Motorcycle World Championship 1980

Motorcycle World Championship 1980

500 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Kenny Roberts sr.
Constructor:	Yamaha
350 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Jon Ekerold
Constructor:	Bimota - Yamaha
250 cc world champion
Driver:	Toni Mang
Constructor:	Krauser
125 cc world champion
Driver:	Pier Paolo Bianchi
Constructor:	MBA
50 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Eugenio Lazzarini
Constructor:	Iprem
Team (500 cm³) world champions
Driver:	Jock Taylor Benga Johansson
Constructor:	Windle - Yamaha
<1979 season	1981 season>

The 1980 motorcycle world championship season was the 32nd in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .

Eight races were held in the classes up to 500 cm³ and in the sidecars , six in the classes up to 350 cm³ and up to 50 cm³ and ten races in the classes up to 250 cm³ and 125 cm³.

Distribution of points

Scoring
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Points	15th	12	10	8th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

All the results achieved were included in the evaluation.

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	05/11	GP of Nations	Misano	Kenny Roberts sr.	Franco Uncini	Graziano Rossi	Marco Lucchinelli	Kenny Roberts sr.
2	May 18	GP of Spain	Jarama	Kenny Roberts sr.	Marco Lucchinelli	Randy Mamola	Kenny Roberts sr.	Kenny Roberts sr.
3	25.05.	French GP	Le Castellet	Kenny Roberts sr.	Randy Mamola	Marco Lucchinelli	Marco Lucchinelli	Kenny Roberts sr.
4th	28.06.	50. Dutch TT	Aces	Jack Middelburg	Graziano Rossi	Franco Uncini	Jack Middelburg	Randy Mamola
5	06.07.	Belgian GP	Zolder	Randy Mamola	Marco Lucchinelli	Kenny Roberts sr.	Randy Mamola	Marco Lucchinelli
6th	07/27	GP of Finland	Imatra	Wil Hartog	Kenny Roberts sr.	Franco Uncini	Graziano Rossi	Marco Lucchinelli
7th	08/10	British GP	Silverstone	Randy Mamola	Kenny Roberts sr.	Marco Lucchinelli	Kenny Roberts sr.	Kenny Roberts sr.
8th	08/24	GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Marco Lucchinelli	Graeme Crosby	Wil Hartog	Randy Mamola	Marco Lucchinelli

Driver ranking

1 Kenny Roberts sr. Yamaha 87 2 Randy Mamola Suzuki 72 3 Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 59 4th Franco Uncini Suzuki 50 5 Graziano Rossi Suzuki 38 6th Wil Hartog Suzuki 31 7th Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 31 8th Graeme Crosby Suzuki 29 9 Jack Middelburg Yamaha 20th 10 Takazumi Katayama Suzuki 18th 11 Carlo Perugini Suzuki 17th 12 Cork Ballington Kawasaki 13 13 Philippe Coulon Suzuki 11 14th Boet van Dulmen Yamaha 10

15th Barry Sheene Yamaha 10 16 Patrick Pons (†) Yamaha 10 17th Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 4th Michel Rougerie Suzuki 4th 19th Christian Estrosi Suzuki 3 20th Sadao Asami Yamaha 2 Henk de Vries Suzuki 2 Michel Frutschi Yamaha 2 23 Bernard Fau Suzuki 1 Sergio Pellandini Suzuki 1 Dave Potter Yamaha 1 Gustav Reiner Suzuki 1 27 Raymond Roche Yamaha 1

Constructors' championship

The design engineer title was awarded to Yamaha .

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	05/11	GP of Nations	Misano	Johnny Cecotto	Massimo Matteoni	Walter Villa	Johnny Cecotto	Carlos Lavado
2	25.05.	French GP	Le Castellet	Jon Ekerold	Johnny Cecotto	Eric Saul	Johnny Cecotto	Jon Ekerold
3	28.06.	50. Dutch TT	Aces	Jon Ekerold	Patrick Fernandez	Toni Mang	Toni Mang	Patrick Fernandez
4th	08/10	British GP	Silverstone	Toni Mang	Jon Ekerold	Eric Saul	Toni Mang	Toni Mang
5	08/17	Czechoslovakian GP	Masaryk ring	Toni Mang	Jean-François Baldé	Jeffrey Sayle	Toni Mang	Toni Mang
6th	08/24	GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Jon Ekerold	Toni Mang	Johnny Cecotto	Toni Mang	Jon Ekerold

