1980 F1 World Championship Season
31st F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Alan Jones (1st title, 18th different world champion, 2nd Australian champion) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Williams (1st title, 10th different world champion) |
| 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 |
1980 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
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 | 1 March | 1980 South African Grand Prix |
| 4 |  USA West | Long Beach | 30 March | 1980 United States Grand Prix West |
| 5 |  Belgium | Zolder | 4 May | 1980 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 18 May | 1980 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 | France | Paul Ricard | 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 | 5 October | 1980 United States Grand Prix |
Race Winners
| 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 | Paul Ricard | 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 polesitter
| 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 | Paul Ricard | 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 | Paul Ricard | 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 |
1980 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 67 (71) | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 54 | -13 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 42 (49) | -25 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 34 | -33 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 32 | -35 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 29 | -38 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 13 | -54 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | -58 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | -60 |
| 10 |  Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 6 | -61 |
| = |  Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 6 | -61 |
| = | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | -61 |
| = | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 6 | -61 |
| = | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | -61 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 5 | -62 |
| = | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | -62 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 4 | -63 |
| = | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 4 | -63 |
| 19 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | -65 |
| 20 |  Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 1 | -66 |
| = | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | -66 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Only the best five results from the first seven races and best five results from 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.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Only the best five results from the first seven races and best five results from 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.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | BEL | MCO | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.57 | 2 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.79 | 1 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 5.50 | 1 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.38 | 1 | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 6.57 | 1 |
| 7 | Rene Arnoux | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 7.71 | 1 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | 8 | 10 | 9.00 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | 20 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11.13 | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 11.86 | 4 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 12.21 | 3 |
| 13 | Hector Rebaque | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12.29 | 8 | |||||||
| 14 | Mario Andretti | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 12.79 | 6 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | 7 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 13.29 | 7 |
| 16 | Alain Prost | 12 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 14.08 | 7 | |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 18 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 15.14 | 9 |
| 18 | John Watson | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 16.29 | 7 |
| 19 | Jody Scheckter | 11 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 16.93 | 8 |
| 20 |  Clay Regazzoni | 15 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 17.50 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | 13 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 17.57 | 6 |
| 22 | Derek Daly | 22 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17.64 | 10 |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 18.42 | 13 | ||
| 24 | Marc Surer | 21 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 18.82 | 11 | |||
| 25 | Ricardo Zunino | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 19.71 | 16 | |||||||
| 26 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 24 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19.93 | 12 |
| 27 | Vittorio Brambilla | 22 | 19 | 20.50 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Eddie Cheever | 28 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 20.79 | 14 |
| 29 | Rupert Keegan | 18 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 21.57 | 15 | |||||||
| 30 | Nigel Mansell | 24 | 16 | 25 | 21.67 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 31 | Jan Lammers | 27 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 22.07 | 4 |
| 32 | Tiff Needell | 23 | 26 | 24.50 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Geoff Lees | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25.38 | 23 | ||||||
| 34 |  Mike Thackwell | 27 | 24 | 26 | 25.67 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 35 | Harald Ertl | 26 | 26.00 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Manfred Winkelhock | 26 | 26.00 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 37 | David Kennedy | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26.14 | 25 | |||||||
| 38 |  Stefan Johansson | 26 | 27 | 26.50 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Stephen South | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | |||||||||||||
| 40 | Desire Wilson | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | Kevin Cogan | 28 | 28.00 | 28 |
Race Results Overview
| 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 |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.