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

Series Champion Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series United States Steve Kinser
Teams: United States Karl Kinser Racing

Drag racing

Series Champion Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: United States Shirley Muldowney 1980 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: United States Raymond Beadle
Pro Stock: United States Bob Glidden

Karting

Series Driver Season article
Karting World Championship Netherlands Peter De Bruijn
Junior: Germany Bernd Schneider
Karting European Championship 100cc: Austria Toni Zöserl
FC: Germany Frank Leuze
FC-2: Czech Republic Milan Simak

Motorcycle racing

Series Driver Season article
500cc World Championship United States Kenny Roberts 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship South Africa Jon Ekerold
250cc World Championship West Germany Anton Mang
125cc World Championship Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
50cc World Championship Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Speedway World Championship England Michael Lee 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship United States Wes Cooley
Australian Superbike Series Australia Andrew Johnson

Open wheel racing

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

Rallying

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

Rallycross

Series Driver Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship TC: Sweden Per-Inge Walfridsson
GT: Sweden Olle Arnesson
British Rallycross Championship United Kingdom Graham Hathaway

Sports car and GT

Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship +2.0: West Germany Porsche
2.0: Italy Lancia 		1980 World Sportscar Championship
Australian Sports Car Championship Canada Allan Moffat 1980 Australian Sports Car Championship
Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australia Tony Edmonson 1980 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Can-Am France Patrick Tambay 1980 Can-Am season
Fuji Grand Champion Series Japan Masahiro Hasemi 1980 Fuji Grand Champion Series
IMSA GT Championship United States Peter Gregg 1980 IMSA GT Championship season
Trans-Am Series United States John Bauer 1980 Trans-Am Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet

Stock car racing

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

Touring car

Series Driver Season article
European Touring Car Championship Germany Helmut Kelleners
Germany Siegfried Müller Jr. 		1980 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Peter Brock 1980 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship United Kingdom Win Percy 1980 British Saloon Car Championship
Championnat de France de Supertourisme France Dany Snobeck 1980 Championnat de France de Supertourisme
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Germany Hans Heyer 1980 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Ingo Hoffmann 1980 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship Argentina Jorge Omar del Río 1980 TC2000 Championship

See also

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