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1980 Austrian Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | Austria |
| Grand Prix | Austrian |
| Date | 17 August |
| Year | 1980 |
| Image | Österreichring 1977-1987.svg |
| Caption | The Österreichring Circuit (1977-1995) |
| Race_No | 10 |
| Season_No | 14 |
| Official name | XVIII Großer Preis von Osterreich |
| Location | Österreichring, Spielberg, Austria |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 3.692 |
| Course_km | 5.942 |
| Distance_laps | 54 |
| Distance_mi | 199.378 |
| Distance_km | 320.868 |
| Weather | Mild, Dry |
| Pole_Driver | René Arnoux |
| Pole_Team | Renault |
| Pole_Time | 1:30.27 |
| Pole_Country | France |
| Fast_Driver | René Arnoux |
| Fast_Team | Renault |
| Fast_Time | 1:32.53 |
| Fast_Lap | 50 |
| Fast_Country | France |
| First_Driver | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| First_Team | Renault |
| First_Country | France |
| Second_Driver | Alan Jones |
| Second_Team | Williams-Ford |
| Second_Country | Australia |
| Third_Driver | Carlos Reutemann |
| Third_Team | Williams-Ford |
| Third_Country | Argentina |
| Lapchart |
The 1980 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 17 August 1980 at the Österreichring circuit in Austria. It was the tenth race of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 13th Austrian Grand Prix and the eleventh to be held at the Österreichring. The race was held over 54 laps of the 5.942-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 321 kilometres.
The race was won by French driver, Jean-Pierre Jabouille driving a Renault RE20. The win was Jabouille's second and last Formula One Grand Prix victory. It was also his first points finish in over a year since his previous victory at the 1979 French Grand Prix. It would also be the last points finish of his career. Jabouille won by eight-tenths of a second over Australian driver Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07B. Third was Jones' Williams teammate, Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann.
At the high-altitude circuit the turbocharged Renaults dominated qualifying, with René Arnoux securing the pole over Jabouille but Jones won the start, leading until Arnoux took over on lap 3. Arnoux pitted for tyres on lap 21 handing Jabouille the lead he only just kept and Jones fell just short as Jabouille limped home on wrecked tyres.
Behind Reutemann, French driver Jacques Laffite was fourth in his Ligier JS11/15 with Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet (Brabham BT49) and Italian driver Elio de Angelis (Lotus 81) completing the points finishers. Team Lotus ran a third car for debutant British driver Nigel Mansell. The future world champion retired with a broken engine after 40 laps and suffering burns after he raced in overalls soaked in fuel after a pre-race incident. West German driver Jochen Mass did not make the start, crashing and rolling his Arrows A3 and injuring himself in practice.
Jones now led Piquet by eleven points, Reutemann by 17 and Laffite by 19. Williams now led Ligier in the constructors' championship by 26 points and Brabham by 41.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | France René Arnoux | Renault | 1:30.27 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | France Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:31.48 | + 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Australia Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:32.95 | + 2.68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Argentina Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 1:33.07 | + 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | France Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 1:33.16 | + 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | France Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford | 1:33.22 | + 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 1:33.39 | + 3.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Italy Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.64 | + 3.37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Italy Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:33.76 | + 3.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ireland Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:34.17 | + 3.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Finland Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:34.33 | + 4.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | France Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford | 1:34.35 | + 4.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | France Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:34.63 | + 4.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mexico Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 1:34.86 | + 4.59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canada Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:34.87 | + 4.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Switzerland Marc Surer | ATS-Ford | 1:35.10 | + 4.83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | USA Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:35.20 | + 4.93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Italy Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:35.29 | + 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | USA Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford | 1:35.40 | + 5.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | United Kingdom Rupert Keegan | Williams-Ford | 1:35.53 | + 5.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | United Kingdom John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:35.56 | + 5.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Africa Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:35.61 | + 5.34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:35.67 | + 5.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | United Kingdom Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:35.71 | + 5.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Netherlands Jan Lammers | Ensign-Ford | 1:36.04 | + 5.77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | West Germany Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | No time |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | France **Jean-Pierre Jabouille** | **Renault** | 54 | 1:26:15.73 | 2 | **9** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Australia **Alan Jones** | **Williams-Ford** | 54 | +0.82 secs | 3 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Argentina **Carlos Reutemann** | **Williams-Ford** | 54 | +19.36 secs | 4 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | France **Jacques Laffite** | **Ligier-Ford** | 54 | +42.02 secs | 5 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil **Nelson Piquet** | **Brabham-Ford** | 54 | +1:02.81 secs | 7 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Italy **Elio de Angelis** | **Lotus-Ford** | 54 | +1:14.97 secs | 9 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | France Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford | 54 | +1:33.41 secs | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canada Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 53 | +1 Lap | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | France René Arnoux | Renault | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mexico Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Switzerland Marc Surer | ATS-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Africa Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 53 | +1 Lap | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Italy Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | United Kingdom Rupert Keegan | Williams-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Finland Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | United Kingdom Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 40 | Engine | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | United Kingdom John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 34 | Engine | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Italy Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 28 | Wheel | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | France Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford | 25 | Handling | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | France Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 25 | Electrical | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | United States Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford | 23 | Wheel Bearing | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ireland Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 12 | Brakes | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | United States Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 6 | Engine | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Netherlands Jan Lammers | Ensign-Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | West Germany Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | Driver Injured |
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for future World Champion Nigel Mansell.
- This was the 25th Grand Prix start for a Finnish driver.
- This was the 5th fastest lap set by Renault and a Renault-powered car.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | AUS **Alan Jones*** | 47 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | BRA **Nelson Piquet*** | 36 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 3 | ARG **Carlos Reutemann*** | 30 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 4 | FRA **Jacques Laffite*** | 28 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 5 | FRA **René Arnoux*** | 23 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | UK **Williams-Ford*** | 77 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | FRA **Ligier-Ford*** | 51 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 3 | UK Brabham-Ford | 36 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 4 | FRA Renault | 32 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 5 | UK Arrows-Ford | 11 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
References
Name_of_race = Austrian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1980 | Previous_race_in_season = 1980 German Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1980 Dutch Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1979 Austrian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1981 Austrian Grand Prix
References
- (2017-06-12). "1980 Austrian Grand Prix {{!}} Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine.
- "1980 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- (17 August 1980). "1980 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
- "Austria 1980 - Championship • STATS F1".
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