1980 Formula One season

1980 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1980 Formula One season was the 31st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1980 World Championship of Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors which were contested concurrently from January 13 to October 5 over a fourteen race series. The season also included one non-championship race, the 1980 Spanish Grand Prix.

After the season got off to a bad start (the first 3 races were nearly boycotted; the first 2 due to safety concerns with both the Buenos Aires and Interlagos circuits and the third because of a dispute between FISA and FOCA) The Drivers’ Championship was won by Australian Alan Jones in a Williams and Williams took the Constructors award, the first of many Formula One titles for the English team. The season was marred however by a number of accidents; veteran Clay Regazzoni was paralyzed from the waist down after a huge accident at Long Beach and never raced in Formula One again, Frenchman Patrick Depailler lost his life on August 1 while testing for Alfa Romeo at Hockenheim, and Jean-Pierre Jabouille broke both legs after a head-on crash at Montreal and was out for the remainder of the season, to name a few.

Drivers and constructors

The following drivers and constructors contested the 1980 World Championship of Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No	Driver	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312T5	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	M	1	Jody Scheckter	All
					2	Gilles Villeneuve	All
Candy Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	009 010	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	All
					4	Derek Daly	All
					43	Mike Thackwell	13-14
Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham	BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	5	Nelson Piquet	All
					6	Ricardo Zunino	1-7
						Héctor Rebaque	8-14
Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren	M29B M29C M30	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	7	John Watson	All
					8	Alain Prost	1-3, 5-14
						Stephen South	4
Team ATS	ATS	D3 D4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	9	Marc Surer	1-3, 7-14
						Jan Lammers	4-6
					10	Jan Lammers	1-3
						Harald Ertl	9
Team Essex Lotus	Lotus	81 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	11	Mario Andretti	All
					12	Elio de Angelis	All
					43	Nigel Mansell	10-12
Unipart Racing Team	Ensign	N180	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	14	Clay Regazzoni	1-4
						Tiff Needell	5-6
						Jan Lammers	7-14
					41	Geoff Lees	11-12
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault	RE20	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	M	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1-13
					16	René Arnoux	All
Theodore Shadow Shadow Cars	Shadow	DN11 DN12	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	17	Stefan Johansson	1-2
						Geoff Lees	3-7
					18	Dave Kennedy	1-7
Skol Fittipaldi Team	Fittipaldi	F7 F8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	20	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
					21	Keke Rosberg	All
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	179	Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12	G	22	Patrick Depailler	1-8
						Vittorio Brambilla	11-12
						Andrea de Cesaris	13-14
					23	Bruno Giacomelli	All
Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	JS11/15	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	25	Didier Pironi	All
					26	Jacques Laffite	All
Albilad Williams Racing Team	Williams	FW07 FW07B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	27	Alan Jones	All
					28	Carlos Reutemann	All
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	A3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	29	Riccardo Patrese	All
					30	Jochen Mass	1-10, 13-14
						Mike Thackwell	11
						Manfred Winkelhock	12
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella	FA1 FA1B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	31	Eddie Cheever	All
Brands Hatch Racing	Williams	FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	43	Desiré Wilson	8
RAM – Penthouse Rizla Racing RAM - Rainbow Jeans Racing RAM Theodore - Rainbow Jeans Racing	Williams	FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	50	Rupert Keegan	8-14
					51	Kevin Cogan	13
						Geoff Lees	14

Championship review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 13	Oscar Gálvez	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	January 27	Interlagos	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	René Arnoux	René Arnoux	Renault	Report
3	South African Grand Prix	March 1	Kyalami	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	René Arnoux	René Arnoux	Renault	Report
4	United States Grand Prix West	March 30	Long Beach	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	May 4	Zolder	Alan Jones	Jacques Laffite	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	May 18	Monaco	Didier Pironi	Carlos Reutemann	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	Report
7	French Grand Prix	June 29	Paul Ricard	Jacques Laffite	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
8	British Grand Prix	July 13	Brands Hatch	Didier Pironi	Didier Pironi	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
9	German Grand Prix	August 10	Hockenheimring	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	Report
10	Austrian Grand Prix	August 17	Österreichring	René Arnoux	René Arnoux	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Report
11	Dutch Grand Prix	August 31	Zandvoort	René Arnoux	René Arnoux	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Report
12	Italian Grand Prix	September 14	Imola	René Arnoux	Alan Jones	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Report
13	Canadian Grand Prix	September 28	Circuit Île Notre-Dame	Nelson Piquet	Didier Pironi	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
14	United States Grand Prix	October 5	Watkins Glen	Bruno Giacomelli	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report

-Because of the FISA-FOCA dispute, it was announced on Friday's practice for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama held on June 1 was not going to be held under FISA regulations, therefore, it would not be counted as a Formula One championship race. The race was won by Alan Jones.

1980 World Championship of Drivers - final standings

Points towards the 1980 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions in each race. Only the best five results from the first seven races and the best five results from the remaining seven races could be retained by each driver.

Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA Pts 1 Alan Jones 1 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 1 3 2 11 2 1 1 67 (71) 2 Nelson Piquet 2 Ret 4 1 Ret 3 4 2 4 5 1 1 Ret Ret 54 3 Carlos Reutemann Ret Ret 5 Ret 3 1 6 3 2 3 4 3 2 2 42 (49) 4 Jacques Laffite Ret Ret 2 Ret 11 2 3 Ret 1 4 3 9 8 5 34 5 Didier Pironi Ret 4 3 6 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 3 3 32 6 René Arnoux Ret 1 1 9 4 Ret 5 NC Ret 9 2 10 Ret 7 29 7 Elio de Angelis Ret 2 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret Ret 16 6 Ret 4 10 4 13 8 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Riccardo Patrese Ret 6 Ret 2 Ret 8 9 9 9 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 10 Keke Rosberg 3 9 Ret Ret 7 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret 16 DNQ 5 9 10 6 11 John Watson Ret 11 11 4 NC DNQ 7 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 NC 6 12 Derek Daly 4 14 Ret 8 9 Ret 11 4 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 13 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret 12 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 15 Ret 5 13 7 NC 6 14 Gilles Villeneuve Ret 16 Ret Ret 6 5 8 Ret 6 8 7 Ret 5 Ret 6 15 Emerson Fittipaldi NC 15 8 3 Ret 6 Ret 12 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 16 Alain Prost 6 5 DNS Ret Ret Ret 6 11 7 6 7 Ret DNS 5 17 Jochen Mass Ret 10 6 7 Ret 4 10 13 8 DNQ 11 Ret 4 18 Bruno Giacomelli 5 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 19 Jody Scheckter Ret Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 12 10 13 13 9 8 DNQ 11 2 20 Mario Andretti Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret Ret 6 1 21 Héctor Rebaque 7 Ret 10 Ret Ret 6 Ret 1 — Marc Surer Ret 7 DNS Ret Ret 12 12 10 Ret DNQ 8 0 — Ricardo Zunino 7 8 10 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 0 — Rupert Keegan 11 DNQ 15 DNQ 11 DNQ 9 0 — Clay Regazzoni NC Ret 9 Ret 0 — Jan Lammers DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 12 NC DNQ DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 Ret 0 — Eddie Cheever DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 0 — Geoff Lees 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — Patrick Depailler Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Nigel Mansell Ret Ret DNQ 0 — Vittorio Brambilla Ret Ret 0 — Andrea de Cesaris Ret Ret 0 — Mike Thackwell DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — Tiff Needell Ret DNQ 0 — Dave Kennedy DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Stefan Johansson DNQ DNQ 0 — Stephen South DNQ 0 — Desiré Wilson DNQ 0 — Harald Ertl DNQ 0 — Kevin Cogan DNQ 0 Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only Blank Did not practice (DNP) Injured or ill (Inj) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA)

1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors - final standings

Points for the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions in each race. All points received by a constructor were retained towards the final total.

Pos	Constructor	Car no.	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	Pts
1	Williams-Ford	27	1	3	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	1	1	3	2	11	2	1	1	120
		28	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	3	1	6	3	2	3	4	3	2	2
		43								DNQ
		50								11	DNQ	15	DNQ	11	DNQ	9
		51													DNQ	DNQ
2	Ligier-Ford	25	Ret	4	3	6	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	3	3	66
		26	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	11	2	3	Ret	1	4	3	9	8	5
3	Brabham-Ford	5	2	Ret	4	1	Ret	3	4	2	4	5	1	1	Ret	Ret	55
		6	7	8	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	7	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	6	Ret
4	Renault	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret		38
		16	Ret	1	1	9	4	Ret	5	NC	Ret	9	2	10	Ret	7
5	Lotus-Ford	11	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	6	14
		12	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	10	9	Ret	Ret	16	6	Ret	4	10	4
		43										Ret	Ret	DNQ
6	Tyrrell-Ford	3	Ret	12	7	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	5	15	Ret	5	13	7	NC	12
		4	4	14	Ret	8	9	Ret	11	4	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		43													Ret	DNQ
7	Arrows-Ford	29	Ret	6	Ret	2	Ret	8	9	9	9	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
		30	Ret	10	6	7	Ret	4	10	13	8	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	11	Ret
8	Fittipaldi-Ford	20	NC	15	8	3	Ret	6	Ret	12	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
		21	3	9	Ret	Ret	7	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	16	DNQ	5	9	10
9	McLaren-Ford	7	Ret	11	11	4	NC	DNQ	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	NC	11
		8	6	5	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	11	7	6	7	Ret	DNS
10	Ferrari	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	8	Ret	12	10	13	13	9	8	DNQ	11	8
		2	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	6	5	8	Ret	6	8	7	Ret	5	Ret
11	Alfa Romeo	22	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
		23	5	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
—	ATS-Ford	9	Ret	7	DNS	Ret	12	NC	Ret	Ret	12	12	10	Ret	DNQ	8	0
		10	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ						DNQ
—	Ensign-Ford	14	NC	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	14	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	12	Ret	0
		41											Ret	DNQ
—	Osella-Ford	31	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	0
—	Shadow-Ford	17	DNQ	DNQ	13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ								0
		18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Pos	Constructor	Car no.	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	Pts

Non-Championship race results

The 1980 Formula One season also included one non-championship race.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	June 1	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report

External links

• 1980 Formula 1 review from www.4mula1.ro
• 1980 Formula 1 Images and results from www.f1-facts.com

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