The 1980 Darwin Ambon Race had 13 participants.
| Division | No. | Yacht Name | Elapsed Time | Handicap | Corrected Time | Comments |
| CRUISING | MURITONGA | UNKNOWN | 114 | |||
| CRUISING | WHIMBORNE | UNKNOWN | 113 | |||
| CRUISING | SCALLYWAG | UNKNOWN | 109 | |||
| CRUISING | GANDALF | UNKNOWN | 115 | |||
| CRUISING | MAI LING | 150.15 | 115 | |||
| CRUISING | BANYANDAH | UNKNOWN | 110 | |||
| CRUISING | 1 | HOPE | 133.59 | 109 | ||
| CRUISING | 2 | ANTIPODES | 135.02 | 0.8468 | ||
| RACING | 1 | SFIDA | 124.313 | 0.6984 | 86.5759 | SANK ON RETURN TRIP TO DARWIN IN COMPANY WITH GOLDEN ERA |
| RACING | 2 | GOLDEN ERA | 122.4642 | 0.7316 | 89.4929 | DISMASTED ON RETURN TRIP TO DARWIN IN COMPANY WITH SFIDA |
| RACING | 3 | GECKO | 128.08 | 0.6917 | 88.3745 | |
| RACING | 4 | KHARMA | 143.222 | 0.6995 | 100.172 | |
| RACING | 5 | FLAMENCO | 132.4739 | 0.7079 | 103.2428 |
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