1980 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 31st World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Alan Jones (only title, 18th different world champion, 2nd Australian champion) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Williams-Ford Cosworth (1st title for Williams, 10th different world champion constructor) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: |  Jody Scheckter |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: |  Ferrari |
| Races: | 14 |
| Winning drivers: | Alan Jones (5)  Nelson Piquet (3)  Rene Arnoux (2) Didier Pironi (1)  Carlos Reutemann (1) Jacques Laffite (1) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Williams (6) Renault (3) Brabham (3) Ligier (2) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Rene Arnoux Nelson Piquet Didier Pironi |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 13 January | 1980 Argentine Grand Prix |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | 27 January | 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | 01 March | 1980 South African Grand Prix |
| 4 |  USA West | Long Beach | 30 March | 1980 United States Grand Prix West |
| 5 |  Belgium | Zolder | 04 May | 1980 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 18 May | 1980 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 | France | Le Castellet | 29 June | 1980 French Grand Prix |
| 8 | Britain | Brands Hatch | 13 July | 1980 British Grand Prix |
| 9 |  Germany | Hockenheim | 10 August | 1980 German Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Austria | Osterreichring | 17 August | 1980 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 31 August | 1980 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 12 | Italy CT | Imola | 14 September | 1980 Italian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Canada DT | Montreal | 28 September | 1980 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 14 | USA | Watkins Glen | 05 October | 1980 United States Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 24.590s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 21.860s |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 34.070s |
| 4 | USA West | Long Beach | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 49.212s |
| 5 | Belgium | Zolder | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 47.370s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 1m 13.629s |
| 7 | France | Le Castellet | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 4.520s |
| 8 | Britain | Brands Hatch | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 11.007s |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 3.190s |
| 10 | Austria | Osterreichring | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 0.820s |
| 11 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 12.930s |
| 12 | Italy | Imola | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 28.930s |
| 13 | Canada | Montreal | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 15.540s |
| 14 | USA | Watkins Glen | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 4.210s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.270s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF | 0.250s |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF | 0.210s |
| 4 | USA West | Long Beach | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.995s |
| 5 | Belgium | Zolder | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 0.230s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.069s |
| 7 | France | Le Castellet | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 0.610s |
| 8 | Britain | Brands Hatch | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.391s |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 0.040s |
| 10 | Austria | Osterreichring | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 9 | 1.210s |
| 11 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 0.300s |
| 12 | Italy | Imola | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 0.351s |
| 13 | Canada | Montreal | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.836s |
| 14 | USA | Watkins Glen | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF | 0.789s |
Fastest laps
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Rene Arnoux | Renault |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | Rene Arnoux | Renault |
| 4 | USA West | Long Beach | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Belgium | Zolder | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | France | Le Castellet | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Britain | Brands Hatch | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Austria | Osterreichring | Rene Arnoux | Renault |
| 11 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Rene Arnoux | Renault |
| 12 | Italy | Imola | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Canada | Montreal | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | USA | Watkins Glen | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Only the best five results from the first seven races and the best five results from the last seven races counted towards the championship. Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | BEL | MCO | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 1 | 3 | R | R | 2 | R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 67 (71) |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 2 | R | 4 | 1 | R | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | R | R | 54 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | R | R | 5 | R | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42 (49) |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | R | R | 2 | R | 11 | 2 | 3 | R | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8R | 5 | 34 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | R | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | R | 2 | R | R | R | R | 6 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | R | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | R | 5 | NC | R | 9 | 2 | 10 | R | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | R | 2 | R | R | 10R | 9R | R | R | 16R | 6 | R | 4 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | R | R | R | 10 | R | R | R | R | R | 1 | R | R | R | 9 | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | R | 6 | R | 2 | R | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | R | R | R | R | 7 |
