THE FORMULA 1 ARCHIVE

Formula 1 1980 Season

DRIVERS’ CHAMPION

Alan Jones ↗

67 points · 5 wins

CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPION

Explore the 1980 Formula 1 season, including race results, driver standings, constructor standings and Grand Prix information.

RACES ON RECORD1414 scheduled

DRIVERS41

DIFFERENT WINNERS7

CONSTRUCTORS15

Season calendar and winners
Round	Grand Prix / Circuit	Date	Country	Winner
01	Argentine Grand Prix ↗Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	13 Jan	Argentina	Alan Jones
02	Brazilian Grand Prix ↗Autódromo José Carlos Pace	27 Jan	Brazil	René Arnoux
03	South African Grand Prix ↗Kyalami	1 Mar	South Africa	René Arnoux
04	United States Grand Prix West ↗Long Beach	30 Mar	USA	Nelson Piquet
05	Belgian Grand Prix ↗Zolder	4 May	Belgium	Didier Pironi
06	Monaco Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Monaco	18 May	Monaco	Carlos Reutemann
07	French Grand Prix ↗Circuit Paul Ricard	29 Jun	France	Alan Jones
08	British Grand Prix ↗Brands Hatch	13 Jul	UK	Alan Jones
09	German Grand Prix ↗Hockenheimring	10 Aug	Germany	Jacques Laffite
10	Austrian Grand Prix ↗Red Bull Ring	17 Aug	Austria	Jean-Pierre Jabouille
11	Dutch Grand Prix ↗Circuit Park Zandvoort	31 Aug	Netherlands	Nelson Piquet
12	Italian Grand Prix ↗Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	14 Sept	Italy	Nelson Piquet
13	Canadian Grand Prix ↗Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	28 Sept	Canada	Alan Jones
14	United States Grand Prix ↗Watkins Glen	5 Oct	USA	Alan Jones

Drivers championship
Pos	Driver	Points	Wins	Gap
1	Alan JonesWilliams	67	5	—
2	Nelson PiquetBrabham	54	3	−13
3	Carlos ReutemannWilliams	42	1	−25
4	Jacques LaffiteLigier	34	1	−33
5	Didier PironiLigier	32	1	−35
6	René ArnouxRenault	29	2	−38
7	Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus	13	0	−54
8	Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault	9	1	−58
9	Riccardo PatreseArrows	7	0	−60
10	Keke RosbergFittipaldi	6	0	−61
11	John WatsonMcLaren	6	0	−61
12	Derek DalyTyrrell	6	0	−61
13	Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell	6	0	−61
14	Gilles VilleneuveFerrari	6	0	−61
15	Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi	5	0	−62
16	Alain ProstMcLaren	5	0	−62
17	Jochen MassArrows	4	0	−63
18	Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo	4	0	−63
19	Jody ScheckterFerrari	2	0	−65
20	Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus	1	0	−66
21	Hector RebaqueBrabham	1	0	−66
	Marc SurerATS	0	0	−67
	Ricardo ZuninoBrabham	0	0	−67
	Rupert KeeganWilliams	0	0	−67
	Clay RegazzoniEnsign	0	0	−67
	Jan LammersATS / Ensign	0	0	−67
	Eddie CheeverOsella	0	0	−67
	Geoff LeesShadow / Ensign / Williams	0	0	−67
	Patrick DepaillerAlfa Romeo	0	0	−67
	Nigel MansellTeam Lotus	0	0	−67
	Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo	0	0	−67
	Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo	0	0	−67
	Tiff NeedellEnsign	0	0	−67
	Mike ThackwellArrows / Tyrrell	0	0	−67

Constructors championship
Pos	Constructor	Points	Wins	Gap
1	Williams	120	6	—
2	Ligier	66	2	−54
3	Brabham	55	3	−65
4	Renault	38	3	−82
5	Team Lotus	14	0	−106
6	Tyrrell	12	0	−108
7	Arrows	11	0	−109
8	Fittipaldi	11	0	−109
9	McLaren	11	0	−109
10	Ferrari	8	0	−112
11	Alfa Romeo	4	0	−116
	ATS	0	0	−120
	Ensign	0	0	−120
	Osella	0	0	−120
	Shadow	0	0	−120