1980 Canadian Grand Prix
341st World Championship race, 13th World Championship Canadian Grand Prix, 3rd World Championship race at Montreal
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 28 September 1980 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alan Jones  Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: |  Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| Fastest lap: |  Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Montreal, 70 laps |
| Round: | 13 of 14 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 70 | 1hr 46m 45.530s | 9 |
| 2 | +3 |  Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +15.540s | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +19.130s (60.000s) | 4 | |
| 4 | +3 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +30.980s | 3 |
| 5 | +17 |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 70 | +55.230s | 2 |
| 6 | +4 |  Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 68 | DNF | |
| 9 | -3 |  Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +7 |  Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +10 |  Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | +7 |  Jan Lammers | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +4 laps | |
| R | Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 39 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF | ||
| R |  Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mike Thackwell | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
- Didier Pironi was given a 60-second time penalty for a jump start.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.328 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | |
| 4 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | |
| 10 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | |
| 12 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford Cosworth | |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | |
| 17 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 19 | Jan Lammers | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | |
| 20 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 21 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | |
| 22 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | |
| 24 | Mike Thackwell | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
Non-qualifiers
- (P): privateer entry
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Marc Surer | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
| Rupert Keegan | Williams-Ford Cosworth (P) |
| Kevin Cogan | Williams-Ford Cosworth (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1980
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 62 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 54 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 40 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | 32 |
| 5 | Rene Arnoux | 29 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | 28 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | 10 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | 7 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | 6 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | 6 |
| = | John Watson | 6 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 6 |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | 6 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 5 |
| 16 | Alain Prost | 5 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | 4 |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli | 4 |
| 19 | Jody Scheckter | 2 |
| 20 | Hector Rebaque | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Andrea de Cesaris, Mike Thackwell
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Riccardo Patrese
- World Champion
- Driver: 1st and only world championship for Alan Jones (18th different world champion, 2nd Australian champion)
- Wins
- Driver: 9th for Alan Jones
- Constructor: 10th for Williams
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 2nd for Williams
- Podiums
- Driver: 36th for Carlos Reutemann, 17th for Alan Jones, 6th for Didier Pironi
- Constructor: 27th & 28th for Williams, 24th for Ligier
- Poles
- Driver: 2nd for Nelson Piquet
- Constructor: 22nd for Brabham
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 2nd for Didier Pironi
- Constructor: 8th for Ligier
- Front row starts
- Driver: 10th for Alan Jones, 3rd for Nelson Piquet