1980 F1 World Championship – Results & Statistics

Fact File

Drivers’ Champion:	Alan Jones (1st title) Williams
Constructors’ Champion:	Williams (1st title)
Races:	14
Winning drivers:	7 – Alan Jones (5), Nelson Piquet (3), Rene Arnoux (2), Didier Pironi (1), Carlos Reutemann (1), Jacques Laffite (1), Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1)
Winning constructors:	4 – Williams (6), Renault (3), Brabham (3), Ligier (2)
First-time winners (driver):	3 – Rene Arnoux, Nelson Piquet, Didier Pironi
First-time winners (constructor):	0

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	Imola	14 September	1980 Italian Grand Prix
13	Canada	Montreal	28 September	1980 Canadian Grand Prix
14	USA	Watkins Glen	5 October	1980 United States Grand Prix

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

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

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

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:

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.

Pos	Team	Points	Gap
1	Williams-Ford Cosworth	120
2	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	66	-54
3	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	55	-65
4	Renault	38	-82
5	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	14	-106
6	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	12	-108
7	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	11	-109
8	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	11	-109
9	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	11	-109
10	Ferrari	8	-112
11	Alfa Romeo	4	-116

Points scoring system used:

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.

The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.