Top 10 F1 Drivers Of The 1980s | Autosport Retro

The Autosport F1 Podcast

Motorsport Studios

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4.1 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Formula 1 gathered more momentum during the 1980s, its leading runners becoming superstars and manufacturer involvement pushing technology forward. There were many great races and top performers, but we’re continuing our challenge of selecting and ranking the leading drivers of each F1 decade. As usual, we’ve considered many factors, including level of success, machinery at their disposal, longevity and how highly the drivers were rated by their contemporaries. Success outside the relevant decade is not considered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.3	From allspod.com and awesome magazine. I'm Kevin Turner and this is the AllSport Top 10.
1:13.3	Welcome to the latest episode in our run through the Top 10 F1 drivers.
1:17.1	Decade by decade, thanks for all the emails that I've received.
1:20.8	I'm going to have to outline some of the criteria to avoid hopefully some of the criticism.
1:24.3	But it's the 1980s today.
1:26.7	I'll have to say that has been one of the hardest
1:28.5	lists to do. So I've got two special guests to help slash hinder me as we go through our top 10
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