1980 French Grand Prix

Round

7/14

Date

Jun 29, 1980 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Le Castellet, France

Circuit

Circuit Paul Ricard

Circuit length

5.809 m (14 turns)

Race distance

313.686 km (54 laps)

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Jones

Winner

1:32:43.420

Winning time

Laffite

Pole position

Jones

Fastest lap

1:41.450

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:32:43.420	4th	54	9
2	#25 Didier Pironi	Ligier	+4.520	3rd	54	6
3	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+30.260	1st	54	4
4	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+1:14.880	8th	54	3
5	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	+1:16.150	2nd	54	2
6	#28 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	+1:16.740	5th	54	1
7	#7 John Watson	McLaren	+1 lap	13th	53
8	#2 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	+1 lap	17th	53
9	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	+1 lap	18th	53
10	#30 Jochen Mass	Arrows	+1 lap	15th	53
11	#4 Derek Daly	Tyrrell	+2 laps	20th	52
12	#1 Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	+2 laps	19th	52
13	#20 Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Engine	24th	50
14	#3 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	+4 laps	16th	50
DNF	#31 Eddie Cheever	Osella	Engine	21st	43
DNF	#9 Marc Surer	ATS	Gearbox	11th	26
DNF	#22 Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	Handling	10th	25
DNF	#11 Mario Andretti	Lotus	Gearbox	12th	18
DNF	#21 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	Spun off	23rd	8
DNF	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Handling	9th	8
DNF	#8 Alain Prost	McLaren	Transmission	7th	6
DNF	#12 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Clutch	14th	3
DNF	#6 Ricardo Zunino	Brabham	Clutch	22nd	0
DNF	#15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Transmission	6th	0
DNQ	#17 Geoff Lees	Shadow
DNQ	#14 Jan Lammers	Ensign
DNQ	#18 David Kennedy	Shadow

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:38.880
2	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:39.490	+0.610
3	#25 Didier Pironi	Ligier	1:39.490	+0.610
4	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:39.500	+0.620
5	#28 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:39.600	+0.720
6	#15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:40.180	+1.300
7	#8 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:40.630	+1.750
8	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:40.670	+1.790
9	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:40.850	+1.970
10	#22 Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	1:40.890	+2.010
11	#9 Marc Surer	ATS	1:41.030	+2.150
12	#11 Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:41.560	+2.680
13	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:41.630	+2.750
14	#12 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:41.660	+2.780
15	#30 Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:41.710	+2.830
16	#3 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:41.780	+2.900
17	#2 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:41.990	+3.110
18	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:42.070	+3.190
19	#1 Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:42.380	+3.500
20	#4 Derek Daly	Tyrrell	1:42.770	+3.890
21	#31 Eddie Cheever	Osella	1:42.850	+3.970
22	#6 Ricardo Zunino	Brabham	1:43.140	+4.260
23	#21 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:43.160	+4.280
24	#20 Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:43.210	+4.330
25	#17 Geoff Lees	Shadow	1:44.280	+5.400
26	#14 Jan Lammers	Ensign	1:44.330	+5.450
27	#18 David Kennedy	Shadow	1:44.560	+5.680

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#25 Didier Pironi	Ligier	1:39.490
2	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:39.500	+0.010
3	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:39.600	+0.110
4	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:39.860	+0.370
5	#28 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:39.860	+0.370
6	#15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:40.180	+0.690
7	#8 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:40.630	+1.140
8	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:40.850	+1.360
9	#22 Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	1:40.890	+1.400
10	#9 Marc Surer	ATS	1:41.030	+1.540
11	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:41.510	+2.020
12	#11 Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:41.560	+2.070
13	#30 Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:41.710	+2.220
14	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:41.810	+2.320
15	#2 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:41.990	+2.500
16	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:42.070	+2.580
17	#3 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:42.100	+2.610
18	#12 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:42.430	+2.940
19	#1 Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:42.480	+2.990
20	#31 Eddie Cheever	Osella	1:42.850	+3.360
21	#6 Ricardo Zunino	Brabham	1:43.140	+3.650
22	#21 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:43.160	+3.670
23	#20 Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:43.210	+3.720
24	#4 Derek Daly	Tyrrell	1:43.230	+3.740
25	#17 Geoff Lees	Shadow	1:44.280	+4.790
26	#14 Jan Lammers	Ensign	1:44.330	+4.840
27	#18 David Kennedy	Shadow	1:44.560	+5.070

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:38.880
2	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:39.490	+0.610
3	#25 Didier Pironi	Ligier	1:39.550	+0.670
4	#28 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:39.600	+0.720
5	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:39.700	+0.820
6	#15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:40.630	+1.750
7	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:40.670	+1.790
8	#8 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:40.730	+1.850
9	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:40.900	+2.020
10	#22 Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	1:41.510	+2.630
11	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:41.630	+2.750
12	#12 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:41.660	+2.780
13	#3 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:41.780	+2.900
14	#2 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:42.210	+3.330
15	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:42.280	+3.400
16	#1 Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:42.380	+3.500
17	#11 Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:42.500	+3.620
18	#4 Derek Daly	Tyrrell	1:42.770	+3.890
19	#30 Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:43.070	+4.190
20	#21 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:43.320	+4.440
21	#6 Ricardo Zunino	Brabham	1:43.330	+4.450
22	#9 Marc Surer	ATS	1:43.550	+4.670
23	#31 Eddie Cheever	Osella	1:43.600	+4.720
24	#20 Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:43.740	+4.860
25	#14 Jan Lammers	Ensign	1:44.740	+5.860
26	#18 David Kennedy	Shadow	1:45.910	+7.030
27	#17 Geoff Lees	Shadow	1:48.850	+9.970

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:41.450		48

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Alan Jones	Williams	2	4	28
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1	3	25	-3
3	René Arnoux	Renault	2	2	23	-5
4	Didier Pironi	Ligier	1	3	23	-5
5	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1	2	16	-12
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	3	16	-12
7	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	1	7	-21
8	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	1	6	-22
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	0	1	5	-23
10	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	0	1	4	-24
11	Jochen Mass	Arrows	0	0	4	-24
12	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	0	0	3	-25
13	John Watson	McLaren	0	0	3	-25
14	Alain Prost	McLaren	0	0	3	-25
15	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	0	0	3	-25
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	0	0	2	-26
17	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	0	0	2	-26
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-26

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Ford	3	6	44
2	Ligier	Ford	1	6	39	-5
3	Brabham	Ford	1	3	25	-19
4	Renault	Renault	2	2	23	-21
5	Arrows	Ford	0	1	11	-33
6	Fittipaldi	Ford	0	2	9	-35
7	Lotus	Ford	0	1	6	-38
8	McLaren	Ford	0	0	6	-38
9	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	5	-39
10	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	0	5	-39
11	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	2	-42

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The 1980 French Grand Prix started Jun 29, 1980 on Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Jacques Laffite started from pole position with René Arnoux next to him. Didier Pironi started from third place.

In 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds Alan Jones finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Didier Pironi in second and Jacques Laffite in third place.

After the 1980 French Grand Prix, Alan Jones is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 28 points. Jones is 3 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.