The 1980
European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds.
Toleman driver
Brian Henton
Brian Henton (born 19 September 1946) is a former racing driver from England. He won both 1974 British Formula Three Championships and the 1980 European Formula Two Championship. He participated in 38 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July ...
clinched the championship title.
Calendar
Championship
Notes
*Race 2 was originally scheduled for 30 laps, but abandoned due to
Markus Höttinger
Markus Höttinger (28 May 1956 – 13 April 1980) was an Austrian racing driver who died after an accident at Germany's Hockenheimring during the third lap of the second round of the 1980 European Formula Two Championship, on 13 April 1980. He wa ...
's fatal crash.
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Hans-Georg Bürger
Hans-Georg Bürger (1 April 1952 – 22 July 1980) was a racing driver from West Germany. He was fatally injured in a racing accident while practicing for the 1980 European Formula Two Championship at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
Career ...
was fatally injured in the warm-up for Race 9.
Non-championship
An additional Formula Two race was held in which did not count towards the championship.
Results
Drivers' Championship
*Results in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.
*Points system: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for first six finishers. Each driver's best nine results counted towards the championship.
References
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Formula Two
European Formula Two Championship seasons