1980 German Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 10 August 1980 |
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| Circuit | Hockenheim, 45 laps |
| Round | 9 of 14 |
| Race numbers | The 1980 German Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +4 |  Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1hr 22m 59.730s | 9 |
| 2 | +2 |  Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +3.190s | 6 |
| 3 | -2 |  Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +43.530s | 4 |
| 4 | +2 |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +44.480s | 3 |
| 5 | +14 |  Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 45 | +1m 16.490s | 2 |
| 6 | +10 |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 45 | +1m 28.720s | 1 |
| 7 | +2 |  Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +1m 33.010s | |
| 8 | +9 |  Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +1m 47.750s | |
| 9 | +1 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +12 |  Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +3 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +1 |  Marc Surer | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +8 |  Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +10 |  Jan Lammers | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | -5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | |
| R |  John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 18 | DNF | ||
| R |  Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R |  Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Elio de Angelis ended lap 43 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:45.850
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
| 3 | Rene Arnoux | Renault |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Marc Surer | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
| 20 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
| 22 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Jan Lammers | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Rupert Keegan | Williams-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
 Harald Ertl | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1980 German Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Alan Jones | 41 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 34 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 26 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | 25 |
| 5 | Rene Arnoux | 23 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | 23 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | 7 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | 6 |
| 9 | Derek Daly | 6 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 5 |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | 4 |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | 4 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 4 |
| = | Bruno Giacomelli | 4 |
| 15 | Alain Prost | 4 |
| = | Gilles Villeneuve | 4 |
| 17 | John Watson | 3 |
| 18 | Jody Scheckter | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 67 |
| 2 | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 48 |
| 3 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 34 |
| 4 | Renault | 23 |
| 5 | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 11 |
| 6 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 10 |
| 7 | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 9 |
| 8 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 7 |
| 9 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 6 |
| 10 | Ferrari | 6 |
| 11 | Alfa Romeo | 4 |
Statistics & 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