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. [1]
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. [1]
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. [2]
Although the race maintained the traditional title of 1000 km of Monza, the race was actually run over 6 hours, the winner covering 183 laps, approximately 1061 km. [3] 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. [4] [5]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyres | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | S +2.0 | 34 |  Alain de Cadenet | Alain de Cadenet  Desiré Wilson | De Cadenet LM | D | 183 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | Gr. 5 | 21 |  Sportwagen | Jürgen Barth  Henri Pescarolo | Porsche 935/77A | D | 183 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| 3 | Gr. 5 | 1 |  Lancia Squadra Corse | Riccardo Patrese Walter Röhrl | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | P | 182 |
| Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo | |||||||
| 4 | Gr. 5 | 18 | Vegla Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs | Porsche 935/77A | D | 180 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| 5 | Gr. 5 | 2 | Lancia Squadra Corse |  Eddie Cheever Piercarlo Ghinzani | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | P | 176 |
| Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo | |||||||
| 6 | S 1.6 | 65 | Ruggero Parpinelli | Ruggero Parpinelli Silvano Frisori | Osella PA6 | 170 | |
| Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| 7 | Gr. 5 | 19 | Victor | "Victor" Giorgio Schön | Porsche 935 | 170 | |
| Porsche Type-935 3.2 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| 8 | S +2.0 | 33 | BMW Zol-Auto | Laurent Ferrier François Servanin | BMW M1 | G | 167 |
| BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | |||||||
| 9 | S 2.0 | 48 | Gimax | "Gimax" Marcello Gallo | Osella PA8 | 166 | |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 10 | Gr. 5 | 15 | Erich Schiebler Müllerbrau Team | Anton Fischhaber Walter Ralf Erich Schiebler | Porsche 935 | 162 | |
| Porsche Type-935 2.9 L F6 Turbo | |||||||
| 11 | S 2.0 | 56 | Giuseppe Bottura | Giuseppe Bottura Giuseppe Pellin | March 75S | 156 | |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 12 | Gr. 5 | 3 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Gianfranco Ricci | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | P | 155 |
| Lancia 1.4 L I4 Turbo | |||||||
| 13 | S +2.0 | 35 | Siegfried Brunn | Siegfried Brunn Herbert Müller | Porsche 908/3 | D | 155 |
| Porsche 3.0 L F8 | |||||||
| DNF | S 1.6 | 64 | Scuderia Vesuvio | Roberto Marazzi Pasquale Vecchione Francesco Pacetta | Osella PA8 | 169 | |
| Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 42 | Giorgio Francia Scuderia Torino Corse | Giorgio Francia Remo Ramanzini | Osella PA8 | 107 | |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S +2.0 | 31 | Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto | Spartaco Dini Fabrizio Violati | Ferrari 512BB | M | 107 |
| Ferrari 4.9 L F12 | |||||||
| DNF | GT | 26 | Claudio Magnani | Claudio Magnani Sergio Rombolotti | Lancia Stratos | 105 | |
| Ferrari Dino 2.4 L V6 | |||||||
| DNF | GT | 22 | Scuderia Dei Fiori | Franco Berruto Franco Pizzato Michele Licheri | Porsche Carrera RSR | 103 | |
| Porsche 3.0 L F6 | |||||||
| DNF | S 1.6 | 63 | Mario Benusiglio | Mario Benusiglio Luigi de Angelis | Osella PA5 | 92 | |
| Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 67 | Enrico Gagliotto | Enrico Gagliotto Willi Lovato | Osella PA7 | 90 | |
| BMW M10 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 43 | Scuderia Ateneo | Mario Casoni "Amphicar" Luigi Moreschi | Osella PA7 | 87 | |
| BMW M10 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 1.6 | 68 | Ezio Baribbi | Ezio Baribbi "Pal Joe" | Osella PA7 | 86 | |
| Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 6 | Giuseppe Piazzi | Giuseppe Piazzi Sandro Cinotti | Fiat X1/9 | 83 | |
| Fiat 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 51 | Vito Veninata | Vito Veninata Giovanni Cascone | Osella PA6 | 82 | |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 11 | William Sala | Carlo Pietromarchi Marco Micangeli Carlo Faraci | De Tomaso Pantera | P | 77 |
| Ford 5.8 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 5 | Team Immobilien Reiss | Gerd Reiss Albrecht Krebs | BMW 320i | D | 63 |
| BMW M12 1.4 L I4 Turbo | |||||||
| DNF | T | 7 | Angelo Chiapparini | Ademaro Massa Giancarlo Galimberti Angelo Chiapparini | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 59 | |
| Alfa Romeo 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 1.6 | 69 | Pier Giorgio Provolo | Pier Giorgio Provolo Francesco Cerulli-Irelli | AMS | 46 | |
| Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 53 | Dino Ridolfi | Pasquale Barberio Dino Ridolfi | Lola T298 | 45 | |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 46 | Arcadio Pezzali | Mauro Nesti Arcadio Pezzali | Osella PA8 | 36 | |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 54 | Georges Morand | Jacques Boillat Georges Morand | Lola T296 | 33 | |
| Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S +2.0 | 32 | Renzo Zorzi | Renzo Zorzi Claudio Francisci | Capoferri M1 | 26 | |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 44 | Pasquale Anastasio | Pasquale Anastasio Giampaolo Ceraolo | Osella PA8 | 26 | |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 52 | Duilio Ghislotti | Duilio Ghislotti Luigi Colzani | Lola T296 | 22 | |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 2.0 | 41 | Scuderia Torino Corse Osella Squadra Corse | Vittorio Brambilla Lella Lombardi | Osella PA8 | P | 16 |
| BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | S 1.6 | 66 | Gerardo Vatielli | Gerardo Vatielli Paolo Giangrossi | Osella PA6 | 11 | |
| Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| DNF | Gr. 5 | 14 | Autosebio Racing | Felice Besenzoni Luciano Dal Ban | Ferrari 308 GTB | 6 | |
| Ferrari 3.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | S 1.6 | 62 | Salvatore Pellegrino | Salvatore Pellegrino Vito Carone Duilio Truffo | Osella PA6 | - | |
| Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| DNS | S 1.6 | 62 | Giam Piero Gatti | Giam Piero Gatti Angelo Bottazzini | Chevron B36 | - | |
| Ford FVA 1.6 L I4 | |||||||
| DNS | Gr. 5 | 12 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Giancarlo Gagliardi | Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo | P | - |
| Ferrari 2.9 L V8 Turbo |
Fastest lap: Renzo Zorzi/Claudio Francisci, 1:48.6s (119.468 mph) [4]
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