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1980 German Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | West Germany |
| Grand Prix | German |
| Date | 10 August |
| Year | 1980 |
| Image | Circuit_Hockenheimring-1970.svg |
| Caption | Hockenheim in 1980 |
| Race_No | 9 |
| Season_No | 14 |
| Official name | XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland |
| Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 4.219 |
| Course_km | 6.790 |
| Distance_laps | 45 |
| Distance_mi | 189.81 |
| Distance_km | 305.505 |
| Weather | Overcast, Dry |
| Pole_Driver | Alan Jones |
| Pole_Team | Williams-Ford |
| Pole_Time | 1:45.85 |
| Pole_Country | Australia |
| Fast_Driver | Alan Jones |
| Fast_Team | Williams-Ford |
| Fast_Time | 1:48.49 |
| Fast_Lap | 43 |
| Fast_Country | Australia |
| First_Driver | Jacques Laffite |
| First_Team | Ligier-Ford |
| First_Country | France |
| Second_Driver | Carlos Reutemann |
| Second_Team | Williams-Ford |
| Second_Country | Argentina |
| Third_Driver | Alan Jones |
| Third_Team | Williams-Ford |
| Third_Country | Australia |
| Lapchart | |
| details ref |
The 1980 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 10 August 1980. It was the ninth round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 42nd German Grand Prix and the fifth to be held at Hockenheim. The race was held over 45 laps of the 6.790 km circuit for a total race distance of 305.505 km.
The race was won by Jacques Laffite driving a Ligier. Laffite won by three seconds over Carlos Reutemann driving a Williams. Third was Reutemann's teammate Alan Jones.
Report
The very high speed Hockenheimring favored more powerful turbocharged engines, and was expected to be a circuit suited to Renault. In qualifying, Jones managed to beat Renault driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille to the pole by four-hundredths of a second, with an average speed of 231 km/h. They were followed by René Arnoux in the other Renault, Jones's Argentine teammate Carlos Reutemann, French driver Jacques Laffite, Brazilian Nelson Piquet (Brabham), Frenchman Didier Pironi (Ligier), and Finn Keke Rosberg in a Fittipaldi.
Jean-Pierre Jabouille led early with Arnoux third behind Jones. Both Renaults suffered engine failures within a lap of each other leaving Jones to lead until he made a pitstop following a tyre puncture after the second chicane, dropping him behind Laffite and Reutemann.
Laffite won the race, his first of 1980, and fourth overall. He was followed by Carlos Reutemann and Alan Jones. Nelson Piquet finished fourth in his Brabham ahead of the only Alfa Romeo entered, that of Bruno Giacomelli. Canadian Gilles Villeneuve collected just his fourth point for the year in the blighted Ferrari. In his 100th race start, West German driver Jochen Mass finished eighth in his Arrows, behind Mario Andretti (Lotus).
Jones expanded his points lead over Piquet to seven. Reutemann was up to third, 15 points behind and Laffite was up to fourth, 16 points down, both drivers leapfrogging Arnoux, now fifth 2 points behind Laffite. Williams' lead over Ligier in the Constructors' Championship was now 19 points, with the rest over 30 points behind.
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: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Australia Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:45.85 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | France Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:45.89 | + 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | France René Arnoux | Renault | 1:46.00 | + 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Argentina Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 1:46.14 | + 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | France Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 1:46.78 | + 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 1:46.90 | + 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | France Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford | 1:47.20 | + 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Finland Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:47.64 | + 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | USA Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:48.45 | + 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Italy Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:48.58 | + 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Italy Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:48.59 | + 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:48.70 | + 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Switzerland Marc Surer | ATS-Ford | 1:48.72 | + 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | France Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford | 1:48.75 | + 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mexico Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 1:48.78 | + 2.93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canada Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:48.86 | + 3.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | FRG Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 1:48.93 | + 3.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | USA Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford | 1:49.06 | + 3.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Italy Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:49.11 | + 3.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | United Kingdom John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:49.26 | + 3.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Africa Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:49.35 | + 3.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ireland Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:49.51 | + 3.66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | France Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:49.52 | + 3.67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Netherlands Jan Lammers | Ensign-Ford | 1:50.30 | + 4.45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | United Kingdom Rupert Keegan | Williams-Ford | 1:50.75 | + 4.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Austria Harald Ertl | ATS-Ford | 1:53.13 | + 7.28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | France **Jacques Laffite** | **Ligier-Ford** | 45 | 1:23:59.73 | 5 | **9** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Argentina **Carlos Reutemann** | **Williams-Ford** | 45 | +3.19 secs | 4 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Australia **Alan Jones** | **Williams-Ford** | 45 | +43.53 secs | 1 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil **Nelson Piquet** | **Brabham-Ford** | 45 | +44.48 secs | 6 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Italy **Bruno Giacomelli** | **Alfa Romeo** | 45 | +1:16.49 secs | 19 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canada **Gilles Villeneuve** | **Ferrari** | 45 | +1:28.72 secs | 16 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | United States Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 45 | +1:33.01 secs | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | West Germany Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 45 | +1:47.75 sec | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Italy Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ireland Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | France Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Switzerland Marc Surer | ATS-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Africa Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 44 | +1 Lap | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Netherlands Jan Lammers | Ensign-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | France Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Italy Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 43 | Wheel Bearing | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | United Kingdom John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 39 | Engine | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | France Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 27 | Engine | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | France René Arnoux | Renault | 26 | Engine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | United States Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford | 23 | Gearbox | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | France Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford | 18 | Transmission | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 18 | Brakes | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Finland Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 8 | Wheel Bearing | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mexico Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 4 | Gearbox | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | United Kingdom Rupert Keegan | Williams-Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Austria Harald Ertl | ATS-Ford |
Notes
- This was the 5th Grand Prix start for Osella.
- This was the 10th German Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | AUS **Alan Jones*** | 41 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | BRA **Nelson Piquet*** | 34 |
| [[File:1uparrow_green.svg | 10px]] 2 | 3 | ARG **Carlos Reutemann*** | 26 |
| [[File:1uparrow_green.svg | 10px]] 2 | 4 | FRA **Jacques Laffite*** | 25 |
| [[File:1downarrow_red.svg | 10px]] 2 | 5 | FRA **René Arnoux*** | 23 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | UK **Williams-Ford*** | 67 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | FRA **Ligier-Ford*** | 48 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 3 | UK **Brabham-Ford*** | 34 |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 4 | FRA **Renault*** | 23 |
| [[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
|Previous_year's_race = 1979 German Grand Prix |Next_year's_race = 1981 German Grand Prix
References
- "1980 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
- "1980 German Grand Prix Entry list".
- (12 June 2017). "1980 German Grand Prix {{!}} Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine.
- "1980 German Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- (10 August 1980). "1980 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
- "Germany 1980 - Championship".
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