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Home / Seasons / 1980 F1 World Championship Season / Championship Leaders

1980 F1 Championship leaders

Drivers’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1Argentina(AUS) Alan Jones3
2Brazil(AUS) Alan Jones4
3South Africa(FRA) Rene Arnoux5
4USA West(FRA) Rene Arnoux0
5Belgium(FRA) Rene Arnoux2
6Monaco(BRA) Nelson Piquet1
7France(AUS) Alan Jones3
8Britain(AUS) Alan Jones6
9Germany(AUS) Alan Jones7
10Austria(AUS) Alan Jones11
11Netherlands(AUS) Alan Jones2
12Italy(BRA) Nelson Piquet1
13Canada(AUS) Alan Jones8
14USA(AUS) Alan Jones13
← 1979 1981 →
First time as championship leader
Rene Arnoux
Alan Jones
Nelson Piquet
Last time as championship leader
Rene Arnoux
First time as championship leader by a…
Australian driver since 1970
Brazilian driver since 1975
Last time as championship leader by a…
French driver until 1982

Constructors’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1ArgentinaWilliams-Ford Cosworth3
2BrazilWilliams-Ford Cosworth4
3South AfricaRenault3
4USA WestRenault0
5BelgiumWilliams-Ford Cosworth2
6MonacoWilliams-Ford Cosworth5
7FranceWilliams-Ford Cosworth5
8BritainWilliams-Ford Cosworth18
9GermanyWilliams-Ford Cosworth19
10AustriaWilliams-Ford Cosworth26
11NetherlandsWilliams-Ford Cosworth25
12ItalyWilliams-Ford Cosworth34
13CanadaWilliams-Ford Cosworth45
14USAWilliams-Ford Cosworth54
← 1979 1981 →
First time as championship leader
Renault
Williams
Last time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the last time in 1980

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