1980 1000km of Monza
The Monza 1000 Kilometers, was the fourth round of the 1980 World Championship for Makes was held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, on 27 April. This race was also the third round of the FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers and the fourth round of the Italian Championship Group 6.
Report
Entry
A total of 53 cars were entered for the event, across seven classes/divisions ranging through Group 2 up to Group 6, with a class for local prototypes. Of these 40 cars practised.Qualifying
The pairing of Renzo Zorzi and Claudio Francisci took pole position, in Zorzi’s Capoferri-Ford M1 ahead another Italian Championship runner, the Osella-BMW PA8 of Giorgio Francia and Remo Ramanzini who were nearly one second behind.Race
Although the race maintained the traditional title of 1000km of Monza, the race was actually run over 6 hours, the winner covering 183 laps, approximately 1061 km. Alain de Cadenet and Desiré Wilson took the winner spoils for the de Cadenet team, driving their De Cadenet Lola-Cosworth LM1. The pair won in a time of 6hr 01:08.800mins., averaging a speed of 110.211 mph. This race was only decided three laps from the end; the Porsche 935 of Henri Pescarolo had to pit for a little bit of fuel during the rain, so that Wilson could pass and win the race. Close behind was the little Lancia Montecarlo of Riccardo Patrese and Walter Röhrl.Result
- Note: Class winners in bold
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyres | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyres | Laps |
| 1 | S +2.0 | 34 |  Alain de Cadenet | Alain de Cadenet Desiré Wilson | De Cadenet LM | 183 | |
| 1 | S +2.0 | 34 | Alain de Cadenet | Alain de Cadenet Desiré Wilson | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 183 | |
| 2 | Gr. 5 | 21 |  Sportwagen | Jürgen Barth Henri Pescarolo | Porsche 935/77A | 183 | |
| 2 | Gr. 5 | 21 | Sportwagen | Jürgen Barth Henri Pescarolo | Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo | 183 | |
| 3 | Gr. 5 | 1 |  Lancia Squadra Corse | Riccardo Patrese Walter Röhrl | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | 182 | |
| 3 | Gr. 5 | 1 | Lancia Squadra Corse | Riccardo Patrese Walter Röhrl | Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo | 182 | |
| 4 | Gr. 5 | 18 | Vegla Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs | Porsche 935/77A | 180 | |
| 4 | Gr. 5 | 18 | Vegla Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs | Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo | 180 | |
| 5 | Gr. 5 | 2 | Lancia Squadra Corse |  Eddie Cheever Piercarlo Ghinzani | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | 176 | |
| 5 | Gr. 5 | 2 | Lancia Squadra Corse | Eddie Cheever Piercarlo Ghinzani | Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo | 176 | |
| 6 | S 1.6 | 65 | Ruggero Parpinelli | Ruggero Parpinelli Silvano Frisori | Osella PA6 | 170 | |
| 6 | S 1.6 | 65 | Ruggero Parpinelli | Ruggero Parpinelli Silvano Frisori | Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | 170 | |
| 7 | Gr. 5 | 19 | Victor | "Victor" Giorgio Schön | Porsche 935 | 170 | |
| 7 | Gr. 5 | 19 | Victor | "Victor" Giorgio Schön | Porsche Type-935 3.2 L F6 Turbo | 170 | |
| 8 | S +2.0 | 33 | BMW Zol-Auto | Laurent Ferrier François Servanin | BMW M1 | 167 | |
| 8 | S +2.0 | 33 | BMW Zol-Auto | Laurent Ferrier François Servanin | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 167 | |
| 9 | S 2.0 | 48 | Gimax | "Gimax" Marcello Gallo | Osella PA8 | 166 | |
| 9 | S 2.0 | 48 | Gimax | "Gimax" Marcello Gallo | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 166 | |
| 10 | Gr. 5 | 15 | Erich Schiebler Müllerbrau Team | Anton Fischhaber Walter Ralf Erich Schiebler | Porsche 935 | 162 | |
| 10 | Gr. 5 | 15 | Erich Schiebler Müllerbrau Team | Anton Fischhaber Walter Ralf Erich Schiebler | Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo | 162 | |
| 11 | S 2.0 | 56 | Giuseppe Bottura | Giuseppe Bottura Giuseppe Pellin | March 75S | 156 | |
