

## Open wheel racing

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Series  | Driver  | Season article

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Formula One World Championship |  Alan Jones | 1980 Formula One season
Constructors:  Williams-Ford
British Formula One Championship |  Emilio de Villota | 1980 British Formula One Championship
South African National Drivers Championship |  Tony Martin | 1980 South African National Drivers Championship
CART PPG Indy Car World Series |  Johnny Rutherford | 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
Manufacturers:  Cosworth
Rookies:  Dennis Firestone
USAC Mini-Indy Series |  Peter Kuhn | 1980 USAC Mini-Indy Series season
Australian Drivers' Championship |  Alfredo Costanzo | 1980 Australian Drivers' Championship
Cup of Peace and Friendship |  Ulli Melkus  | 1980 Cup of Peace and Friendship
Nations:  Czechoslovakia
Formula Atlantic |  Jacques Villeneuve | 1980 Formula Atlantic season
Formula Nacional |  Enrique Llobell  | 1980 Formula Nacional
Formula Renault Argentina |  Víctor Rosso | 1980 Formula Renault Argentina
SCCA Formula Super Vee |  Peter Kuhn | 1980 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
Formula Two
Australian Formula 2 |  Richard Davison  | 1980 Australian Formula 2 Championship
European Formula Two Championship |  Brian Henton | 1980 European Formula Two Championship
All-Japan Formula Two Championship |  Masahiro Hasemi | 1980 All-Japan Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship |  Michele Alboreto | 1980 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Teams:  Euroracing
All-Japan Formula Three Championship |  Shuroko Sasaki  | 1980 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Teams:  Gallop Racing
British Formula Three Championship |  Stefan Johansson | 1980 British Formula Three Championship
Chilean Formula Three Championship |  Juan Carlos Ridolfi  | 1980 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship |  Alain Ferté | 1980 French Formula Three Championship
German Formula Three Championship |  Frank Jelinski | 1980 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship |  Guido Pardini  | 1980 Italian Formula Three Championship
Teams:  Scuderia Emiliani
Soviet Formula 3 Championship |  Toivo Asmer | 1980 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship |  Jakob Bordoli  | 1980 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship |  Denis Morin  | 1980 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship |  Stephen Brook  | 1980 Australian Formula Ford Championship
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship |  Arthur Bragantini  | 1980 Brazilian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship |  Tommy Byrne | 1980 British Formula Ford Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship  |  Jesper Villumsen  |
Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands |  Jim Vermeulen  | 1980 Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands
EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship  |  Fred Krab  |
European Formula Ford Championship |  Bo Martinsson  | 1980 European Formula Ford Championship
German Formula Ford Championship |  Gero Zamagna  | 1980 German Formula Ford Championship
Irish Formula Ford Championship |  Maurice Dunne | 1980 Irish Formula Ford Championship
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship |  Mike King  | 1980 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
Scottish Formula Ford Championship |  Tom Brown  |
Swedish Formula Ford Championship |  Thorbjörn Carlsson  | 1980 Swedish Formula Ford Championship

## Rallying

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World Rally Championship |  Walter Röhrl | 1980 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Christian Geistdörfer
Manufacturers:  Fiat
Australian Rally Championship |  George Fury | 1980 Australian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Monty Suffern
British Rally Championship |  Ari Vatanen | 1980 British Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  David Richards
Canadian Rally Championship |  Taisto Heinonen  | 1980 Canadian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Tom Burgess
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft |  Achim Warmbold |
Estonian Rally Championship |  Toonart Rääsk  | 1980 Estonian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Lehar Linno
European Rally Championship |  Antonio Zanini  | 1980 European Rally Championship
Co-Drivers:  Jordi Sabater
Finnish Rally Championship | Group 1:  Mikael Sundström | 1980 Finnish Rally Championship
Group 2:  Kyösti Hämäläinen
French Rally Championship |  Jean Ragnotti |
Hungarian Rally Championship |  Attila Ferjáncz |
Co-Drivers:  János Tandari
Italian Rally Championship |  Adartico Vudafieri  |
Co-Drivers:  Fabio Penariol
Manufacturers:  Fiat
New Zealand Rally Championship |  Jim Donald  | 1980 New Zealand Rally Championship
Polish Rally Championship |  Maciej Stawowiak  |
Romanian Rally Championship |  Mircea Ilioaea  |
Scottish Rally Championship |  Drew Gallacher  |
Co-Drivers:  John Eyres
South African National Rally Championship |  Sarel van der Merwe |
Co-Drivers:  Franz Boshoff
Manufacturers:  Nissan
Spanish Rally Championship |  Antonio Zanini  |
Co-Drivers:  Víctor Sabater

### Rallycross

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FIA European Rallycross Championship | TC:  Per-Inge Walfridsson  |
GT:  Olle Arnesson
British Rallycross Championship |  Graham Hathaway  |

## Sports car and GT

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World Sportscar Championship | +2.0:  Porsche
2.0:  Lancia | 1980 World Sportscar Championship
Australian Sports Car Championship |  Allan Moffat | 1980 Australian Sports Car Championship
Australian Sports Sedan Championship |  Tony Edmonson  | 1980 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Can-Am |  Patrick Tambay | 1980 Can-Am season
Fuji Grand Champion Series |  Masahiro Hasemi | 1980 Fuji Grand Champion Series
IMSA GT Championship |  Peter Gregg | 1980 IMSA GT Championship season
Trans-Am Series |  John Bauer  | 1980 Trans-Am Series
Manufacturers:  Chevrolet

## Stock car racing

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series |  Dale Earnhardt | 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers:  Chevrolet
NASCAR Winston West Series |  Roy Smith | 1980 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Racing Series |  Bob Dotter | 1980 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera |  Francisco Espinosa | 1979–1980 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship |  Joe Ruttman | 1980 USAC Stock Car National Championship

## Touring car

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Series  | Driver  | Season article

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European Touring Car Championship |  Helmut Kelleners
Siegfried Müller Jr.  | 1980 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship |  Peter Brock | 1980 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship |  Win Percy | 1980 British Saloon Car Championship
Championnat de France de Supertourisme |  Dany Snobeck  | 1980 Championnat de France de Supertourisme
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |  Hans Heyer | 1980 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
Stock Car Brasil |  Ingo Hoffmann | 1980 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship |  Jorge Omar del Río | 1980 TC2000 Championship

## See also

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* List of motorsport championships
* Auto racing