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1980 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitZolder, 72 laps
Round5 of 14
Race numbers

The 1980 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 333rd World Championship race
  • 27th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Zolder
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(FRA) Didier PironiLigier-Ford Cosworth721hr 38m 46.510s9
2-1(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth72+47.370s6
3+1(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth72+1m 24.120s4
4+2(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault71+1 lap3
5+4(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap2
6+6(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari71+1 lap1
7+14(FIN) Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap 
8+6(ZAF) Jody ScheckterFerrari70+2 laps 
9+2(IRL) Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps 
10-2(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth69DNF 
11-8(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford Cosworth68+4 laps 
12+3(NLD) Jan LammersATS-Ford Cosworth64DNF 
NC (GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth61+11 laps 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth58DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth41DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerAlfa Romeo38DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (GBR) Tiff NeedellEnsign-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo11DNF 
R (ARG) Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassArrows-Ford Cosworth1DNF 

Notes

  • Elio de Angelis ended lap 69 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:19.120

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
2(FRA) Didier PironiLigier-Ford Cosworth
3(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford Cosworth
4(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth
5(FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
6(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
7(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth
8(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth
9(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
10(FRA) Patrick DepaillerAlfa Romeo
11(IRL) Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
12(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
13(DEU) Jochen MassArrows-Ford Cosworth
14(ZAF) Jody ScheckterFerrari
15(NLD) Jan LammersATS-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
17(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
18(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
19(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
20(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
21(FIN) Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
22(ARG) Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford Cosworth
23(GBR) Tiff NeedellEnsign-Ford Cosworth
24(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Geoff LeesShadow-Ford Cosworth
(IRL) David KennedyShadow-Ford Cosworth
(USA) Eddie CheeverOsella-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Rene Arnoux21
2(AUS) Alan Jones19
3(BRA) Nelson Piquet18
4(FRA) Didier Pironi17
5(ITA) Riccardo Patrese7
6(ITA) Elio de Angelis6
=(FRA) Jacques Laffite6
8(ARG) Carlos Reutemann6
9(FIN) Keke Rosberg4
=(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi4
11(IRL) Derek Daly3
=(GBR) John Watson3
13(FRA) Alain Prost3
14(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli2
=(ZAF) Jody Scheckter2
=(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier2
17(DEU) Jochen Mass1
=(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Ford Cosworth25
2Ligier-Ford Cosworth23
3Renault21
4Brabham-Ford Cosworth18
5Arrows-Ford Cosworth8
6Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth8
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth6
8McLaren-Ford Cosworth6
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth5
10Ferrari3
11Alfa Romeo2

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Tiff Needell (only start)
Wins
1st for Didier Pironi (67th different winner, 8th French driver; last win until 1982; only win for Ligier)
5th for Ligier
Podiums
30th for Carlos Reutemann (10th driver to score 30 podiums, 2nd Argentine driver; first for Williams)
11th for Alan Jones
4th for Didier Pironi
18th for Ligier
15th & 16th for Williams
Poles
5th for Alan Jones
5th for Williams
Fastest laps
5th for Jacques Laffite
6th for Ligier
Front row starts
8th for Alan Jones
2nd for Didier Pironi