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1980 Monaco Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonte Carlo, 76 laps
Round6 of 14
Race numbers

The 1980 Monaco Grand Prix was the:

  • 334th World Championship race
  • 27th World Championship Monaco Grand Prix
  • 27th World Championship race at Monte Carlo
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth761hr 55m 34.365s9
2+3(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford Cosworth76+1m 13.629s6
3+1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth76+1m 17.726s4
4+11(DEU) Jochen MassArrows-Ford Cosworth75+1 lap3
5+1(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari75+1 lap2
6+12(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth74+2 laps1
7+12(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth73+3 laps 
8+3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth73+3 laps 
9+5(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth68DNF 
NC (NLD) Jan LammersATS-Ford Cosworth64+12 laps 
R (FRA) Didier PironiLigier-Ford Cosworth54DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault53DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerAlfa Romeo50DNF 
R (ZAF) Jody ScheckterFerrari27DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault25DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth24DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo0DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (IRL) Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Elio de Angelis ended lap 68 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Didier Pironi ended lap 54 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:24.813

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

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
(USA) Eddie CheeverOsella-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Geoff LeesShadow-Ford Cosworth
(FIN) Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(ARG) Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Tiff NeedellEnsign-Ford Cosworth
(IRL) David KennedyShadow-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Nelson Piquet22
2(FRA) Rene Arnoux21
3(AUS) Alan Jones19
4(FRA) Didier Pironi17
5(ARG) Carlos Reutemann15
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite12
7(ITA) Riccardo Patrese7
8(ITA) Elio de Angelis6
9(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi5
10(FIN) Keke Rosberg4
11(DEU) Jochen Mass4
12(IRL) Derek Daly3
=(GBR) John Watson3
14(FRA) Alain Prost3
=(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve3
16(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli2
=(ZAF) Jody Scheckter2
=(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Ford Cosworth34
2Ligier-Ford Cosworth29
3Brabham-Ford Cosworth22
4Renault21
5Arrows-Ford Cosworth11
6Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth9
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth6
8McLaren-Ford Cosworth6
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth5
10Ferrari5
11Alfa Romeo2

Stats & milestones

Wins
10th for Carlos Reutemann (14th driver to win ten races, 2nd Argentine driver; first win since 1978; first for Williams)
7th for Williams
Podiums
31st for Carlos Reutemann
16th for Jacques Laffite
3rd for Nelson Piquet
89th for Brabham
19th for Ligier
17th for Williams
Poles
1st for Didier Pironi (58th different polesitter, 6th French driver)
6th for Ligier
Fastest laps
4th for Carlos Reutemann (first since 1978; first for Williams)
7th for Williams
Front row starts
15th for Carlos Reutemann (first since 1978; first for Williams)
3rd for Didier Pironi
Points finishes
57th and last for Emerson Fittipaldi
28th and last for Jochen Mass
25th for Jacques Laffite
Win & fastest lap
3rd for Carlos Reutemann (first since 1978; first for Williams)