List of 1980 motorsport champions

1980 motorsport champions
Previous: 1979	Next: 1981

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	Steve Kinser
	Teams: Karl Kinser Racing

Drag racing

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

Karting

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

Motorcycle racing

Series	Driver	Season article
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

Series	Driver	Season article
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

Series	Driver	Season article
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

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

Sports car and GT

Series	Driver	Season article
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

Series	Driver	Season article
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

Series	Driver	Season article
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

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing