1980 Italian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 14 September 1980
Winner:	Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Rene Arnoux Renault
Fastest lap:	Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Imola, 60 laps
Round:	12 of 14

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	60	1hr 38m 07.520s	9
2	+4	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	60	+28.930s	6
3		Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	60	+1m 13.670s	4
4	+14	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	59	+1 lap	3
5	+6	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	59	+1 lap	2
6	+7	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	59	+1 lap	1
7	+17	Alain Prost	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	59	+1 lap
8	+8	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	59	+1 lap
9	+11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	59	+1 lap
10	-9	Rene Arnoux	Renault	58	+2 laps
11	+10	Rupert Keegan	Williams-Ford Cosworth (P)	58	+2 laps
12	+5	Eddie Cheever	Osella-Ford Cosworth	57	+3 laps
13	-1	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	54	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	53	DNF
R		Marc Surer	ATS-Ford Cosworth	45	DNF
R		Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	40	DNF
R		Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	38	DNF
R		Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	33	DNF
R		John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	20	DNF
R		Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	18	DNF
R		Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	17	DNF
R		Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	5	DNF
R		Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	5	DNF
R		Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	4	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Rene Arnoux	Renault	1:33.988
2	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:34.339
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:34.686
4	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:34.912
5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:34.960
6	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:35.109
7	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:35.618
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:35.751
9	Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:35.872
10	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:36.084
11	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1:36.091
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:36.181
13	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:36.422
14	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:36.450
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1:36.758
16	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:36.827
17	Eddie Cheever	Osella-Ford Cosworth	1:36.884
18	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:36.919
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	1:36.929
20	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:36.972
21	Rupert Keegan	Williams-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:37.169
22	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.215
23	Marc Surer	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:37.270
24	Alain Prost	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:37.284

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Rene Arnoux	Renault	1:33.988
2	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:34.339	0.351
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:34.686	0.698
4	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:34.912	0.924
5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:34.960	0.972
6	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:35.109	1.121
7	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:35.618	1.630
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:35.751	1.763
9	Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:35.872	1.884
10	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:36.084	2.096
11	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1:36.091	2.103
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:36.181	2.193
13	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:36.422	2.434
14	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:36.450	2.462
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1:36.758	2.770
16	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:36.827	2.839
17	Eddie Cheever	Osella-Ford Cosworth	1:36.884	2.896
18	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:36.919	2.931
19	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	1:36.929	2.941
20	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:36.972	2.984
21	Rupert Keegan	Williams-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:37.169	3.181
22	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.215	3.227
23	Marc Surer	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:37.270	3.282
24	Alain Prost	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:37.284	3.296
Did not qualify
25	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:37.661	3.673
26	Manfred Winkelhock	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:38.212	4.224
27	Jan Lammers	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:38.215	4.227
28	Geoff Lees	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:38.451	4.463

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1980

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	54
2	Alan Jones	53
3	Carlos Reutemann	37
4	Jacques Laffite	32
5	Rene Arnoux	29
6	Didier Pironi	24
7	Elio de Angelis	10
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9
9	Riccardo Patrese	7
10	Keke Rosberg	6
11	Derek Daly	6
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	6
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	5
14	Alain Prost	5
15	Jochen Mass	4
16	Bruno Giacomelli	4
17	Gilles Villeneuve	4
18	John Watson	3
19	Jody Scheckter	2

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Ford Cosworth	90
2	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	56
3	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	54
4	Renault	38
5	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	12
6	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	11
7	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	11
8	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	10
9	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	8
10	Ferrari	6
11	Alfa Romeo	4

Statistics & Milestones

Last start

Driver: Vittorio Brambilla

World Champion

Constructor: 1st World Championship for Williams (10th different world champion)

Wins

Driver: 3rd for Nelson Piquet

Constructor: 23rd for Brabham

Podiums

Driver: 35th for Carlos Reutemann, 16th for Alan Jones, 6th for Nelson Piquet

Constructor: 92nd for Brabham, 25th & 26th for Williams

Poles

Driver: 5th for Rene Arnoux

Constructor: 11th for Renault

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 6th for Renault

Fastest laps

Driver: 7th for Alan Jones

Constructor: 10th for Williams

Front row starts

Driver: 11th and last for Jean-Pierre Jabouille, 10th for Rene Arnoux

See also

• Italian Grand Prix
• Imola Circuit
• 1980 World Championship season