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List of 1980 motorsport champions

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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.

Open wheel racing

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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 Formula One Championship South Africa Tony Martin 1980 South African Formula One Championship
Championship Racing League United States Johnny Rutherford 1980 IndyCar season
USAC Mini-Indy Series United States Peter Kuhn 1980 USAC Mini-Indy Series season
Australian Drivers' Championship Australia Alfredo Costanzo 1980 Australian Drivers' Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina Argentina Victor Rosso 1980 Argentine Formula Renault season
Championnat de France Formule Renault France Denis Morin 1980 Championnat de France Formule Renault season
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
Japanese Formula Two Championship Japan Masahiro Hasemi 1980 Japanese Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship Italy Michele Alboreto 1980 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Teams: Italy Euroracing
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
Swiss Formula Three Championship Switzerland Jakob Bordoli 1980 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia Stephen Brook 1980 Australian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne 1980 British Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands Netherlands Jim Vermeulen 1980 Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Mike King 1980 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
Scottish Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Tom Brown 1980 Scottish Formula Ford Championship

Sports car and GT

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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
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Germany Hans Heyer 1980 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft 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

Touring car

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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
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Ingo Hoffmann 1980 Stock Car Brasil season
TC 2000 Championship Argentina Jorge Omar del Río 1980 TC 2000 Championship

Stock car racing

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Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Grand National Series United States Dale Earnhardt 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Rallying

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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

Motorcycle racing

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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

See also

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