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1980 F1 driver standings

Standings

Constructor standings
#DriverARGBRAZAFUSWBELMCOFRAGBRDEUAUTNLDITACANUSAPoints
1(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)13RR2R11321121167 (71)
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham)2R41R3424511RR54
3(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Williams)RR5R316323432242 (49)
4(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)RR2R1123R14398R534
5(FRA) Didier Pironi (Ligier)R4361R2RRRR63332
6(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault)R1194R5NCR9210R729
7(ITA) Elio de Angelis (Lotus)R2RR10R9RRR16R6R410413
8(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)RRR10RRRRR1RRR 9
9(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows)R6R2R899914RRRR7
10(FIN) Keke Rosberg (Fittipaldi)39RR7DNQRDNQR16DNQ59106
=(IRL) Derek Daly (Tyrrell)414R89R11410RRRRR6
=(GBR) John Watson (McLaren)R11114NCDNQ78RRRR4NC6
=(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell)R127R5R14515R513R7NC6
=(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)R16RRR658R687R5R6
15(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi)NC1583R613R12R11RRRR5
=(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)65DNSDNSRRR611767R 5
17(DEU) Jochen Mass (Arrows)R1067R410138DNQ  11R4
=(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo)513RRRRRR5RRRRR4
19(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)RRR58R1210131398DNQ112
20(MEX) Hector Rebaque (Brabham)       7R10RR6R1
=(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)RR12RR7RR7R8RRR61
 (CHE) Marc Surer (ATS)R7DNQ   RR121210RDNQ8 
 (ARG) Ricardo Zunino (Brabham)7810RRDNQR        
 (GBR) Rupert Keegan (Williams)       11DNQ15DNQ11DNQ9 
 (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ensign)NCR9R           
 (NLD) Jan Lammers (ATS, Ensign)DNQDNQDNQR12RNCDNQDNQ14DNQDNQDNQ12R 
 (USA) Eddie Cheever (Osella)DNQDNQRRDNQDNQRRRRR12RR 
 (GBR) Geoff Lees (Shadow, Ensign, Williams)  13RDNQDNQDNQDNQ   RDNQ DNQ 
 (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Alfa Romeo)RRNCRRRRR       
 (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Lotus)         RRDNQ   
 (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (Alfa Romeo)          RR   
 (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo)            RR 
 (NZL) Mike Thackwell (Arrows, Tyrrell)          DNQ RDNQ 
 (GBR) Tiff Needell (Ensign)    RDNQ         
 (IRL) David Kennedy (Shadow)DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ        
 (SWE) Stefan Johansson (Shadow)DNQDNQ             
 (GBR) Stephen South (McLaren)   DNQ           
 (ZAF) Desire Wilson (Williams)       DNQ       
 (AUT) Harald Ertl (ATS)        DNQ      
 (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock (Arrows)           DNQ   
 (USA) Kevin Cogan (Williams)            DNQ  
#DriverARGBRAZAFUSWBELMCOFRAGBRDEUAUTNLDITACANUSAPoints
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Table key, points system and championship rules
  • Highlight: Rookie
  • Bold: pole position
  • Underline: fastest lap
  • Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
  • DNQ: Did not qualify
  • NC: Not classified
  • DNS: Did not start

The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:

  • 1st (9)
  • 2nd (6)
  • 3rd (4)
  • 4th (3)
  • 5th (2)
  • 6th (1)

Only the best five results from the first seven races and the best five results from the last seven races counted towards the championship.

Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Race to the title

The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 1980. Reigning world champion Jody Scheckter, who finished 19th, is also shown.

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