1980 Dutch Grand Prix

F1 Netherlands Dutch August 31 1980 Circuit Park Zandvoort-1980.svg The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989) 11 14 XXVII Grote Prijs van Nederland Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands Permanent racing facility 2.642 4.252 72 190.229 306.144 Sunny, Mild, Dry René Arnoux Renault 1:17.44 France René Arnoux Renault 1:19.35 67 France Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Brazil 1968 René Arnoux Renault France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford France NED The 1980 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 31 August 1980 at the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. It was the eleventh race of the 1980 Formula One season. Report The race was the 29th Dutch Grand Prix. The race was held over 72 laps of the 4.252-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 306 kilometres. left|thumb|Drivers battling at the start behind the head of the race The race was won by Brazilian driver, Nelson Piquet driving a Brabham BT49. The win was Piquet's second Formula One Grand Prix victory having taken his first win earlier the same year at the 1980 United States Grand Prix West. The win confirmed Piquet as being the major threat to Alan Jones' charge to the world championship crown. Piquet won by twelve seconds over French driver René Arnoux driving a Renault RE20. Less than half a second behind in third was another French driver Jacques Laffite (Ligier JS11/15). The circuit had been altered for the second time in as many years with the back straight chicane tightened significantly. There were several new combinations. Alfa Romeo entered a second car, a replacement after Patrick Depailler's death a month earlier, for Italian veteran Vittorio Brambilla. Geoff Lees was entered in a second Ensign N180 and Jochen Mass returned from injury in an Arrows A3. Mass' return proved to be premature and he pulled out of the meeting. Tyrrell Racing test driver Mike Thackwell stepped into the car but failed in his attempt to be the youngest ever Formula One race starter. Jones won the start from the second row of the grid to lead early until he pitted with damaged skirts. Laffite soon took the lead from Arnoux before both were picked-off by Piquet. Late in the race Arnoux regained second place. Behind Laffite, the second Williams FW07B of Carlos Reutemann finished fourth ahead of Jean-Pierre Jarier (driving his 100th Grand Prix) in the surviving Tyrrell 010 after Derek Daly had crashed earlier after brake failure. Young rookie Alain Prost claimed the final point debuting the new McLaren M30, while in seventh Gilles Villeneuve had given one of Ferrari's few 1980 highlights, running as high as third before his tyres went off. Jones was three laps down in eleventh, his championship now in real danger as Piquet had closed to within two points. Reutemann now led the battle for third by a point over Laffite and three over Arnoux. Williams now had one hand firmly on the constructors' trophy, leading Ligier by 25 points and Brabham by 35 with Piquet's teammates providing virtually no support to the constructor's tally. Classification thumb|Dutch driver Jan Lammers failed to qualify to the race thumb|Guardrail filled with old car tires at the Tarzan curve Qualifying Pos No. Driver Team Time Gap 1 16 France René Arnoux Renault 1:17.44 - 2 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:17.74 + 0.30 3 28 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:17.81 + 0.37 4 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:17.82 + 0.38 5 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:17.85 + 0.41 6 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:18.15 + 0.71 7 2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:18.40 + 0.96 8 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:18.52 + 1.08 9 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:18.53 + 1.09 10 11 USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:18.60 + 1.16 11 12 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:18.74 + 1.30 12 1 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:18.87 + 1.43 13 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:18.89 + 1.45 14 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:18.90 + 1.46 15 25 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 1:18.94 + 1.50 16 43 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:18.97 + 1.53 17 3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:18.98 + 1.54 18 8 France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 1:19.07 + 1.63 19 31 USA Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:19.38 + 1.94 20 9 Switzerland Marc Surer ATS-Ford 1:19.44 + 2.00 21 20 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:19.57 + 2.13 22 22 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 1:19.60 + 2.16 23 4 Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.68 + 2.24 24 41 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Ensign-Ford 1:19.72 + 2.28 25 50 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford 1:19.96 + 2.52 26 14 Netherlands Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford 1:20.11 + 2.67 27 30 New Zealand Mike Thackwell Arrows-Ford 1:20.22 + 2.78 28 21 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:20.33 + 2.89Source:https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1980-dutch-grand-prix 1980 Dutch Grand Prix Motor Sport Magazine Database 2017-06-12 Motor Sport Magazine 2018-10-16 en Race thumb|Arnoux leads the battle for fourth position, at about half distance|alt= Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Goodyear 72 1:38:13.83 5 9 2 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 72 +12.93 secs 1 6 3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Goodyear 72 +13.43 secs 6 4 4 28 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Goodyear 72 +15.29 secs 3 3 5 3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 72 +1:00.02 secs 17 2 6 8 France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford Goodyear 72 +1:22.62 secs 18 1 7 2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 71 +1 Lap 7 8 11 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 70 Out of Fuel 10 9 1 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari Michelin 70 +2 Laps 12 10 9 Switzerland Marc Surer ATS-Ford Goodyear 69 +3 Laps 20 11 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 69 +3 Laps 4 Ret Retired 4 Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 60 Brakes 23 Ret Retired 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Goodyear 58 Accident 8 Ret Retired 31 United States Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford Goodyear 38 Engine 19 Ret Retired 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 29 Engine 14 Ret Retired 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 23 Handling 2 Ret Retired 22 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo Goodyear 21 Accident 22 Ret Retired 41 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Ensign-Ford Goodyear 21 Accident 24 Ret Retired 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford Goodyear 18 Engine 9 Ret Retired 20 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 16 Brakes 21 Ret Retired 43 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Goodyear 15 Brakes 16 Ret Retired 12 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Goodyear 2 Accident 11 Ret Retired 25 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford Goodyear 2 Accident 15 Ret Retired 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford Goodyear 1 Gearbox 13 DNQ Did not qualify 50 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 14 Netherlands Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 30 New Zealand Mike Thackwell Arrows-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 21 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear WD Withdrawn 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Goodyear Driver Injured Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1980/390/ 1980 Dutch Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140218131247/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1980/390/ 18 February 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1980-dutch-grand-prix/ 1980 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 31 August 1980 1 November 2021 Notes This race marked the 99th and 100th podium finish for a French driver. This was the 10th pole position for Renault and a Renault-powered car. This was the 10th Dutch Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUS Alan Jones* 47 10px 2 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet* 45 10px 3 ARG Carlos Reutemann* 33 10px 4 FRA Jacques Laffite* 32 10px 5 FRA René Arnoux* 29Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1980/pays-bas/championnat.aspx Netherlands 1980 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Williams-Ford* 80 10px 2 FRA Ligier-Ford* 55 10px 3 UK Brabham-Ford 45 10px 4 FRA Renault 38 10px 1 5 UK Tyrrell-Ford 12Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. 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