1980 Italian Grand Prix

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1980 Italian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
Imola 1980.jpg
Race details
Date14 September 1980
Official name 51º Gran Premio d'Italia [1]
Location Autodromo Dino Ferrari
Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.000 [2] km (3.107 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 300.000 [2] km (186.411 miles)
Weather Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:33.988
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Time 1:36.089 on lap 47
Podium
First Brabham-Ford
Second Williams-Ford
Third Williams-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1980 Italian Grand Prix

The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 September 1980 at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the twelfth race of the 1980 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

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This was the first Formula One World Championship race to be held at Imola (the circuit having hosted the non-championship Dino Ferrari Grand Prix the previous year). It was the only Italian Grand Prix since 1948 not to be held at Monza, which was undergoing refurbishment at the time. The event would return to Monza in 1981, but Imola would remain on the F1 calendar until 2006, hosting the San Marino Grand Prix, and since 2020, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

The race was held over 60 laps of the 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) circuit for a total race distance of 300 kilometres (186.4 mi).

The race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-Ford. Piquet won by nearly half a minute from Australian driver Alan Jones, driving a Williams-Ford, with Jones' Argentine team-mate Carlos Reutemann third. The win was Piquet's third of the season and second in succession, and it gave him the lead of the Drivers' Championship by one point from Jones.

Manfred Winkelhock made his debut, substituting for the injured Jochen Mass at Arrows. A collision with Nigel Mansell's Lotus during qualifying resulted in both drivers failing to make the grid. Ferrari debuted their first turbo car, the 126C, but Gilles Villeneuve started the race in his regular 312T5. Regardless, after a heavy crash in practice at the flat-out right hander before Tosa, reigning World Champion Jody Scheckter announced his retirement from the sport.

The front row of the grid was occupied by the Renaults of René Arnoux and Jean-Pierre Jabouille, although Piquet led by lap 4 and was never headed. On lap 6, Villeneuve crashed his Ferrari heavily at the corner which now bears his name, following a puncture. Villeneuve escaped unhurt, but the incident also caused the retirement of Bruno Giacomelli, who ran over some of the debris in his Alfa Romeo. Jones moved up to second on lap 29 after running as low as seventh. Behind Reutemann, Elio de Angelis finished fourth in his Lotus, with Keke Rosberg fifth in his Fittipaldi and Didier Pironi sixth in his Ligier.

Jones' and Reutemann's podium finishes enabled the Williams team to secure their first Constructors' Championship with two races remaining.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverTeamTimeGap
116 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:33.988-
215 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:34.339+ 0.351
328 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:34.686+ 0.698
423 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:34.912+ 0.924
55 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:34.960+ 0.972
627 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:35.109+ 1.121
729 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:35.618+ 1.630
82 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:35.751+ 1.763
96 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:35.872+ 1.884
1011 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:36.084+ 2.096
1121 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:36.091+ 2.103
123 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:36.181+ 2.193
1325 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 1:36.422+ 2.434
147 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:36.450+ 2.462
1520 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:36.758+ 2.770
161 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:36.827+ 2.839
1731 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:36.884+ 2.896
1812 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:36.919+ 2.931
1922 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 1:36.929+ 2.941
2026 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:36.972+ 2.984
2150 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford 1:37.169+ 3.181
224 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 1:37.215+ 3.227
239 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer ATS-Ford 1:37.270+ 3.282
248 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 1:37.284+ 3.296
2543 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:37.661+ 3.673
2630 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock Arrows-Ford 1:38.212+ 4.224
2714 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford 1:38.215+ 4.227
2841 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Ensign-Ford 1:38.451+ 4.463
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 601:38:07.5259
227 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 60+ 28.9366
328 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 60+ 1:13.6734
412 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 59+ 1 Lap183
521 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford G 59+ 1 Lap112
625 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford G 59+ 1 Lap131
78 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Ford G 59+ 1 Lap24
81 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 59+ 1 Lap16
926 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 59+ 1 Lap20
1016 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 58+ 2 Laps1
1150 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford G 58+ 2 Laps21
1231 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford G 57+ 3 Laps17
133 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 54Brakes12
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 53Gearbox2
Ret9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer ATS-Ford G 45Engine23
Ret11 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 40Engine10
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 38Engine7
Ret4 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford G 33Accident22
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford G 20Wheel Bearing14
Ret6 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 18Suspension9
Ret20 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 17Accident15
Ret2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 5Puncture8
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo G 5Puncture4
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo G 4Spun Off19
DNQ43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G
DNQ30 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock Arrows-Ford G
DNQ14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford G
DNQ41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Ensign-Ford G
Source: [4] [5]

Championship standings after the race

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