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1980 Grand Prix of France Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 7 of 14 Sunday, June 29, 1980 at Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 54 laps on a 5.810 kilometer road course (313.740 kilometers) Time of race: 1:32:43.42 Average speed: 203.03 kph Pole time: 98.88 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 73.629 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1980 Formula One results   /   1980 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 4 27   Alan Jones Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07B / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 1:32:23.42 20 9 2 3 25   Didier Pironi Equipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11/15 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +4.52 0 6 3 1 26   Jacques Laffite Equipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11/15 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +30.26 34 4 4 8 5   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +74.88 0 3 5 2 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20 / Renault-Gordini EF1 54 +76.15 0 2 6 5 28   Carlos Reutemann Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07B / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +76.74 0 1 7 13 7   John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M29C / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 8 17 2   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T5 / Ferrari 015 53 +1 lap 0 0 9 18 29   Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 10 15 30   Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +1 lap 0 0 11 20 4   Derek Daly Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 +2 laps 0 0 12 19 1   Jody Scheckter Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T5 / Ferrari 015 52 +2 laps 0 0 13 24 20   Emerson Fittipaldi Skol Fittipaldi Team Fittipaldi F7 / Ford Cosworth DFV 50 engine 0 0 14 16 3   Jean-Pierre Jarier Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 50 +4 laps 0 0 ret 21 31   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 43 engine 0 0 ret 11 9   Marc Surer Team ATS ATS D4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 26 gearbox 0 0 ret 10 22   Patrick Depailler Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179 / Alfa Romeo 1260 25 handling 0 0 ret 12 11   Mario Andretti Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81 / Ford Cosworth DFV 18 gearbox 0 0 ret 23 21   Keke Rosberg Skol Fittipaldi Team Fittipaldi F7 / Ford Cosworth DFV 8 spun off 0 0 ret 9 23   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179 / Alfa Romeo 1260 8 handling 0 0 ret 7 8   Alain Prost Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M29C / Ford Cosworth DFV 6 transmission 0 0 ret 14 12   Elio de Angelis Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81 / Ford Cosworth DFV 3 clutch 0 0 ret 6 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20 / Renault-Gordini EF1 0 transmission 0 0 ret 22 6   Ricardo Zunino Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 clutch 0 0

Fastest Lap: 206.171 kph by Alan Jones Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Geoff Lees 17 Shadow Cars 26 Jan Lammers 14 Unipart Racing Team 27 Dave Kennedy 18 Shadow Cars Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jacques Laffite 1 34 34   Alan Jones 35 54 20 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Alan Jones 28     2   Nelson Piquet 25   -3   3   Rene Arnoux 23   -5   3   Didier Pironi 23   -5   5   Carlos Reutemann 16   -12   5   Jacques Laffite 16   -12   7   Riccardo Patrese 7   -21   8   Elio de Angelis 6   -22   9   Emerson Fittipaldi 5   -23   10   Keke Rosberg 4   -24   10   Jochen Mass 4   -24   12   Derek Daly 3   -25   12   Alain Prost 3   -25   12   John Watson 3   -25   12   Gilles Villeneuve 3   -25   16   Bruno Giacomelli 2   -26   16   Jean-Pierre Jarier 2   -26   16   Jody Scheckter 2   -26