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1980 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round9 of 14
Race numbers

The 1980 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 337th World Championship race
  • 28th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford Cosworth451hr 22m 59.730s9
2+2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth45+3.190s6
3-2(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth45+43.530s4
4+2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth45+44.480s3
5+14(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo45+1m 16.490s2
6+10(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari45+1m 28.720s1
7+2(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth45+1m 33.010s 
8+9(DEU) Jochen MassArrows-Ford Cosworth45+1m 47.750s 
9+1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
10+12(IRL) Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
11+3(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
12+1(CHE) Marc SurerATS-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
13+8(ZAF) Jody ScheckterFerrari44+1 lap 
14+10(NLD) Jan LammersEnsign-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
15+8(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
16-5(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault27DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault26DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverOsella-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (FRA) Didier PironiLigier-Ford Cosworth18DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth18DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth4DNF 

Notes

  • Elio de Angelis ended lap 43 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:45.850

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

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Rupert KeeganWilliams-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(AUT) Harald ErtlATS-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Alan Jones41
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet34
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann26
4(FRA) Jacques Laffite25
5(FRA) Rene Arnoux23
6(FRA) Didier Pironi23
7(ITA) Riccardo Patrese7
8(ITA) Elio de Angelis6
9(IRL) Derek Daly6
10(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi5
11(FIN) Keke Rosberg4
12(DEU) Jochen Mass4
13(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier4
=(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli4
15(FRA) Alain Prost4
=(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve4
17(GBR) John Watson3
18(ZAF) Jody Scheckter2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Ford Cosworth67
2Ligier-Ford Cosworth48
3Brabham-Ford Cosworth34
4Renault23
5Arrows-Ford Cosworth11
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
7Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth9
8McLaren-Ford Cosworth7
9Lotus-Ford Cosworth6
10Ferrari6
11Alfa Romeo4

Stats & milestones

Wins
4th for Jacques Laffite
6th for Ligier
Podiums
33rd for Carlos Reutemann
18th for Jacques Laffite
14th for Alan Jones
22nd for Ligier
21st & 22nd for Williams
Poles
6th and last for Alan Jones (last Australian polesitter 2009)
6th for Williams
Fastest laps
6th for Alan Jones
9th for Williams
Front row starts
9th for Alan Jones
8th for Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Points finishes
25th for Alan Jones