Driver ranking

1 Jon Ekerold Bimota - Yamaha 63 2 Toni Mang Krauser 60 3 Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 38 4th Johnny Cecotto Yamaha 37 5 Jeffrey Sayle Yamaha 25th 6th Eric Saul Bimota-Yamaha 24 7th Jacques Cornu Yamaha 21st 8th Massimo Matteoni Bimota-Yamaha 19th 9 Walter Villa Adriatica-Yamaha 16 10 Patrick Fernandez Bimota-Yamaha 12 11 Carlo Perugini RTM 10 12 Tony Head Yamaha 9 13 Carlos Lavado Yamaha 8th

14th Roland Freymond Yamaha 7th 15th Tony Rogers Yamaha 6th Jacques Bolle Yamaha 6th Gregg Hansford Kawasaki 6th 18th Keith Huewen Yamaha 6th 19th Thierry Espié Bimota-Yamaha 6th 20th Jean-Louis Tournadre Bimota-Yamaha 5 21st Loris Reggiani Bimota-Yamaha 4th 22nd Graeme McGregor Yamaha 4th 23 Alan North Yamaha 2 24 Eduard Stöllinger Kawasaki 1 Pekka Nurmi Yamaha 1

Constructors' championship

The design engineer title was awarded to Bimota - Yamaha .

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	05/11	GP of Nations	Misano	Toni Mang	Jean-François Baldé	Pierluigi Conforti	Toni Mang	Cork Ballington
2	May 18	GP of Spain	Jarama	Cork Ballington	Toni Mang	Thierry Espié	Cork Ballington	Cork Ballington
3	25.05.	French GP	Le Castellet	Cork Ballington	Toni Mang	Thierry Espié	Toni Mang	Thierry Espié
4th	15.06.	GP of Yugoslavia	Rijeka	Toni Mang	Gianpaolo Marchetti	Sauro Pazzaglia	Toni Mang	Toni Mang
5	28.06.	50. Dutch TT	Aces	Carlos Lavado	Eric Saul	Toni Mang	Toni Mang	Carlos Lavado
6th	06.07.	Belgian GP	Zolder	Toni Mang	Gianpaolo Marchetti	Patrick Fernandez	Toni Mang	Toni Mang
7th	07/27	GP of Finland	Imatra	Cork Ballington	Toni Mang	Roland Freymond	Toni Mang	Cork Ballington
8th	08/10	British GP	Silverstone	Cork Ballington	Toni Mang	Thierry Espié	Toni Mang	Toni Mang
9	08/17	Czechoslovakian GP	Masaryk ring	Toni Mang	Cork Ballington	Jean-François Baldé	Toni Mang	Toni Mang
10	08/24	GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Cork Ballington	Jean-François Baldé	Toni Mang	Toni Mang	Cork Ballington

Driver ranking

1 Toni Mang Krauser 128 2 Cork Ballington Kawasaki 87 3 Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 59 4th Thierry Espié Yamaha 53 5 Roland Freymond Morbidelli 46 6th Carlos Lavado Yamaha 29 7th Gianpaolo Marchetti Yamaha 28 8th Jacques Cornu Yamaha 26th 9 Eric Saul Yamaha 24 10 Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 16 11 Eduard Stöllinger Kawasaki 16 12 Hans Müller Yamaha 16 13 Sauro Pazzaglia Ad Majora 12 14th Graeme McGregor Cotton 12 15th Jean-Marc Toffolo Yamaha 11 16 Pierluigi Conforti Yamaha 10 17th Jean-Louis Guignabodet Kawasaki 9 18th Didier de Radiguès Yamaha 8th 19th Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 8th

20th Paolo Ferretti Yamaha 7th Clive Horton Cotton 7th 22nd Graeme Geddes Yamaha 6th 23 Roger Sibille Yamaha 6th 24 Jacques Bolle Yamaha 5 Steve Tonkin Cotton 5 26th Herbert Hauf Yamaha 4th 27 André Gouin Yamaha 4th 28 Reinhold Roth Yamaha 4th 29 Walter Villa Yamaha 4th 30th Charlie Williams Yamaha 2 Martin Wimmer Yamaha 2 32 René Delaby Yamaha 1 Franco Marchegiani Yamaha 1 Marco dad Yamaha 1 Tony Rogers Yamaha 1 Mladen Tomic Yamaha 1 37 Jean-Louis Tournadre Yamaha 1

Constructors' championship

The design engineer title was awarded to Krauser .

