# List of 1980 motorsport champions

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

## Drag racing

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

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| Karting World Championship | Peter De Bruijn |
| Karting World Championship | Junior: Bernd Schneider |
| Karting European Championship | 100cc: Toni Zöserl |
| Karting European Championship | FC: Frank Leuze |
| Karting European Championship | 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 | 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Anton Mang | 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Pier Paolo Bianchi | 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 50cc World Championship | Eugenio Lazzarini | 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 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 |
| Formula One World Championship | Constructors: Williams-Ford | 1980 Formula One season |
| 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 |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Manufacturers: Cosworth | 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Rookies: Dennis Firestone | 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 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 |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Nations: Czechoslovakia | 1980 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| 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 |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Teams: Euroracing | 1980 FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Shuroko Sasaki | 1980 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Teams: Gallop Racing | 1980 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| 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 |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Teams: Scuderia Emiliani | 1980 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| 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 |
| World Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Christian Geistdörfer | 1980 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Fiat | 1980 World Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | George Fury | 1980 Australian Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Monty Suffern | 1980 Australian Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Ari Vatanen | 1980 British Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: David Richards | 1980 British Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Taisto Heinonen | 1980 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Tom Burgess | 1980 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft | Achim Warmbold | |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Toonart Rääsk | 1980 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Lehar Linno | 1980 Estonian Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Antonio Zanini | 1980 European Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Jordi Sabater | 1980 European Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 1: Mikael Sundström | 1980 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 2: Kyösti Hämäläinen | 1980 Finnish Rally Championship |
| French Rally Championship | Jean Ragnotti | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Attila Ferjáncz | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: János Tandari | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Adartico Vudafieri | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Fabio Penariol | |
| Italian Rally Championship | 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 | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: John Eyres | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Sarel van der Merwe | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Franz Boshoff | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Nissan | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Antonio Zanini | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Víctor Sabater | |

### Rallycross

| Series | Driver |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | TC: Per-Inge Walfridsson |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | 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 |
| Trans-Am Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1980 Trans-Am Series |

## Stock car racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Dale Earnhardt | 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| 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 |