1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] Season summary
Yamaha's Kenny Roberts claimed his third 500cc world championship in succession in a season shortened by the cancellations of the Venezuelan and Austrian rounds. Randy Mamola took over at Suzuki from Barry Sheene. Kawasaki returned to the 500cc class with a monocoque, four cylinder bike for Kork Ballington. Honda soldiered on with its exotic four-stroke NR500 but began to realize it was at a disadvantage against its two-stroke opposition.
There were only six rounds in the 350cc class that saw South Africa's Jon Ekerold, a true privateer, take the championship from the Kawasaki factory-sponsored Anton Mang. Mang would take the 250cc crown from defending champion Ballington while Pierpaolo Bianchi won the 125cc title. Eugenio Lazzarini won a tight battle from Swiss Stefan Dörflinger to take the 50cc championship by only 2 points.
[edit] 1980 500cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nations Grand Prix |
Misano |  Kenny Roberts |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Kenny Roberts |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 |  French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Kenny Roberts |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Jack Middelburg |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Randy Mamola |
Suzuki | Report |
| 6 |  Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Wil Hartog |
Suzuki | Report |
| 7 |  British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Randy Mamola |
Suzuki | Report |
| 8 |  West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Marco Lucchinelli |
Suzuki | Report |
[edit] 1980 500cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Roberts |
1 | United States | Yamaha | 87 | 3 |
| 2 | Randy Mamola |
8 | United States | Suzuki | 72 | 2 |
| 3 | Marco Lucchinelli |
28 | Italy | Suzuki | 59 | 1 |
| 4 | Franco Uncini |
5 | Italy | Suzuki | 50 | 0 |
| 5 | Graziano Rossi |
22 | Italy | Suzuki | 38 | 0 |
| 6 | Wil Hartog |
4 | Netherlands | Suzuki | 31 | 1 |
| 7 |  Johnny Cecotto |
Venezuela | Yamaha | 31 | 0 | |
| 8 |  Graeme Crosby |
6 | New Zealand | Suzuki | 29 | 0 |
| 9 | Jack Middelburg |
7 | Netherlands | Suzuki | 20 | 1 |
| 10 |  Takazumi Katayama |
10 | Japan | Suzuki | 18 | 0 |
[edit] 1980 350cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nations Grand Prix |
Misano | Johnny Cecotto |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard |  Jon Ekerold |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Jon Ekerold |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 6 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Jon Ekerold |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1980 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Ekerold |
8 | South Africa | Kawasaki | 63 | 3 |
| 2 | Anton Mang |
4 | West Germany | Kawasaki | 60 | 2 |
| 3 | Jean-François Baldé |
France | Kawasaki | 38 | 0 | |
| 4 | Johnny Cecotto |
Venezuela | Yamaha | 37 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Jeff Sayle |
10 | Australia | Yamaha | 25 | 0 |
| 6 | Eric Saul |
France | Yamaha | 24 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Jacques Cornu |
27 | Switzerland | Yamaha | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | Massimo Matteoni |
4 | Italy | Yamaha | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | Walter Villa |
4 | Italy | Yamaha | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Fernandez |
2 | France | Yamaha | 12 | 0 |
[edit] 1980 250cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nations Grand Prix |
Misano | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Kork Ballington |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 3 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Kork Ballington |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 4 |  Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 7 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Kork Ballington |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 8 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Kork Ballington |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 9 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 10 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Kork Ballington |
Kawasaki | Report |
[edit] 1980 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Mang |
6 | West Germany | Kawasaki | 128 | 4 |
| 2 | Kork Ballington |
1 | South Africa | Kawasaki | 87 | 5 |
| 3 | Jean-François Baldé |
8 | France | Kawasaki | 59 | 0 |
| 4 | Thierry Espié |
France | Yamaha | 53 | 0 | |
| 5 | Roland Freymond |
10 | Switzerland | Morbidelli | 46 | 0 |
| 6 | Carlos Lavado |
Venezuela | Yamaha | 29 | 1 | |
| 7 | Gianpaolo Marchetti |
Italy | Yamaha | 28 | 0 | |
| 8 | Jacques Cornu |
Switzerland | Yamaha | 26 | 0 | |
| 9 | Eric Saul |
France | Yamaha | 24 | 0 | |
| 10 | Patrick Fernandez |
5 | France | Yamaha | 16 | 0 |
[edit] 1980 125cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nations Grand Prix |
Misano | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
MBA | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
MBA | Report |
| 3 | French Grand Prix |
Paul Ricard | Angel Nieto |
Minarelli | Report |
| 4 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Guy Bertin |
Motobécane | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Angel Nieto |
Minarelli | Report |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Angel Nieto |
Minarelli | Report |
| 7 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Angel Nieto |
Minarelli | Report |
| 8 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Loris Reggiani |
Minarelli | Report |
| 9 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Guy Bertin |
Motobécane | Report |
| 10 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Guy Bertin |
Motobécane | Report |
[edit] 1980 125cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
10 | Italy | MBA | 90 | 2 |
| 2 | Guy Bertin |
6 | France | Motobécane | 81 | 3 |
| 3 | Angel Nieto |
1 | Spain | Minarelli | 78 | 4 |
| 4 | Bruno Kneubühler |
9 | Switzerland | MBA | 68 | 0 |
| 5 | Hans Müller |
Switzerland | MBA | 64 | 0 | |
| 6 | Loris Reggiani |
Italy | Minarelli | 63 | 1 | |
| 7 | Ivan Palazzese |
Venezuela | MBA | 28 | 0 | |
| 8 | Maurizio Massimiani |
2 | Italy | Minarelli | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Looijesteyn |
Netherlands | MBA | 18 | 0 | |
| 10 | Barry Smith |
Australia | MBA | 17 | 0 |
[edit] 1980 50cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nations Grand Prix |
Misano | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Iprem | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Iprem | Report |
| 3 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Ricardo Tormo |
Kreidler | Report |
| 4 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Ricardo Tormo |
Kreidler | Report |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Stefan Dörflinger |
Kreidler | Report |
| 6 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Stefan Dörflinger |
Kreidler | Report |
[edit] 1980 50cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
1 | Italy | Iprem | 74 | 2 |
| 2 | Stefan Dörflinger |
10 | Switzerland | Kreidler | 72 | 2 |
| 3 |  Hans Hummel |
Austria | Kreidler | 37 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ricardo Tormo |
Spain | Kreidler | 36 | 2 | |
| 5 | Henk Van Kessel |
7 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 31 | 0 |
| 6 | Hans Spaan |
Netherlands | Kreidler | 24 | 0 | |
| 7 | Theo Timmer |
Netherlands | Bultaco | 19 | 0 | |
| 8 | Yves Dupont |
France | ABF | 18 | 0 | |
| 9 | Jacques Hutteau |
8 | France | ABF | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | Wolfgang Müller |
West Germany | Kreidler | 15 | 0 |
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