1980 French Grand Prix

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1980 French Grand Prix
Race 7 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
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Race details
DateJune 29, 1980
Location Paul Ricard Circuit
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.809 km (3.610 miles)
Distance 54 laps, 313.686 km (194.915 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Ligier-Ford
Time 1:38.88
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Time 1:41.45 on lap 48
Podium
First Williams-Ford
Second Ligier-Ford
Third Ligier-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1980 French Grand Prix

The 1980 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 29 June 1980. It was the seventh round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 58th French Grand Prix, or the 66th Grand Prix de l'ACF and the sixth to be held at Paul Ricard. The race was held over 54 laps of the 5.809-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 314 kilometres.

Contents

Controversy

Originally the race was the eighth round of the season but moved up the order after the Spanish Grand Prix was removed from the schedule as a consequence of the first major confrontation between FISA and FOCA.[ citation needed ] The controversy threatened to spill over into the French Grand Prix as well as the FISA aligned teams, primarily Ferrari, Renault and Alfa Romeo, had boycotted the Spanish race which later saw its results removed from championship considerations. The two camps came to an agreement in time for the French Grand Prix to not be affected.

Results

The race was won by Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07B. The win was Jones' seventh Formula One Grand Prix victory and his third of the year. Jones was entering a period of good form having won the Spanish Grand Prix four weeks earlier. Jones won by four seconds over French driver Didier Pironi driving a Ligier JS11/15. Third was Pironi's French teammate Jacques Laffite. Laffite had led for much of the race until his tyres lost condition. The large French contingent had dominated proceedings with the all-French teams Renault and Ligier taking up four of the top six grid positions with only Jones and his Williams teammate Carlos Reutemann intervening. Jean-Pierre Jabouille's Renault RE20 broke its transmission at the start and Jones picked his way past Pironi then the second Renault of René Arnoux before finally catching Laffite on lap 34.

Arnoux faded to fifth behind Nelson Piquet (Brabham BT49) with throttle problems with Reutemann taking the final point in sixth. The win saw Jones move back into the championship lead passing Arnoux and Piquet. Jones now led Piquet by three points and Arnoux by five. Pironi was now equal with Arnoux.

Williams now led Ligier by five points, unchanged from Monaco thanks to the efforts of all four drivers and Brabham increased the gap over Renault in third and fourth.

Shadow Racing Cars

This race also saw the final appearance of Shadow Racing Cars. Geoff Lees and David Kennedy were 25th and 27th in qualifying in the Shadow DN12s meaning both drivers missed the 24-car grid. The team had been sold only two months previously to Macau-based businessman and motor racing team owner Teddy Yip. Yip's own race team Theodore Racing would emerge as a Formula One team in 1981.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverConstructorTimeGap
126 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:38.88-
216 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:39.49+ 0.61
325 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 1:39.49+ 0.61
427 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:39.50+ 0.62
528 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:39.60+ 0.78
615 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:40.18+ 1.30
78 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 1:40.63+ 1.75
85 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:40.67+ 1.79
923 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:40.85+ 1.97
1022 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 1:40.89+ 2.01
119 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer ATS-Ford 1:41.03+ 2.15
1211 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:41.56+ 2.68
137 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:41.63+ 2.75
1412 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:41.66+ 2.78
1530 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:41.71+ 2.83
163 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:41.78+ 2.90
172 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:41.99+ 3.11
1829 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:42.07+ 3.19
191 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:42.38+ 3.50
204 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 1:42.77+ 3.89
2131 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:42.85+ 3.97
226 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford 1:43.14+ 4.26
2321 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:43.16+ 4.28
2420 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:43.21+ 4.33
2517 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Shadow-Ford 1:44.28+ 5.40
2614 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford 1:44.33+ 5.45
2718 Flag of Ireland.svg David Kennedy Shadow-Ford 1:44.56+ 5.68
Source: [1]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 541:32:43.449
225 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford G 54+4.52 secs36
326 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 54+30.26 secs14
45 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 54+1:14.88 secs83
516 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 54+1:16.15 secs22
628 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 54+1:16.74 secs51
77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford G 53+1 Lap13
82 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 53+1 Lap17
929 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 53+1 Lap18
1030 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 53+1 Lap15
114 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford G 52+2 Laps20
121 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 52+2 Laps19
1320 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 50Engine24
143 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 50+4 Laps16
Ret31 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford G 43Engine21
Ret9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer ATS-Ford G 26Gearbox11
Ret22 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo G 25Handling10
Ret11 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 18Gearbox12
Ret21 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford G 8Spun Off23
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo G 8Handling9
Ret8 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Ford G 6Transmission7
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 3Clutch14
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 0Transmission6
Ret6 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford G 0Clutch22
DNQ17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Shadow-Ford G
DNQ14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford G
DNQ18 Flag of Ireland.svg David Kennedy Shadow-Ford G
Source: [2] [3]

Championship standings after the race

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