1980 FIM World Motorcycle Trials season
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The 1980 World trials season consisted of twelve trials events. It began on 9 February, with round one in Newtownards, Ireland and ended with round twelve in Ricany, Czechoslovakia on 14 September.
Season summary
Ulf Karlson would claim his first World trials championship in 1980, the first World Championship for Montesa. [1]
1980 World trials season calendar
| Round | Date | Trial | Venue | Trial GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 February | Republic of Ireland Ireland | Newtownards | 1) Ulf Karlson 2) Rob Shepherd 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
| 2 | 16 February | United Kingdom Great Britain | Bovey Tracy | 1) Mick Andrews 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Malcolm Rathmell |
| 3 | 24 February | Belgium Belgium | Bilstain | 1) Eddy Lejeune 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
| 4 | 9 March | Spain Spain | Olot | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
| 5 | 20 April | Austria Austria | Heinrich Am Weitra | 1) Eddy Lejeune 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Martin Lampkin |
| 6 | 1 June | France France | St.Christophe | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Manuel Soler 3) Yrjo Vesterinen |
| 7 | 23 June | Switzerland Switzerland | Fully | 1) Eddy Lejeune 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Christian Desnoyers |
| 8 | 30 June | Germany Germany | Kiefersfelden | 1) Yrjo Vesterinen 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Ulf Karlson |
| 9 | 13 July | Italy Italy | Chiesa Valdemanco | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Martin Lampkin 3) Ulf Karlson |
| 10 | 24 August | Finland Finland | Tervakovski | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Manuel Soler |
| 11 | 31 August | Sweden Sweden | Karlskoga | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Ulf Karlson 3) Eddy Lejeune |
| 12 | 14 September | Czech Republic Czechoslovakia | Ricany | 1) Bernie Schreiber 2) Jaime Subira 3) Antonio Gorgot |
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Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten finishers. All twelve rounds counted for the World Trials class.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
World Trials final standings
| Pos | Rider | Machine | IRL Republic of Ireland |
GBR United Kingdom |
BEL Belgium |
SPA Spain |
FRA Austria |
GER France |
USA Switzerland |
CAN Germany |
SWE Italy |
FIN Finland |
CZE Sweden |
SWI Czech Republic |
Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden Ulf Karlson | Montesa | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 121 | |
| 2 | United States Bernie Schreiber | Bultaco | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111 | |
| 3 | Finland Yrjo Vesterinen | Montesa | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 1980 Finnish Champion[5] |
| 4 | Belgium Eddy Lejeune | HRC Honda | - | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 1980 Belgian Champion[6] |
| 5 | United Kingdom Martin Lampkin | Bultaco | 5 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | - | 61 | 1980 British Champion[7] |
| 6 | Spain Manuel Soler | Bultaco | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | - | 47 | |
| 7 | Spain Antonio Gorgot | Bultaco | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 8 | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 1980 Spanish Champion[8] |
| 8 | United Kingdom Malcolm Rathmell | Montesa | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 40 | |
| 9 | United Kingdom Rob Shepherd | HRC Honda | 2 | 5 | - | 10 | 9 | - | 4 | - | 5 | - | - | 7 | 39 | |
| 10 | Spain Jaime Subira | Fantic | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 29 | |
| 11 | Belgium Gilles Burgat | SWM | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 7 | - | - | 6 | - | 18 | 1980 French Champion[9] |
| 12 | United Kingdom Mick Andrews | Yamaha | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | |
| 13 | France Christian Desnoyers | SWM | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 14 | France Charles Coutard | SWM / Montesa | 8 | - | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| 15 | Austria Joe Wallman | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 16 | Italy Danilo Galeazzi | SWM | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 9 | 9 | 10 | - | 9 | 1980 Italian Champion[10] |
| 17 | Spain Alberto Juvanteny | Ossa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 8 | |
| 18 | Belgium Jean Marie Lejeune | Montesa | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 19 | United Kingdom John Reynolds | Suzuki | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 19 | United Kingdom Chris Myers | Bultaco | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 21 | Finland Timo Ryysy | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 22 | Belgium Jean-Luc Colson | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | |
| 22 | Italy Ettore Baldini | Bultaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 3 | |
| 22 | Italy Fulvio Adamoli | Montesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 22 | France Fred Michaud | Ossa | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 26 | Japan Kiyoteru Hattori | HRC Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | |
| 26 | Belgium Claude Goset | SWM | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 28 | Spain Xavier Miguel | Fantic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | |
| 28 | Spain Pedro Olle | Montesa | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 28 | United Kingdom Nigel Birkett | Montesa | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
References
- ↑ "ulf karlson 1952-2018". hondaracingcorporation.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "world trials 1980 schedule". Retrieved 10 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "World 1980 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "World 1980 standings". the-sport.org. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Yrjo Vesterinen Bio". trialsguru.net. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Honda Racing Corp". trialsguru.net. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "english trials rider". historygreatest.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "toni gorgot interview". retrotrials.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "burgat fim trials legend". fim-awards.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "Italian 1980 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 11 August 2020.