125 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	05/11	GP of Nations	Misano	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Guy Bertin	Bruno Kneubühler	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Pier Paolo Bianchi
2	May 18	GP of Spain	Jarama	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Iván Palazzese	Bruno Kneubühler	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Guy Bertin
3	25.05.	French GP	Le Castellet	Ángel Nieto	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Loris Reggiani	Guy Bertin	Ángel Nieto
4th	15.06.	GP of Yugoslavia	Rijeka	Guy Bertin	Hans Müller	Loris Reggiani	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Guy Bertin
5	28.06.	50. Dutch TT	Aces	Ángel Nieto	Guy Bertin	Loris Reggiani	Guy Bertin	Ángel Nieto
6th	06.07.	Belgian GP	Zolder	Ángel Nieto	Guy Bertin	Loris Reggiani	Hans Müller	Guy Bertin
7th	07/27	GP of Finland	Imatra	Ángel Nieto	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Hans Müller	Guy Bertin	Ángel Nieto
8th	08/10	British GP	Silverstone	Loris Reggiani	Bruno Kneubühler	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Guy Bertin	Ángel Nieto
9	08/17	Czechoslovakian GP	Masaryk ring	Guy Bertin	Maurizio Massimiani	Hans Müller	Ángel Nieto	Guy Bertin
10	08/24	GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Guy Bertin	Ángel Nieto	Hans Müller	Guy Bertin	Guy Bertin

Driver ranking

1 Pier Paolo Bianchi MBA 90 2 Guy Bertin Motobécane 81 3 Ángel Nieto Minarelli 78 4th Bruno Kneubühler MBA 68 5 Hans Müller MBA 64 6th Loris Reggiani Minarelli 63 7th Iván Palazzese MBA 28 8th Maurizio Massimiani Minarelli 20th 9 Peter Looijesteijn MBA 18th 10 Barry Smith MBA 17th 11 Harald Bartol MBA 15th 12 Ricardo Tormo MBA 13 13 Stefan Dörflinger Morbidelli 13 14th Gianpaolo Marchetti MBA 10 15th August Auinger MBA 9 16 Yves Dupont MBA 8th

17th Eugenio Lazzarini Iprem 8th 18th Rolf Blatter MBA 8th 19th Henk van Kessel Condor 8th 20th Gerd Bender Bender 6th 21st Michel Galbit Morbidelli 5 22nd Patrick Hérouard MBA 6th 23 János Drapál Morbidelli 5 24 Thierry Noblesse MBA 4th 25th Matti Kinnunen MBA 4th 26th Jan Bäckström MBA 2 Stefan Jansen Morbidelli 2 28 Jean-Claude Selini MBA 2 29 Hugo Vignetti MBA 1 Zdravko Ljeljak MBA 1 Anton Straver MBA 1 Johnny Wickström MBA 1

Constructors' championship

The design engineer title was awarded an MBA .

50 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	05/11	GP of Nations	Misano	Eugenio Lazzarini	Theo Timmer	Hans-Jürgen Hummel	Eugenio Lazzarini	Stefan Dörflinger
2	May 18	GP of Spain	Jarama	Eugenio Lazzarini	Stefan Dörflinger	Henk van Kessel	Ricardo Tormo	Eugenio Lazzarini
3	15.06.	GP of Yugoslavia	Rijeka	Ricardo Tormo	Stefan Dörflinger	Eugenio Lazzarini	Ricardo Tormo	Ricardo Tormo
4th	28.06.	50. Dutch TT	Aces	Ricardo Tormo	Stefan Dörflinger	Eugenio Lazzarini	Ricardo Tormo	Ricardo Tormo
5	06.07.	Belgian GP	Zolder	Stefan Dörflinger	Eugenio Lazzarini	Yves Dupont	Ricardo Tormo	Stefan Dörflinger
6th	08/24	GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Stefan Dörflinger	Eugenio Lazzarini	Hans-Jürgen Hummel	Ricardo Tormo	Stefan Dörflinger

