1980 Brazilian Grand Prix

F1 Brazil Brazilian January 27 1980 Interlagos_1979.jpg 2 14 IX Grande Prêmio do Brasil Interlagos, São Paulo, Brazil Permanent racing facility 4.893 7.87385http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1980/70/brazilian-grand-prix The Brazilian Grand Prix MotorSport March 1980 2017-11-13 40 195.703 314.954 Dry Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 2:21.40 France René Arnoux Renault 2:27.31 22 France René Arnoux Renault France Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Italy Alan Jones Williams-Ford Australia BRA The 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 January 1980 at the Interlagos circuit in the Interlagos neighborhood of São Paulo. It was the second round of the 1980 Formula One season, and it was also the ninth Brazilian Grand Prix. It was the eighth to be held at Interlagos and would be the last until the circuit was substantially redeveloped for the 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix. The race was held over 40 laps of the 7.87-kilometre (4.9 mile) circuit for a total race distance of 315 kilometres. This race was originally supposed to be held at the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de Janeiro, but was transferred to Interlagos because parts of the Rio circuit's tarmac were actually sinking into the soft swampland the circuit was built on. This last-minute switch to Interlagos- which was to be resurfaced and heavily rebuilt with new pit facilities and safety measures for the 1981 season caused much controversy- Interlagos had returned a bit too soon for some of the drivers- the facility had been barely and badly maintained over the years. Months before the race, a number of drivers including world champion Jody Scheckter, wanted to boycott the event due to safety concerns with the circuit. The improvements made to the circuit made in 1978 and 1979 were lacklustre, as the circuit was still extremely bumpy (which the circuit was well known for) and the catch-fencing and barriers surrounding the circuit were not perceived to be adequate to protect the drivers from the embankments and ditches around the circuit. The side skirted-ground effect wing cars at the time were not stiffly sprung yet, and had a tendency to bounce up and down over bumps, making them rather intolerant and of such a rough surface as Interlagos's was, and this made the cars very unpleasant to drive there. The drivers even claimed the surface was so bad that it was actually dangerous to drive those cars at the Sāo Paulo city-located circuit, and although Scheckter and the other concerned drivers nearly succeeded in stopping the race- there was a 13/13 vote, and the drivers then decided to do the race at the 11th hour. The race was won by French driver René Arnoux driving a Renault RE20. It was Arnoux's first World Championship victory and Equipe Renault's second and the second for a turbocharged car. Arnoux won by 21 seconds over Italian driver Elio de Angelis driving a Lotus 81. Australian driver Alan Jones finished third in his Williams FW07B to maintain himself as Championship points leader. Thanks to the high altitude (850 meters, or 2,840 feet) of the Interlagos circuit, the turbocharged Renaults of Jean-Pierre Jabouille and René Arnoux were dominant, running 1-2 for much of the race until Jabouille's turbo failed on lap 25. Pole-sitter Jabouille had made a poor start and dropped to fourth, with both Ligier JS11/15s and Gilles Villeneuve in his Ferrari 312T5 getting past; however, Jabouille's horsepower advantage on the high-altitude circuit meant that he passed both Ligiers; Jacques Laffite immediately on the Retao straight, Didier Pironi at Arquibacanas at the end of the first lap and took the lead from Villeneuve at the end of Reta Oposta into Curva do Sol. Arnoux had gotten up to 2nd, and when Jabouille retired Arnoux took the lead over and kept it until the checkered flag. Alain Prost (McLaren M29) and Riccardo Patrese (Arrows A3) battled for much of the second half of the race for fifth place, with Prost having the advantage through the corners while Patrese was quicker in the straights. Ricardo Zunino (Brabham BT49) bumped into John Watson (McLaren M29) at Curva 3 and spun off; however, he was able to recover and finish the race. Brazilian hopeful Nelson Piquet fought back to sixth after a poor start but then suffered a puncture which subsequently caused suspension failure. Pironi had to make an early pit stop after one of his aerodynamic skirts was stuck upwards, and he rejoined near the back of the field, however he began a charge and he was able to finish 4th on this most difficult and demanding of circuits. This effort was enough for Enzo Ferrari to take an interest in Pironi's services; which he secured for the 1981 season, replacing Scheckter, who withdrew from the category and motorsport at the end of 1980. This would be the last of 8 Grands Prix held at the original 5-mile Interlagos circuit. In addition to the safety problems not helped by the rather lackluster upgrades of the circuit, Sāo Paulo had grown at an alarming rate over the space of 10 years from 5 to 8 million people. There were growing favelas and shanty towns around the circuit, and the circuit's surrounding area's poverty-stricken appearance was at odds with Formula One's image, which was evolving into a glamour sport. F1 would return to the Jacarepaguá Autodrome in Rio de Janeiro, having already been there in 1978 and for the rest of the 1980s. Classification Qualifying Pos No. Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 2:21.40 - 2 25 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 2:21.65 + 0.25 3 2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 2:22.17 + 0.77 4 28 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 2:22.26 + 0.86 5 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 2:22.30 + 0.90 6 16 France René Arnoux Renault 2:22.31 + 0.91 7 12 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 2:22.40 + 1.00 8 1 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 2:23.02 + 1.62 9 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 2:23.16 + 1.76 10 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 2:23.38 + 1.98 11 11 USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 2:23.46 + 2.06 12 14 SWI Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 2:24.85 + 3.45 13 8 France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 2:24.95 + 3.55 14 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 2:25.06 + 3.66 15 21 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 2:25.74 + 4.34 16 30 FRG Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 2:25.75 + 4.35 17 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 2:25.80 + 4.40 18 6 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford 2:26.53 + 5.13 19 20 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 2:26.86 + 5.46 20 9 SWI Marc Surer ATS-Ford 2:27.10 + 5.70 21 22 France Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 2:27.11 + 5.71 22 3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 2:27.15 + 5.75 23 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 2:27.29 + 5.89 24 4 Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 2:28.10 + 6.70 DNQ Did not qualify 10 Netherlands Jan Lammers ATS-Ford 2:29.54 + 8.14 DNQ Did not qualify 18 Ireland David Kennedy Shadow-Ford 2:30.52 + 9.12 DNQ Did not qualify 17 Sweden Stefan Johansson Shadow-Ford 2:31.48 +10.08 DNQ Did not qualify 31 USA Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 2:34.52 +13.12 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 40 1:40:01.33 6 9 2 12 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Goodyear 40 +21.86 secs 7 6 3 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 40 +1:06.11 secs 10 4 4 25 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford Goodyear 40 +1:40.13 secs 2 3 5 8 France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford Goodyear 40 +2:25.41 secs 13 2 6 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 39 +1 Lap 14 1 7 9 Switzerland Marc Surer ATS-Ford Goodyear 39 +1 Lap 20 8 6 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford Goodyear 39 +1 Lap 18 9 21 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 39 +1 Lap 15 10 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Goodyear 39 +1 Lap 16 11 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford Goodyear 39 +1 Lap 23 12 3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 39 +1 Lap 22 13 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Goodyear 39 +1 Lap 17 14 4 Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 38 +2 Laps 24 15 20 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 38 +2 Laps 19 16 2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 36 Throttle 3 Ret Retired 22 France Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo Goodyear 33 Electrical 21 Ret Retired 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 25 Turbo 1 Ret Retired 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Goodyear 14 Suspension 9 Ret Retired 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Goodyear 13 Electrical 5 Ret Retired 14 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford Goodyear 13 Engine 12 Ret Retired 1 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari Michelin 10 Engine 8 Ret Retired 11 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 1 Spun Off 11 Ret Retired 28 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Goodyear 1 Halfshaft 4 DNQ Did not qualify 10 Netherlands Jan Lammers ATS-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 18 Ireland David Kennedy Shadow-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 17 Sweden Stefan Johansson Shadow-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 31 United States Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1980/374/ 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140218084157/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1980/374/ 18 February 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1980-brazilian-grand-prix/ 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 27 January 1980 1 November 2021 Notes This was the 25th Grand Prix start for German constructor ATS. This was the 5th podium finish for Renault and a Renault-powered car. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUS Alan Jones 13 10px 20 2 FRA René Arnoux 9 10px 1 3 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet 6 10px 15 4 ITA Elio de Angelis 6 10px 2 5 FIN Keke Rosberg 4Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1980/bresil/championnat.aspx Brazil 1980 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Williams-Ford 13 10px 11 2 FRA Renault 9 10px 1 3 UK Brabham-Ford 6 10px 8 4 UK Lotus-Ford 6 10px 2 5 BRA 1968 Fittipaldi-Ford 4Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Brazilian Grand Prix 1980 1980 Argentine Grand Prix 1980 South African Grand Prix 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix 1981 Brazilian Grand PrixNext race at Interlagos: 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix Category:Brazilian Grand Prix Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix