1980 Formula One Season

1980 FIA Formula One World Championship
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1980 World Champion, Alan Jones
Season Information
Number of races	14
Season opener	Argentine Grand Prix
Season finale	United States Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	G M
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Alan Jones 67 points
Runner-Up	Nelson Piquet 54 points
3rd	Carlos Reutemann 42 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champion	Williams-Ford 120 points
Runner-Up	Ligier-Ford 66 points
3rd	Brabham-Ford 55 points

The 1980 Formula One Season was the 30th season of Formula One.

Teams and Drivers

Entry List

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine
Ferrari	312T5	M	1	Jody Scheckter	All	n/a
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12		2	Gilles Villeneuve	All
Tyrrell-Ford	009 010	G	3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	All	Mike Thackwell Kris Nissen
Candy Team Tyrrell	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		4	Derek Daly	All
			43	Mike Thackwell	13-14
Brabham-Ford	BT49	G	5	Nelson Piquet	All	n/a
Parmalat Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		6	Ricardo Zunino	1-7
			6	Héctor Rebaque	8-14
McLaren-Ford	M29B M29C M30	G	7	John Watson	All	Roberto Guerrero Thierry Boutsen
Marlboro Team McLaren	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		8	Alain Prost	1-3, 5-14
			8	Stephen South	4
ATS-Ford	D3 D4	G	9	Marc Surer	1-3, 7-14	n/a
Team ATS	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		10	Jan Lammers	1-6
			10	Harald Ertl	9
Lotus-Ford	81 81B	G	11	Mario Andretti	All	n/a
Team Essex Lotus	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		12	Elio de Angelis	All
			43	Nigel Mansell	10-12
Ensign-Ford	N180	G	14	Clay Regazzoni	1-4	n/a
Unipart Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		14	Tiff Needell	5-6
			14	Jan Lammers	7-14
			41	Geoff Lees	11-12
Renault	RE20	M	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1-13	n/a
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t		16	René Arnoux	All
Shadow-Ford	DN11 DN12	G	17	Stefan Johansson	1-2	n/a
Theodore Shadow Shadow Cars	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		17	Geoff Lees	3-7
			18	Dave Kennedy	1-7
Fittipaldi-Ford	F7 F8	G	20	Emerson Fittipaldi	All	n/a
Skol Fittipaldi Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		21	Keke Rosberg	All
Alfa Romeo	179	G	22	Patrick Depailler	1-8	Teodoro Zeccoli Vittorio Brambilla
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12		22	Vittorio Brambilla	11-12
			22	Andrea de Cesaris	13-14
			23	Bruno Giacomelli	All
Ligier-Ford	JS11/15	G	25	Didier Pironi	All	n/a
Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		26	Jacques Laffite	All
Williams-Ford	FW07 FW07B	G	27	Alan Jones	All	n/a
Albilad Williams Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		28	Carlos Reutemann	All
Arrows-Ford	A3	G	29	Ricardo Patrese	All	n/a
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		30	Jochen Mass	1-10, 13-14
			30	Mike Thackwell	11
			30	Manfred Winkelhock	12
Osella-Ford	FA1 FA1B	G	31	Eddie Cheever	All	n/a
Osella Squadra Corse	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Williams-Ford	FW07	G	43	Desiré Wilson	8	n/a
Brands Hatch Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Williams-Ford	FW07	G	50	Rupert Keegan	8-14	n/a
RAM-Penthouse Rizla Racing RAM-Rainbow Jeans Racing RAM Theodore-Rainbow Jeans Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		51	Kevin Cogan	13
			51	Geoff Lees	14

Calendar

World Championship Schedule

Round	Grand Prix	Date

1	Argentine Grand Prix			13 January
		Official Title	Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
		Circuit	Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires
		Location	Buenos Aires, Argentina
		Lap distance	5.968 km (3.708 mi)
		Race distance	316.304 km (196.542 mi)
		Date	13 January	Laps	53

2	Brazilian Grand Prix			27 January
		Official Title	9° Grande Premio do Brasil
		Circuit	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
		Location	São Paulo, Brazil
		Lap distance	7.960 km (4.946 mi)
		Race distance	318.4 km (197.845 mi)
		Date	27 January	Laps	40

3	South African Grand Prix			1 March
		Official Title	The South African Nashua Grand Prix
		Circuit	Kyalami Circuit
		Location	Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
		Lap distance	4.104 km (2.550 mi)
		Race distance	320.112 km (198.908 mi)
		Date	1 March	Laps	78

4	United States Grand Prix West			30 March
		Official Title	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
		Circuit	Long Beach Street Circuit
		Location	Long Beach, California, USA
		Lap distance	2.02 km (1.255 mi)
		Race distance	161.6 km (100.414 mi)
		Date	30 March	Laps	80

5	Belgian Grand Prix			4 May
		Official Title	Grand Prix of Belgium
		Circuit	Circuit Zolder
		Location	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
		Lap distance	4.262 km (2.648 mi)
		Race distance	306.864 km (190.676 mi)
		Date	4 May	Laps	72

6	Monaco Grand Prix			18 May
		Official Title	38e Grand Prix de Monaco
		Circuit	Circuit de Monaco
		Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
		Lap distance	3.312 km (2.058 mi)
		Race distance	251.712 km (156.407 mi)
		Date	18 May	Laps	76

7	French Grand Prix			29 June
		Official Title	66e Grand Prix de France
		Circuit	Circuit Paul Ricard
		Location	Le Castellet, France
		Lap distance	5.809 km (3.610 mi)
		Race distance	313.686 km (194.915 mi)
		Date	29 June	Laps	54

8	British Grand Prix			13 July
		Official Title	Marlboro British Grand Prix
		Circuit	Brands Hatch
		Location	West Kingsdown, Kent, England
		Lap distance	4.207 km (2.614 mi)
		Race distance	319.732 km (198.672 mi)
		Date	13 July	Laps	76

9	German Grand Prix			10 August
		Official Title	Grosser Preis von Deutschland
		Circuit	Hockenheimring
		Location	Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
		Lap distance	6.823 km (4.240 mi)
		Race distance	307.035 km (190.783 mi)
		Date	10 August	Laps	45

Non-Championship Schedule

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
June 1	XXVI Gran Premio de España	Jarama	Report

Final Standings

World Championship Drivers

The full drivers' championship standings for the 1980 Formula One Season are shown below:

Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pts.
1st	Alan Jones	1st	3rd	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	11th	2nd	1st	1st	67 (71)
2nd	Nelson Piquet	2nd	Ret	4th	1st	Ret	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	5th	1st	1st	Ret	Ret	54
3rd	Carlos Reutemann	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	3rd	1st	6th	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	42 (49)
4th	Jacques Laffite	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	11th	2nd	3rd	Ret	1st	4th	3rd	9th	8th	5th	34
5th	Didier Pironi	Ret	4th	3rd	6th	1st	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	3rd	3rd	32
6th	René Arnoux	Ret	1st	1st	9th	4th	Ret	5th	NC	Ret	9th	2nd	10th	Ret	7th	29
7th	Elio de Angelis	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	10th	9th	Ret	Ret	16th	6th	Ret	4th	10th	4th	13
8th	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret		9
9th	Riccardo Patrese	Ret	6th	Ret	2nd	Ret	8th	9th	9th	9th	14th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
10th	Keke Rosberg	3rd	9th	Ret	Ret	7th	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	16th	DNQ	5th	9th	10th	6
11th	John Watson	Ret	11th	11th	4th	NC	DNQ	7th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	NC	6
12th	Derek Daly	4th	14th	Ret	8th	9th	Ret	11th	4th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6
13th	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ret	12th	7th	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	5th	15th	Ret	5th	13th	7th	NC	6
14th	Gilles Villeneuve	Ret	16th	Ret	Ret	6th	5th	8th	Ret	6th	8th	7th	Ret	5th	Ret	6
15th	Emerson Fittipaldi	NC	15th	8th	3rd	Ret	6th	Ret	12th	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
16th	Alain Prost	6th	5th	DNS		Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	11th	7th	6th	7th	Ret	DNS	5
17th	Jochen Mass	Ret	10th	6th	7th	Ret	4th	10th	13th	8th	DNQ			11th	Ret	4
18th	Bruno Giacomelli	5th	13th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
19th	Jody Scheckter	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	8th	Ret	12th	10th	13th	13th	9th	8th	DNQ	11th	2
20th	Mario Andretti	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	6th	1
21st	Héctor Rebaque								7th	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	1
—	Marc Surer	Ret	7th	DNS				Ret	Ret	12th	12th	10th	Ret	DNQ	8th	0
—	Ricardo Zunino	7th	8th	10th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret								0
—	Rupert Keegan								11th	DNQ	15th	DNQ	11th	DNQ	9th	0
—	Clay Regazzoni	NC	Ret	9th	Ret											0
—	Jan Lammers	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	12th	NC	DNQ	DNQ	14th	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	12th	Ret	0
—	Eddie Cheever	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	0
—	Geoff Lees			13th	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				Ret	DNQ		DNQ	0
—	Patrick Depailler	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret							0
—	Nigel Mansell										Ret	Ret	DNQ			0
—	Vittorio Brambilla											Ret	Ret			0
—	Andrea de Cesaris													Ret	Ret	0
—	Mike Thackwell											DNQ		Ret	DNQ	0
—	Tiff Needell					Ret	DNQ									0
—	David Kennedy	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ								0
—	Stefan Johansson	DNQ	DNQ													0
—	Stephen South				DNQ											0
—	Desiré Wilson								DNQ							0
—	Harald Ertl									DNQ						0
—	Manfred Winkelhock												DNQ			0
—	Kevin Cogan													DNQ		0
Pos.	Driver															Pts.
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

International Cup for Manufacturers

The full results for the International Cup for Manufacturers of 1980 are shown below:

Pos.	Constructor	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pts.
1st	Williams-Ford Cosworth	27	1st	3rd	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	11th	2nd	1st	1st	120
		28	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	3rd	1st	6th	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd
		43								DNQ
		50								11th	DNQ	15th	DNQ	11th	DNQ	9th
		51													DNQ	DNQ
2nd	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	25	Ret	4th	3rd	6th	1st	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	3rd	3rd	66
		26	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	11th	2nd	3rd	Ret	1st	4th	3rd	9th	8th	5th
3rd	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	5	2nd	Ret	4th	1st	Ret	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	5th	1st	1st	Ret	Ret	55
		6	7th	8th	10th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	7th	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret
4th	Renault	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret		38
		16	Ret	1st	1st	9th	4th	Ret	5th	NC	Ret	9th	2nd	10th	Ret	7th
5th	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	11	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	6th	14
		12	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	10th	9th	Ret	Ret	16th	6th	Ret	4th	10th	4th
		43										Ret	Ret	DNQ
6th	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	3	Ret	12th	7th	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	5th	15th	Ret	5th	13th	7th	NC	12
		4	4th	14th	Ret	8th	9th	Ret	11th	4th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		43													Ret	DNQ
7th	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	29	Ret	6th	Ret	2nd	Ret	8th	9th	9th	9th	14th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
		30	Ret	10th	6th	7th	Ret	4th	10th	13th	8th	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	11th	Ret
8th	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	20	NC	15th	8th	3rd	Ret	6th	Ret	12th	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
		21	3rd	9th	Ret	Ret	7th	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	16th	DNQ	5th	9th	10th
9th	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	7	Ret	11th	11th	4th	NC	DNQ	7th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	NC	11
		8	6th	5th	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	11th	7th	6th	7th	Ret	DNS
10th	Ferrari	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	8th	Ret	12th	10th	13th	13th	9th	8th	DNQ	11th	8
		2	Ret	16th	Ret	Ret	6th	5th	8th	Ret	6th	8th	7th	Ret	5th	Ret
11th	Alfa Romeo	22	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
		23	5th	13th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
—	ATS-Ford Cosworth	9	Ret	7th	DNS	Ret	12th	NC	Ret	Ret	12th	12th	10th	Ret	DNQ	8th	0
		10	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ						DNQ
—	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	14	NC	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	14th	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	12th	Ret	0
		41											Ret	DNQ
—	Osella-Ford Cosworth	31	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	0
—	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	17	DNQ	DNQ	13th	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ								0
		18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Pos.	Constructor	No.															Pts.
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

See Also

• List of fatal accidents

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