Driver ranking

1 Eugenio Lazzarini Iprem 74 2 Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 72 3 Hans-Jürgen Hummel Kreidler 37 4th Ricardo Tormo Kreidler 36 5 Henk van Kessel Pentax Sparta 31 6th Hans Spaan Kreidler 24 7th Theo Timmer Bultaco 19th 8th Yves Dupont ABF 18th 9 Jacky Hutteau ABF 18th 10 Wolfgang Müller Kreidler 15th 11 Rolf Blatter Kreidler 14th

12 Gerhard Waibel Kreidler 7th 13 Otto Machinek Kreidler 7th 14th Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 6th 15th Giuseppe Ascareggi Minarelli 4th Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler 4th 17th Daniel Mateos Derbi 3 18th Claudio Lusuardi Bultaco 6th 19th Enrico Cereda DRS 2 20th Aldo Pero Kreidler 1 Gerhard Bohl Kreidler 1

Constructors' championship

The design engineer title was awarded to Iprem .

Carriages (500 cm³)

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Pole position	Nice Race lap
1	25.05.	French GP	Le Castellet	Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg	Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson	Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber	Alain Michel / Paul Gérard	Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg
2	15.06.	GP of Yugoslavia	Rijeka	Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard	Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard
3	28.06.	50. Dutch TT	Aces	Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard	Derek Jones / Brian Ayres	Derek Jones / Brian Ayres	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard
4th	06.07.	Belgian GP	Zolder	Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard	Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg	Cees Smit / Erik de Groot	Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson
5	07/27	GP of Finland	Imatra	Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson	Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber	Bruno Holzer / Karl Meierhans	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard	Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg
6th	08/10	British GP	Silverstone	Derek Jones / Brian Ayres	Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson	George O'Dell / Kenneth Williams	Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson	Derek Jones / Brian Ayres
7th	08/17	Czechoslovakian GP	Masaryk ring	Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard	Bruno Holzer / Karl Meierhans	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard	Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg
8th	08/24	GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson	Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard	Egbert Streuer / Johan van der Kaap	Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg	Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg

Driver ranking

1	Jock Taylor	Benga Johansson	Windle - Yamaha	94
2	Rolf Biland	Kurt Waltisperg	LCR -Yamaha	63
3	Alain Michel	Paul Gérard and Michael Burkhard	Seymaz -Fath / Seymaz-Yamaha	63
4th	Egbert Streuer	Johan van der Kaap and Boy Brouwer	LCR Yamaha	52
5	Werner Schwärzel	Andreas Huber	Yamaha	48
6th	Bruno Holzer	Karl Meierhans	LCR Yamaha	37
7th	Derek Jones	Brian Ayres	Ireson-Yamaha	35
8th	George O'Dell	Kenneth Williams and Bill Boldison	Yamaha	21st
9	Michel Vanneste	Serge Vanneste	Bush- Suzuki	16
10	Trevor Ireson	Clive Pollington	Yamaha	15th
11	Peter Campbell	Dick Goodwin	Yamaha	15th
12	God Brodin	Billy Gallros	Krauser -Yamaha	11
13	Rolf Steinhausen	Kenny Arthur	Bartol	10
14th	Yvan Trolliet	Denis Vernet	Seymaz-Yamaha	9
15th	Dick Greasley	Stuart Atkinson	Yamaha	6th
16	Masato Kumano	Georg Buchner and Neil Oxley	Kumano-Yamaha	6th
17th	Pentti Niinivaara	Matti Gröönroos	Yamaha	5
18th	Walter Ohrmann	Erich Schmitz	Yamaha	5
19th	Jesco Höckert	Harald Mathews and Thomas Riedel	Busch Yamaha	5
20th	Jorma Päivärinta	Kari Karttiala	Yamaha	4th
21st	Kalevi Rahko	Kari Laatikainen	Yamaha	3
22nd	John Barker	Nick Cutmore	Yamaha	2
23	Hermann Huber	Rainer Gundel	LCR Yamaha	1
	Mick Boddice	Chas Birks	Windle-Yamaha	1

Constructors' championship

The design engineer title was awarded to Windle - Yamaha .

Web links

Commons : Motorcycle World Cup 1980 season  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1980 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)