1980 British Grand Prix

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1980 British Grand Prix
Race 8 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
Brands Hatch 1976-1987.svg
Race details
Date13 July 1980
Official name XXXIII Marlboro British Grand Prix
Location Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.207 km (2.614 miles)
Distance 76 laps, 319.732 km (198.672 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ligier-Ford
Time 1:11.004
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford
Time 1:12.368 on lap 54
Podium
First Williams-Ford
Second Brabham-Ford
Third Williams-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1980 British Grand Prix

The 1980 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXIII Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 13 July 1980. It was the eighth round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was held over 76 laps of the 4.207-km (2.614-mile) circuit for a total race distance of 319.73 km (198.67 miles).

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The race was won by Australian driver, Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07B. The win was Jones' eighth Formula One Grand Prix victory and his fourth of the year. Including the non-championship Spanish Grand Prix it was Jones' third victory in a row as he built his charge towards becoming the 1980 World Drivers' Champion. Jones won by eleven seconds over the man becoming his arch-rival, Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet driving a Brabham BT49. Third, and the only other car to finish on the lead lap, was Jones' Williams Grand Prix Engineering teammate, Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann.

Report

Background

In the two weeks between the French and British Grands Prix, Brabham decided to replace Ricardo Zunino with Mexican driver Héctor Rebaque, while the Shadow team closed down. There were still 27 cars on the entry list, as RAM Racing entered year-old Williams FW07s for Rupert Keegan and South African female racer Desiré Wilson. [1]

Qualifying

For the third consecutive race, a Ligier driver took pole position, Didier Pironi setting a time some 5.8 seconds faster than the pole time set by Ronnie Peterson at the previous Grand Prix at Brands Hatch two years before. Pironi's teammate Jacques Laffite was alongside on the front row, while the works Williams filled the second row with championship leader Alan Jones ahead of Carlos Reutemann. On the third row were Nelson Piquet in the Brabham and Bruno Giacomelli in the Alfa Romeo, and on the fourth were Alain Prost in the McLaren and Patrick Depailler in the second Alfa Romeo. Mario Andretti in the Lotus and Derek Daly in the Tyrrell completed the top ten.

The Renaults and Ferraris had issues with their Michelin tyres, [2] and Jean-Pierre Jabouille and René Arnoux could only manage 13th and 16th respectively for the French team, while Gilles Villeneuve and reigning champion Jody Scheckter struggled to 19th and 23rd respectively for the Italian outfit, and were both out-qualified by Keegan's private Williams. Wilson failed to qualify in the other private Williams.

Race

At the start, Pironi led with Laffite holding off Jones and Piquet passing Reutemann for fourth. Pironi held a comfortable lead until lap 19, when he suffered a deflating front tyre followed by a long pit stop to replace it. Laffite led until he too suffered a deflating tyre, causing him to spin off into catch fencing at Hawthorn Bend on lap 31. Thereafter, Jones retained a comfortable advantage over Piquet and Reutemann, while Pironi made a charge from the back of the field, reaching fifth before suffering another tyre failure on lap 64. It was later established that the Ligiers' problems were caused by their wheel rims cracking. [2]

Jones eventually took the chequered flag 11 seconds ahead of Piquet, for his fourth victory of the season and his third in succession (including the Spanish Grand Prix, which was subsequently stripped of its World Championship status). Reutemann, the last man on the lead lap, finished 2.2 seconds behind Piquet, with the minor points going to Daly, his Tyrrell teammate Jean-Pierre Jarier, and Prost.

In the Drivers' Championship, Jones doubled his lead over Piquet to six points, while in the Constructors' Championship Williams moved 18 points clear of Ligier.

This race turned out to be the last for Depailler, who died three weeks later while testing at Hockenheim ahead of the German Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverConstructorTimeGap
125 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 1:11.004-
226 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:11.395+ 0.391
327 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:11.609+ 0.605
428 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:11.629+ 0.625
55 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:11.634+ 0.630
623 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:12.128+ 1.124
78 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 1:12.634+ 1.630
822 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 1:13.189+ 2.185
911 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:13.400+ 2.396
104 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 1:13.469+ 2.465
113 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:13.666+ 2.662
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:13.717+ 2.713
1315 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:13.749+ 2.745
1412 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:13.859+ 2.855
159 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer ATS-Ford 1:13.953+ 2.949
1616 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:13.967+ 2.963
176 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:14.226+ 3.222
1850 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford 1:14.236+ 3.232
192 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:14.296+ 3.292
2031 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:14.517+ 3.513
2129 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:14.560+ 3.556
2220 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:14.580+ 3.576
231 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:15.370+ 4.366
2430 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:15.423+ 4.419
2514 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford 1:15.596+ 4.592
2621 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:15.845+ 4.841
2743 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Desiré Wilson Williams-Ford 1:16.315+ 5.311
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 761:34:49.22839
25 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 76+ 11.00756
328 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 76+ 13.28544
44 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford G 75+ 1 Lap103
53 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 75+ 1 Lap112
68 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Ford G 75+ 1 Lap71
76 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 74+ 2 Laps17
87 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford G 74Engine12
929 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 73+ 3 Laps21
101 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 73+ 3 Laps23
1150 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford G 73+ 3 Laps18
1220 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 72+ 4 Laps22
1330 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 69+ 7 Laps24
NC16 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 67Not Classified16
Ret25 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford G 63Tyre1
Ret9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer ATS-Ford G 59Engine15
Ret11 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 57Gearbox9
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo G 42Spun Off6
Ret2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 35Engine19
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 30Tyre2
Ret22 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo G 27Engine8
Ret31 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford G 17Suspension20
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 16Suspension14
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 4Engine13
DNQ14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford G
DNQ21 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford G
DNQ43 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Desiré Wilson Williams-Ford G
Source: [4] [5]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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