F1 pole positions
Polesitters
| # | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.270s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF | 0.250s |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF | 0.210s |
| 4 | USA West | Long Beach | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.995s |
| 5 | Belgium | Zolder | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 0.230s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.069s |
| 7 | France | Le Castellet | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 0.610s |
| 8 | Britain | Brands Hatch | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.391s |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 0.040s |
| 10 | Austria | Osterreichring | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 9 | 1.210s |
| 11 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 0.300s |
| 12 | Italy | Imola | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 0.351s |
| 13 | Canada | Montreal | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.836s |
| 14 | USA | Watkins Glen | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF | 0.789s |
- First pole position (drivers)
- Bruno Giacomelli
- Nelson Piquet
- Didier Pironi
- Last pole position (drivers)
- Bruno Giacomelli
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Alan Jones
- First pole position (constructors)
- No constructor took their first pole position in 1980
- Last pole position (constructors)
- No constructor took their last pole position in 1980
- First pole position since…
- 1951 for Alfa Romeo
- 1978 for Brabham
- Last pole position until…
- 1982 for Didier Pironi and Alfa Romeo
- First pole position by a…
- Brazilian driver since 1975
- Italian driver since 1975
- Last pole position by a…
- Australian driver until 2009