| 11 | S 2.0 | 56 | Giuseppe Bottura | Giuseppe Bottura Giuseppe Pellin | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 156 | |
| 12 | Gr. 5 | 3 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Gianfranco Ricci | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | 155 | |
| 12 | Gr. 5 | 3 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Gianfranco Ricci | Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo | 155 | |
| 13 | S +2.0 | 35 | Siegfried Brunn | Siegfried Brunn Herbert Müller | Porsche 908/3 | 155 | |
| 13 | S +2.0 | 35 | Siegfried Brunn | Siegfried Brunn Herbert Müller | Porsche 3.0 L F8 | 155 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 64 | Scuderia Vesuvio | Roberto Marazzi Pasquale Vecchione Francesco Pacetta | Osella PA8 | 169 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 64 | Scuderia Vesuvio | Roberto Marazzi Pasquale Vecchione Francesco Pacetta | Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | 169 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 42 | Giorgio Francia Scuderia Torino Corse | Giorgio Francia Remo Ramanzini | Osella PA8 | 107 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 42 | Giorgio Francia Scuderia Torino Corse | Giorgio Francia Remo Ramanzini | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 107 | |
| DNF | S +2.0 | 31 | Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto | Spartaco Dini Fabrizio Violati | Ferrari 512BB | 107 | |
| DNF | S +2.0 | 31 | Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto | Spartaco Dini Fabrizio Violati | Ferrari 4.9 L F12 | 107 | |
| DNF | GT | 26 | Claudio Magnani | Claudio Magnani Sergio Rombolotti | Lancia Stratos | 105 | |
| DNF | GT | 26 | Claudio Magnani | Claudio Magnani Sergio Rombolotti | Ferrari Dino 2.4 L V6 | 105 | |
| DNF | GT | 22 | Scuderia Dei Fiori | Franco Berruto Franco Pizzato Michele Licheri | Porsche Carrera RSR | 103 | |
| DNF | GT | 22 | Scuderia Dei Fiori | Franco Berruto Franco Pizzato Michele Licheri | Porsche 3.0 L F6 | 103 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 63 | Mario Benusiglio | Mario Benusiglio Luigi de Angelis | Osella PA5 | 92 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 63 | Mario Benusiglio | Mario Benusiglio Luigi de Angelis | Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | 92 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 67 | Enrico Gagliotto | Enrico Gagliotto Willi Lovato | Osella PA7 | 90 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 67 | Enrico Gagliotto | Enrico Gagliotto Willi Lovato | BMW M10 2.0 L I4 | 90 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 43 | Scuderia Ateneo | Mario Casoni "Amphicar" Luigi Moreschi | Osella PA7 | 87 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 43 | Scuderia Ateneo | Mario Casoni "Amphicar" Luigi Moreschi | BMW M10 2.0 L I4 | 87 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 68 | Ezio Baribbi | Ezio Baribbi "Pal Joe" | Osella PA7 | 86 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 68 | Ezio Baribbi | Ezio Baribbi "Pal Joe" | Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | 86 | |
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 6 | Giuseppe Piazzi | Giuseppe Piazzi Sandro Cinotti | Fiat X1/9 | 83 | |
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 6 | Giuseppe Piazzi | Giuseppe Piazzi Sandro Cinotti | Fiat 1.6 L I4 | 83 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 51 | Vito Veninata | Vito Veninata Giovanni Cascone | Osella PA6 | 82 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 51 | Vito Veninata | Vito Veninata Giovanni Cascone | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 82 | |
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 11 | William Sala | Carlo Pietromarchi Marco Micangeli Carlo Faraci | De Tomaso Pantera | 77 | |
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 11 | William Sala | Carlo Pietromarchi Marco Micangeli Carlo Faraci | Ford 5.8 L V8 | 77 | |
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 5 | Team Immobilien Reiss | Gerd Reiss Albrecht Krebs | BMW 320i | 63 | |