| 10 |  Keke Rosberg | 3 | 9 | R | R | 7 | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | 16 | DNQ | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| = |  Derek Daly | 4 | 14 | R | 8 | 9 | R | 11 | 4 | 10 | R | R | R | R | R | 6 |
| = | John Watson | R | 11 | 11 | 4 | NC | DNQ | 7 | 8 | R | R | R | R | 4 | NC | 6 |
| = | Jean-Pierre Jarier | R | 12 | 7 | R | 5 | R | 14 | 5 | 15 | R | 5 | 13R | 7 | NC | 6 |
| = | Gilles Villeneuve | R | 16R | R | R | 6 | 5 | 8 | R | 6 | 8 | 7 | R | 5 | R | 6 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | NC | 15 | 8 | 3 | R | 6 | 13R | 12 | R | 11 | R | R | R | R | 5 |
| = | Alain Prost | 6 | 5 | DNS | DNS | R | R | R | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | R | 5 | |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | R | 10 | 6 | 7 | R | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | DNQ | 11 | R | 4 | ||
| = | Bruno Giacomelli | 5 | 13 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | R | R | R | R | R | 4 |
| 19 | Jody Scheckter | R | R | R | 5 | 8 | R | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | DNQ | 11 | 2 |
| 20 |  Hector Rebaque | 7 | R | 10 | R | R | 6 | R | 1 | |||||||
| = | Mario Andretti | R | R | 12 | R | R | 7 | R | R | 7 | R | 8R | R | R | 6 | 1 |
 Marc Surer | R | 7 | DNQ | R | R | 12 | 12 | 10 | R | DNQ | 8 | |||||
| Ricardo Zunino | 7 | 8 | 10 | R | R | DNQ | R | |||||||||
| Rupert Keegan | 11 | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | 9 | |||||||||
| Clay Regazzoni | NC | R | 9 | R | ||||||||||||
| Jan Lammers | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | 12R | NC | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | R | ||
| Eddie Cheever | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | R | ||
| Geoff Lees | 13R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| Patrick Depailler | R | R | NC | R | R | R | R | R | ||||||||
| Nigel Mansell | R | R | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| Vittorio Brambilla | R | R | ||||||||||||||
| Andrea de Cesaris | R | R | ||||||||||||||
 Mike Thackwell | DNQ | R | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| Tiff Needell | R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| David Kennedy | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
 Stefan Johansson | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen South | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Desire Wilson | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Harald Ertl | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Manfred Winkelhock | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Kevin Cogan | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | BEL | MCO | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 1980. Reigning world champion Jody Scheckter, who finished 19th, is also shown.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Every race counted towards the championship.
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | BEL | MCO | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 3 | 5 | R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| R | R | R | R | 3 | R | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 11 | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | 9 | ||||||||||
| DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | R | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | R | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 66 |
| R | R | 3 | R | 11 | R | 3 | R | R | R | R | 9 | 8R | 5 | |||
| 3 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | R | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | R | 55 |
| 7 | R | 10 | R | R | DNQ | R | 7 | R | 10 | R | R | R | R | |||
| 4 | Renault | R | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | R | 5 | NC | R | 1 | 2 | 10 | R | 7 | 38 |
| R | R | R | 10 | R | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | R | ||||
| 5 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | R | 2 | 12 | R | 10R | 7 | R | R | 7 | 6 | 8R | 4 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| R | R | R | R | R | 9R | R | R | 16R | R | R | R | R | 6 | |||
| R | R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | R | 11 | 4 | 10 | R | 5 | 13R | 7 | NC | 12 |
| R | 14 | R | R | 9 | R | 14 | 5 | 15 | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | R | 6 | 6 | 2 | R | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | R | R | 11 | R | 11 |
| R | 10 | R | 7 | R | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | DNQ | WD | DNQ | R | R | |||
| 8 | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13R | 12 | R | 11 | R | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| NC | 15 | R | R | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | 16 | DNQ | R | R | R | |||
| 9 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | NC | R | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | NC | 11 |
| R | 11 | DNS | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | DNS | |||
| 10 | Ferrari | R | 16R | R | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| R | R | R | R | 8 | R | 12 | R | 13 | 13 | 9 | R | DNQ | R | |||
| 11 | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 13 | NC | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | R | R | R | R | R | 4 |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||||
| 12 | ATS-Ford Cosworth | R | 7 | DNQ | R | 12R | NC | R | R | 12 | 12 | 10 | R | DNQ | 8 | |
| DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | NC | R | 9 | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | R | DNQ | 12 | R | |
| DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Osella-Ford Cosworth | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | R | |
| 15 | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | DNQ | DNQ | 13R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| No. | Constructor | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | BEL | MCO | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1980. Reigning world champion Ferrari, who finished 10th, is also shown.