1
Alan Jones
Williams
67 pts
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
54 pts
3
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
42 pts
1
Williams
120 pts
Alan Jones is the 1980 Formula 1 World Champion. Jones won 5 out of 14 races and scored a total of 67 points. With 13 points behind Nelson Piquet finished the season in second place and Carlos Reutemann as third. Williams won the 1980 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 120 points.
The season started with the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix on January 13th. The last race of the season was the 1980 United States Grand Prix on October 5th.
Number of races
14 races
First race
Argentine Grand Prix (January 13th)
Last race
United States Grand Prix (October 5th)
Most wins
Alan Jones (5)
Most pole positions
René Arnoux (3)
Alan Jones (3)
Most podiums
Alan Jones (10)
Most top 5 finishes
Nelson Piquet (10)
Alan Jones (10)
1 more
Most points finishes
Carlos Reutemann (11)
Most DNF's
Bruno Giacomelli (11)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (11)

1980 standings

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Alan Jones
Williams 5 10 67
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham 3 6 54 -13
3
Carlos Reutemann
Williams 1 8 42 -25
4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier 1 5 34 -33
5
Didier Pironi
Ligier 1 5 32 -35
6
René Arnoux
Renault 2 3 29 -38
7
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus 1 13 -54
8
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault 1 1 9 -58
9
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows 1 7 -60
10
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi 1 6 -61
11
John Watson
McLaren 6 -61
12
Derek Daly
Tyrrell 6 -61
13
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell 6 -61
14
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 6 -61
15
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi 1 5 -62
16
Alain Prost
McLaren 5 -62
17
Jochen Mass
Arrows 4 -63
18
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo 4 -63
19
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari 2 -65
20
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus 1 -66
21
Hector Rebaque
Brabham 1 -66
22
Marc Surer
ATS 0 -67
23
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham 0 -67
24
Rupert Keegan
Williams 0 -67
25
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign 0 -67
26
Jan Lammers
Ensign 0 -67
27
Eddie Cheever
Osella 0 -67
28
Geoff Lees
Williams 0 -67
29
Patrick Depailler
Alfa Romeo 0 -67
30
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus 0 -67
31
Vittorio Brambilla
Alfa Romeo 0 -67
32
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo 0 -67
33
Tiff Needell
Ensign 0 -67
34
Mike Thackwell
Tyrrell 0 -67
35
Dave Kennedy
Shadow 0 -67
36
Stefan Johansson
Shadow 0 -67
37
Harald Ertl
ATS 0 -67
38
Manfred Winkelhock
Arrows 0 -67
39
Stephen South
McLaren 0 -67
40
Desiré Wilson
Williams 0 -67
41
Kevin Cogan
Williams 0 -67
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Williams 6 18 120
2 Ligier 2 10 66 -54
3 Brabham 3 6 55 -65
4 Renault 3 4 38 -82
5 Team Lotus 1 14 -106
6 Tyrrell 12 -108
7 Arrows 1 11 -109
8 Fittipaldi 2 11 -109
9 McLaren 11 -109
10 Ferrari 8 -112
11 Alfa Romeo 4 -116
12 ATS 0 -120
13 Ensign 0 -120
14 Osella 0 -120
15 Shadow 0 -120

1980 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Jan 13th
Argentine Grand Prix
#27 Alan Jones
Nelson Piquet
Keke Rosberg
Alan Jones
Jan 27th
Brazilian Grand Prix
#16 René Arnoux
Elio de Angelis
Alan Jones
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Mar 1st
South African Grand Prix
#16 René Arnoux
Jacques Laffite
Didier Pironi
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Mar 30th
United States Grand Prix West
#5 Nelson Piquet
Riccardo Patrese
Emerson Fittipaldi
Nelson Piquet
May 4th
Belgian Grand Prix
#25 Didier Pironi
Alan Jones
Carlos Reutemann
Alan Jones
May 18th
Monaco Grand Prix
#28 Carlos Reutemann
Jacques Laffite
Nelson Piquet
Didier Pironi
Jun 29th
French Grand Prix
#27 Alan Jones
Didier Pironi
Jacques Laffite
Jacques Laffite
Jul 13th
British Grand Prix
#27 Alan Jones
Nelson Piquet
Carlos Reutemann
Didier Pironi
Aug 10th
German Grand Prix
#26 Jacques Laffite
Carlos Reutemann
Alan Jones
Alan Jones
Aug 17th
Austrian Grand Prix
#15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Alan Jones
Carlos Reutemann
René Arnoux
Aug 31st
Dutch Grand Prix
#5 Nelson Piquet
René Arnoux
Jacques Laffite
René Arnoux
Sep 14th
Italian Grand Prix
#5 Nelson Piquet
Alan Jones
Carlos Reutemann
René Arnoux
Sep 28th
Canadian Grand Prix
#27 Alan Jones
Carlos Reutemann
Didier Pironi
Nelson Piquet
Oct 5th
United States Grand Prix
#27 Alan Jones
Carlos Reutemann
Didier Pironi
Bruno Giacomelli