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1980 Belgian Grand Prix

1980 Belgian Grand Prix
FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBelgium
Grand PrixBelgian
ImageCircuit Zolder-1975-1985.svg
DateMay 4
Year1980
Race_No5
Season_No14
LocationCircuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Course_mi2.648
Course_km4.262
Distance_laps72
Distance_mi190.066
Distance_km306.864
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverAlan Jones
Pole_TeamWilliams-Ford
Pole_Time1:19.12
Pole_CountryAustralia
Fast_DriverJacques Laffite
Fast_TeamLigier-Ford
Fast_Time1:20.88
Fast_Lap57
Fast_CountryFrance
First_DriverDidier Pironi
First_TeamLigier-Ford
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverAlan Jones
Second_TeamWilliams-Ford
Second_CountryAustralia
Third_DriverCarlos Reutemann
Third_TeamWilliams-Ford
Third_CountryArgentina
Lapchart
Alan Jones

The 1980 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 4 May 1980. It was the fifth round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 38th Belgian Grand Prix and the seventh to be held at Zolder. The race was held over 72 laps of the 4.262-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 307 kilometres.

The race was won by French driver Didier Pironi driving a Ligier JS11/15. It was Pironi's first World Championship victory and he was the fourth driver to win in the first five races of the season. Pironi won by 47 seconds over Australian driver and eventual 1980 champion, Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07B. Third was Jones' Williams Argentine teammate, Carlos Reutemann. It was the first of three wins in Pironi's accident-shortened Formula One career. Jones' second place allowed him to close to within two points of series leader René Arnoux who had collected three points for finishing fourth in his Renault RE20. Piquet was one point behind Jones with Pironi just one point further behind.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverConstructorTimeGap123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627Source:
27Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:19.12-
25France Didier PironiLigier-Ford1:19.35+ 0.23
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford1:19.69+ 0.57
28Argentina Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford1:19.79+ 0.67
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:19.89+ 0.77
16France René ArnouxRenault1:19.89+ 0.77
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford1:20.23+ 1.11
12Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford1:20.96+ 1.84
3France Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford1:21.36+ 2.24
22France Patrick DepaillerAlfa Romeo1:21.45+ 2.33
4Ireland Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford1:21.51+ 2.39
2Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:21.54+ 2.42
30FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford1:21.55+ 2.43
1South Africa Jody ScheckterFerrari1:21.58+ 2.46
9Netherlands Jan LammersATS-Ford1:21.72+ 2.60
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:21.75+ 2.63
11USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:22.07+ 2.95
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:22.20+ 3.08
8France Alain ProstMcLaren-Ford1:22.26+ 3.14
7United Kingdom John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:22.57+ 3.45
21Finland Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford1:22.97+ 3.85
6Argentina Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford1:23.18+ 4.06
14United Kingdom Tiff NeedellEnsign-Ford1:23.50+ 4.38
20Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:24.22+ 5.10
17United Kingdom Geoff LeesShadow-Ford1:24.37+ 5.25
18Ireland David KennedyShadow-Ford1:24.64+ 5.52
31USA Eddie CheeverOsella-Ford1:40.06+ 20.94

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112NCRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQ
25France **Didier Pironi****Ligier-Ford**721:38:47.42**9**
27Australia **Alan Jones****Williams-Ford**72+ 47.37 secs1**6**
28Argentina **Carlos Reutemann****Williams-Ford**72+ 84.12 secs4**4**
16France **René Arnoux****Renault**71+ 1 lap6**3**
3France **Jean-Pierre Jarier****Tyrrell-Ford**71+ 1 lap9**2**
2Canada **Gilles Villeneuve****Ferrari**71+ 1 lap12**1**
21Finland Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford71+ 1 lap21
1South Africa Jody ScheckterFerrari70+ 2 laps14
4Ireland Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford70+ 2 laps11
12Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford69Spun off8
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford68+ 4 laps3
9Netherlands Jan LammersATS-Ford64Engine15
7United Kingdom John WatsonMcLaren-Ford61+ 11 laps20
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford58Spun off16
11United States Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford41Gearbox17
22France Patrick DepaillerAlfa Romeo38Exhaust10
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford32Spun off7
8France Alain ProstMcLaren-Ford29Transmission19
20Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford16Electrical24
14United Kingdom Tiff NeedellEnsign-Ford12Engine23
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo11Suspension18
6Argentina Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford5Gearbox22
30West Germany Jochen MassArrows-Ford1Spun off13
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1Clutch5
17United Kingdom Geoff LeesShadow-Ford
18Ireland David KennedyShadow-Ford
31United States Eddie CheeverOsella-Ford

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Tiff Needell. Needell replaced Clay Regazzoni at Ensign Racing when the latter was injured during the United States Grand Prix West at the Long Beach Street Circuit.
  • This was the 25th Grand Prix start for Alfa Romeo as a constructor.
  • This was the 5th pole position for Williams.
  • This was the 5th Grand Prix win for Ligier.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1FRA René Arnoux21
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 12AUS Alan Jones19
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 13BRA Nelson Piquet18
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4FRA Didier Pironi17
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5ITA Riccardo Patrese7

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 21UK Williams-Ford25
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 22FRA Ligier-Ford23
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 23FRA Renault21
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 24UK Brabham-Ford18
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5UK Arrows-Ford8
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Belgian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1980 | Previous_race_in_season = 1980 United States Grand Prix West | Next_race_in_season = 1980 Monaco Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1979 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1981 Belgian Grand Prix

References

  1. (2017-06-12). "1980 Belgian Grand Prix {{!}} Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine.
  2. "1980 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. (4 May 1980). "1980 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  4. (9 May 1980). "Ensign Fly the Flag for Britain". [[Burton Mail.
  5. "Belgium 1980 - Championship • STATS F1".
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