The 1980 Individual Long Track World Championship was the tenth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.[1] The event was held on 14 September 1980 at Scheeßel in West Germany.[2] [3] [4]
The World title was won by Karl Maier of West Germany.[5] The Championship consisted of four qualifying rounds at Harsewinkel, Korskro, Hamburg-Farmsen, Pfarrkirchen won by Bruce Penhall, Ivan Mauger, Egon Müller and Georg Hack respectively and two semi finals in Jübek and Gornja Radgona won by Ole Olsen and Josef Aigner.[2]
| width=20 | Pos | width=400 | Rider | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=20 | Heat Pts | width=100 | Pts |
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| 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
| 5 | f | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | ef | 5 | E | 11 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | ef | 2 | 2 | E | 9 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | E | 9 | |||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | E | 8 | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | E | 8 | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | E | 7 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | ef | 3 | E | E | 6 | |||||||||
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | E | E | 5 | |||||||||
| 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 5 | |||||||||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | ef | E | E | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 | 2 | ef | ef | E | E | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 | ef | 0 | 0 | E | E | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 (disq)+ |