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1980 World Sportscar Championship

The 1980 World Sportscar Championship season was the 28th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1980 World Championship for Makes which was contested as a series running under both Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) regulations. It ran from 2 February 1980 to 28 September 1980, and comprised 11 races, including races run with Camel GT Championship.

Schedule
The following 16 races made up the 1980 World Championship for Makes and World Challenge for Endurance Drivers. ==Season results==
Season results
Although a multitude of classes contended for the Championship for Makes, only the overall race winners are listed here. Although a multitude of classes contended for the World Challenge for Endurance Drivers, only the overall race winners are listed here. ==World Championship for Makes - Results==
World Championship for Makes - Results
The World Championship for Makes was only open to select categories of cars. This included the FIA's Group 5 Special Production Cars, Group 4 Grand Touring Cars, Group 3 Series Production Grand Touring Cars, Group 2 Touring Cars, and Group 1 Series Production Touring Cars. An overall championship was awarded as well as two class titles: Division 1, for cars over 2000 cc and Division 2 for those under 2000 cc. Points were awarded to the top ten finishers in each division in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1, with only the best eight results out of the eleven races being counted. Only the best placed entry of each make in each division was eligible to score points, with no points awarded to other placings. Overall Championship The overall championship was to be awarded to the make achieving the highest net point score in either Division. The resultant tie between Porsche and Lancia was decided in Lancia's favour due to the greater number of Division victories scored by the Italian make. Division 1 : Over 2000 cc Division 2 : Under 2000 cc ==World Championship for Makes - The cars==
World Championship for Makes - The cars
The following models contributed to the net points scored by makes in the 1980 championship. Division 1Porsche 935Lancia MontecarloFerrari 512BBBMW M1Opel Monza Division 2Lancia MontecarloBMW 320iPorsche 935Fiat X1/9Ford Escort RS 2000Opel Kadett ==World Challenge for Endurance Drivers - Results==
World Challenge for Endurance Drivers - Results
The World Challenge for Endurance Drivers was won by John Paul Sr. from John Fitzpatrick and Brian Redman. ==References==
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