Round 9 of the 1980 FIA Formula One World Championship returned to the Hockenheimring for the XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland.
Round 8 of the 1980 FIA Formula One World Championship returned to the Brands Hatch for the XXXIII Marlboro British Grand Prix.
Round 7 of the 1980 FIA Formula One World Championship returned to the Circuit Paul Ricard for the LXVI Grand Prix de France.
Round 6 of the 1980 FIA Formula One World Championship returned to the Circuit de Monaco for the XXXVIII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco.
Round 5 of the 1980 FIA Formula One World Championship returned to the Circuit Zolder for the XXXVIII Grote Prijs van Belgie.
Round 4 of the 1980 FIA Formula One World Championship returned to the Long Beach Street Circuit for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Round 3 of the 1980 FIA Formula One World Championship returned to the Kyalami for the XXVI South African Nashua Grand Prix.
Round 2 of the 1980 FIA Formula One World Championship returned to the Autódromo de Interlagos for the IX Grande Prêmio do Brasil.
Round 1 of the 1980 FIA Formula One World Championship returned to the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez for the XVI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina.
The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, at the Fuji Speedway marked the climactic conclusion to an exhilarating season of Formula One racing.