Events
| Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | |||
| 1 | 48ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo ( 19 – 25 January) |
30 stages 601 km Tarmac |
1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:42:20 |
| 2 | Bernard Darniche | Alain Mahé | Lancia Stratos HF | 8:52:58 | |||
| 3 | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:53:48 | |||
| 2 | 30th International Swedish Rally ( 15 – 17 February) |
29 stages 413.5 km Snow/Ice |
1 | Anders Kulläng | Bruno Berglund | Opel Ascona 400 | 4:17:52 |
| 2 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Saab 99 Turbo | 4:19:22 | |||
| 3 | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4:21:39 | |||
| 3 | 14o Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto ( 4 – 9 March) |
47 stages 673.5 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:45:35 |
| 2 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Fiat 131 Abarth | 8:59:54 | |||
| 3 | Guy Fréquelin | Jean Todt | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 9:16:04 | |||
| 4 | 28th Safari Rally ( 3 – 7 April) |
95 controls 5333 km Gravel |
1 | Skekhar Mehta | Mike Doughty | Datsun 160J | +3:27 pen |
| 2 | Rauno Aaltonen | Lofty Drews | Datsun 160J | +4:02 pen | |||
| 3 | Vic Preston Jr. | John Lyall | Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 | +5:07 pen | |||
| 5 | 27th Acropolis Rally ( 25 – 29 May) |
56 stages 964 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Ari Vatanen | David Richards | Ford Escort RS1800 | 12:55:44 |
| 2 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Datsun 160J | 12:58:26 | |||
| 3 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Fiat 131 Abarth | 13:02:48 | |||
| 6 | 2o Rally Codasur ( 19 – 24 July) |
18 stages 1224.4 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth | 12:48:36 |
| 2 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Mercedes 500 SLC | 13:04:35 | |||
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Mirko Perissutti | Fiat 131 Abarth | 13:35.26 | |||
| 7 | 30th 1000 Lakes Rally ( 29 – 31 August) |
48 stages 472 km Gravel |
1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4:24:11 |
| 2 | Ari Vatanen | David Richards | Ford Escort RS1800 | 4:25:07 | |||
| 3 | Per Eklund | Hans Sylvan | Triumph TR 7 V8 | 4:35:25 | |||
| 8 | 11th Motogard Rally of New Zealand ( 13 – 17 September) |
40 stages 1040 km Gravel |
1 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Datsun 160J | 12:06:57 |
| 2 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth | 12:09:38 | |||
| 3 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Mercedes 500 SLC | 12:29:22 | |||
| 9 | 22o Rallye Sanremo ( 6 – 11 October) |
50 stages 821 km Gravel |
1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth | 10:22:42 |
| 2 | Ari Vatanen | David Richards | Ford Escort RS1800 | 10:29:17 | |||
| 3 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Ford Escort RS | 10:36:52 | |||
| 10 | 24ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France ( 24 – 25 October) |
18 stages 1128 km Tarmac |
1 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Michel Vial | Porsche 911 SC | 14:51:43 |
| 2 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth | 15:02:06 | |||
| 3 | Alain Coppier | Josépha Laloz | Porsche 911 SC | 15:17:21 | |||
| 11 | 29th Lombard RAC Rally ( 16 – 19 November) |
70 stages 708 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Henri Toivonen | Paul White | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 8:17:33 |
| 2 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:22:09 | |||
| 3 | Guy Fréquelin | Jean Todt | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 8:31:24 | |||
| 12 | 12ème Rallye Marlboro Côte d'Ivoire ( 9 – 14 December) |
62 controls 5336 km Gravel |
1 | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Mercedes 500 SLC | +2:36 pen |
| 2 | Jorge Recalde | Nestor Straimel | Mercedes 500 SLC | +3:47 pen | |||
| 3 | Alain Ambrosino | Jean-Robert Bureau | Peugeot 504 V6 | +5:17 pen | |||
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