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 5 | Team Immobilien Reiss | Gerd Reiss Albrecht Krebs | BMW M12 1.4 L I4 Turbo | 63 | |
| DNF | T | 7 | Angelo Chiapparini | Ademaro Massa Giancarlo Galimberti Angelo Chiapparini | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 59 | |
| DNF | T | 7 | Angelo Chiapparini | Ademaro Massa Giancarlo Galimberti Angelo Chiapparini | Alfa Romeo 2.0 L I4 | 59 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 69 | Pier Giorgio Provolo | Pier Giorgio Provolo Francesco Cerulli-Irelli | AMS | 46 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 69 | Pier Giorgio Provolo | Pier Giorgio Provolo Francesco Cerulli-Irelli | Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | 46 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 53 | Dino Ridolfi | Pasquale Barberio Dino Ridolfi | Lola T298 | 45 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 53 | Dino Ridolfi | Pasquale Barberio Dino Ridolfi | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 45 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 46 | Arcadio Pezzali | Mauro Nesti Arcadio Pezzali | Osella PA8 | 36 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 46 | Arcadio Pezzali | Mauro Nesti Arcadio Pezzali | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 36 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 54 | Georges Morand | Jacques Boillat Georges Morand | Lola T296 | 33 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 54 | Georges Morand | Jacques Boillat Georges Morand | Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L I4 | 33 | |
| DNF | S +2.0 | 32 | Renzo Zorzi | Renzo Zorzi Claudio Francisci | Capoferri M1 | 26 | |
| DNF | S +2.0 | 32 | Renzo Zorzi | Renzo Zorzi Claudio Francisci | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 26 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 44 | Pasquale Anastasio | Pasquale Anastasio Giampaolo Ceraolo | Osella PA8 | 26 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 44 | Pasquale Anastasio | Pasquale Anastasio Giampaolo Ceraolo | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 26 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 52 | Duilio Ghislotti | Duilio Ghislotti Luigi Colzani | Lola T296 | 22 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 52 | Duilio Ghislotti | Duilio Ghislotti Luigi Colzani | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 22 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 41 | Scuderia Torino Corse Osella Squadra Corse | Vittorio Brambilla Lella Lombardi | Osella PA8 | 16 | |
| DNF | S 2.0 | 41 | Scuderia Torino Corse Osella Squadra Corse | Vittorio Brambilla Lella Lombardi | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | 16 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 66 | Gerardo Vatielli | Gerardo Vatielli Paolo Giangrossi | Osella PA6 | 11 | |
| DNF | S 1.6 | 66 | Gerardo Vatielli | Gerardo Vatielli Paolo Giangrossi | Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | 11 | |
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 14 | Autosebio Racing | Felice Besenzoni Luciano Dal Ban | Ferrari 308 GTB | 6 | |
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 14 | Autosebio Racing | Felice Besenzoni Luciano Dal Ban | Ferrari 3.0 L V8 | 6 | |
| DNS | S 1.6 | 62 | Salvatore Pellegrino | Salvatore Pellegrino Vito Carone Duilio Truffo | Osella PA6 | - | |
| DNS | S 1.6 | 62 | Salvatore Pellegrino | Salvatore Pellegrino Vito Carone Duilio Truffo | Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | - | |
| DNS | S 1.6 | 62 | Giam Piero Gatti | Giam Piero Gatti Angelo Bottazzini | Chevron B36 | - | |
| DNS | S 1.6 | 62 | Giam Piero Gatti | Giam Piero Gatti Angelo Bottazzini | Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | - | |
| DNS | Gr. 5 | 12 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Giancarlo Gagliardi | Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo | - | |
| DNS | Gr. 5 | 12 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Giancarlo Gagliardi | Ferrari 2.9 L V8 Turbo | - |
Fastest lap: Renzo Zorzi/Claudio Francisci, 1:48.6s