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| Round 10 of the FIA World Rally Championship 1980 | |
| Start: | 24 October 1980 in Ajaccio |
| Finish: | 25 October 1980 in Ajaccio |
| Distance: | 1603 km including 1128 km over 18 special stages |
| Special stage surface: | Asphalt |
| Participants: | 122 teams at the start, 16 at the finish |
| Final classification | |||||||
| Pos | Nr | Driver | Nation | Car | Group | Pos | Total time |
| Codriver | Nation | Entrant | Class | Pos | Behind winner | ||
| 1 | 9 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Fra | Porsche 911 SC | 4 | 1 | 14:51.43 |
| Michel Vial | Fra | Esso | 4 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Walter Röhrl | Frg | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4 | 2 | 15:02.06 |
| Christian Geistdörfer | Frg | Fiat Italia | 3 | 1 | 11.23 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Alain Coppier | Fra | Porsche 911 SC | 4 | 3 | 15:17.21 |
| Josépha Laloz | Fra | Esso | 4 | 2 | 25.38 | ||
| 4 | 18 | Bruno Saby | Fra | Renault 5 Turbo | 4 | 4 | 15:21.25 |
| 'Tilber' | Mon | Garage Galtier | 3 | 2 | 29.42 | ||
| 5 | 15 | Michèle Mouton | Fra | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4 | 5 | 15:23.57 |
| Annie Arrii | Fra | Fiat France | 3 | 3 | 32.14 | ||
| 6 | 17 | Andy Dawson | Gbr | Datsun 160J | 2 | 1 | 15:54.57 |
| Kevin Gormley | Gbr | Team Datsun Europe | 3 | 1 | 1:03.14 | ||
| 7 | 34 | Christian Gardavot | Fra | Porsche 911 SC | 3 | 1 | 16:26.37 |
| Christian Audibert | Fra | 4 | 1 | 1:34.54 | |||
| 8 | 75 | Paul Rouby | Fra | Renault 5 Alpine | 2 | 2 | 16:33.02 |
| Alain Garçon | Fra | 2 | 1 | 1:41.19 | |||
| 9 | 104 | Jean-Felix Farrucci | Fra | Opel Kadett GT/E | 1 | 1 | 16:43.11 |
| Albert Gori | Fra | 3 | 1 | 1:51.28 | |||
| 10 | 36 | Jean Bagarry | Fra | Porsche 911 | 3 | 2 | 16:49.31 |
| Alain Bonne | Fra | 4 | 2 | 1:57.48 | |||
| 11 | 60 | Luc Desangles | Fra | Opel Kadett GT/E | 2 | 3 | 16:50.35 |
| Bernard Falempin | Fra | 3 | 2 | 1:58.52 | |||
| 12 | 106 | Gérard Swaton | Fra | Opel Kadett GT/E | 1 | 2 | 16:58.23 |
| Martine Cordesse | Fra | 3 | 2 | 2:06.40 | |||
| 13 | 81 | Jean-Michel Simonetti | Fra | Renault 5 Alpine | 2 | 4 | 16:59.49 |
| Jean-Marie Soriano | Fra | 2 | 2 | 2:08.06 | |||
| 14 | 46 | Claude Laurent | Fra | Peugeot 505 SRD | 2 | 5 | 17:02.38 |
| Jacques Marché | Fra | 3 | 4 | 2:10.55 | |||
| 15 | 53 | Christian Dorche | Fra | Peugeot 505 SRD | 2 | 6 | 17:05.30 |
| Bernard Martin-Dondoz | Fra | 3 | 5 | 2:13.47 | |||
| 16 | 107 | Michel Murroni | Fra | Opel Kadett GT/E | 1 | 3 | 17:08.19 |
| Dominique Cajal | Fra | 3 | 3 | 2:16.36 | |||
| Retirements | |||||||
| SS | Nr | Driver | Nation | Car | Group | Reason | |
| Codriver | Nation | Entrant | Class | ||||
| R6 | 1 | Timo Salonen | Fin | Datsun 160J | 2 | Accident | |
| Seppo Harjanne | Fin | Team Datsun Europe | 3 | ||||
| R14 | 2 | Guy Fréquelin | Fra | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 2 | Accident | |
| Jean Todt | Fra | Talbot France | 4 | ||||
| R14 | 4 | Jean Ragnotti | Fra | Renault 5 Turbo | 4 | Alternator | |
| Jean-Marc Andrié | Fra | Renault Elf Calberson | 3 | ||||
| R14 | 5 | Bernard Darniche | Fra | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4 | Accident | |
| Alain Mahé | Fra | Fiat Italia | 3 | ||||
| R9 | 6 | Jean-Claude Andruet | Fra | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4 | Camshaft | |
| 'Biche' | Fra | Fiat France | 3 | ||||
| R1 | 7 | Pierre-Louis Moreau | Fra | Porsche 911 SC | 3 | Bad handling | |
| Patrice Baron | Fra | 4 | |||||
| R11 | 8 | Attilio Bettega | Ita | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4 | Accident | |
| Arnaldo Bernacchini | Ita | Fiat Italia | 3 | ||||
| R13 | 11 | Francis Vincent | Fra | Porsche 911 SC | 3 | Transmission | |
| Willy Huret | Fra | 4 | |||||
| R | 12 | Alain Beauchef | Lux | Ford Escort RS2000 | 2 | ||
| Daniël Brichot | Fra | 3 | |||||
| R18 | 14 | Jean-Louis Clarr | Fra | Opel Ascona 400 | 4 | Transmission | |
| Jean-François Fauchille | Fra | Simon Clarr Racing | 4 | ||||
| R | 25 | Francis Serpaggi | Fra | Renault 5 Turbo | 4 | ||
| Michel Neri | Fra | 3 | |||||
| R | 32 | Jean-Pierre Manzagol | Fra | Renault 5 Turbo | 4 | ||
| Jean-François Filippi | Fra | 3 | |||||
| R | 33 | Claude Balesi | Fra | Renault 5 Turbo | 4 | ||
| Jean-Paul Cirindini | Fra | 3 | |||||
| R | 38 | Jean-Pierre Ballet | Fra | Porsche 911 SC | 3 | Differential | |
| Gérard Kerespert | Fra | 4 | |||||
| R | 110 | César Baroni | Fra | Ford Escort RS2000 | 1 | ||
| Roger Baud | Fra | 3 | |||||
| Leg 1 | Ajaccio - Muracciole - Bastia | 792 km with 10 stages over 577 km |
| Leg 2 | Bastia - St. Roch - Quenza - Ajaccio | 811 km with 8 stages over 551 km |