1980 Belgian Grand Prix

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1980 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 5 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
Circuit Zolder-1975-1985.svg
Race details
DateMay 4, 1980
Location Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Course length 4.262 km (2.648 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 306.864 km (190.066 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Williams-Ford
Time 1:19.12
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford
Time 1:20.88 on lap 57
Podium
First Ligier-Ford
Second Williams-Ford
Third Williams-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1980 Belgian Grand Prix
The Williams FW07B of Alan Jones Williams27800x532.jpg
The Williams FW07B of 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.

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The race was won by French driver Didier Pironi driving a Ligier JS11/15. It was Pironi's debut 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.DriverConstructorTimeGap
127 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:19.12-
225 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 1:19.35+ 0.23
326 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:19.69+ 0.57
428 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:19.79+ 0.67
515 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:19.89+ 0.77
616 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:19.89+ 0.77
75 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:20.23+ 1.11
812 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:20.96+ 1.84
93 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:21.36+ 2.24
1022 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 1:21.45+ 2.33
114 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 1:21.51+ 2.39
122 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:21.54+ 2.42
1330 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:21.55+ 2.43
141 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:21.58+ 2.46
1510 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers ATS-Ford 1:21.72+ 2.60
1629 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:21.75+ 2.63
1711 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:22.07+ 2.95
1823 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:22.20+ 3.08
198 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 1:22.26+ 3.14
207 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:22.57+ 3.45
2121 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:22.97+ 3.85
226 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford 1:23.18+ 4.06
2314 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tiff Needell Ensign-Ford 1:23.50+ 4.38
2420 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:24.22+ 5.10
2517 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Shadow-Ford 1:24.37+ 5.25
2618 Flag of Ireland.svg David Kennedy Shadow-Ford 1:24.64+ 5.52
2731 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:40.06+ 20.94
Source: [1]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
125 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford G 721:38:47.429
227 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 72+47.37 secs16
328 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 72+84.12 secs44
416 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 71+1 lap63
53 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 71+1 lap92
62 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 71+1 lap121
721 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford G 71+1 lap21
81 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 70+2 laps14
94 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford G 70+2 laps11
1012 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 69Spun off8
1126 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 68+4 laps3
129 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers ATS-Ford G 64Engine15
NC7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford G 61Not classified20
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 58Spun off16
Ret11 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 41Gearbox17
Ret22 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo G 38Exhaust10
Ret5 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 32Spun off7
Ret8 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Ford G 29Transmission19
Ret20 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 16Electrical24
Ret14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tiff Needell Ensign-Ford G 12Engine23
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo G 11Suspension18
Ret6 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford G 5Gearbox22
Ret30 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 1Spun off13
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 1Clutch5
DNQ17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Shadow-Ford G
DNQ18 Flag of Ireland.svg David Kennedy Shadow-Ford G
DNQ31 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford G
Source: [2] [3]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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