1980 European Formula Two Championship

December 2025 1980 European Formula Two season 1979 1981 The 1980 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Toleman driver Brian Henton clinched the championship title.1980 European F2 Championship https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f2/1980-european-f2-championship motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 1 April 2018 https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-underdog-f1-squad-that-thrust-senna-into-the-limelight/10305319/ The underdog F1 squad that thrust Senna into the limelight Codling Stuart Autosport 16 May 2022 17 May 2022 subscription Calendar Championship Round Official name Track Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 P&O Ferries/Jochen Rindt Trophy GBR Thruxton 7 April 55 3.792=208.560 km 1'04:10.56 194.989 km/h GBR Derek Warwick GBR Brian Henton GBR Brian Henton 2 Jim Clark Rennen FRG Hockenheim 13 April 27 6.789=183.303 km 0'54:28.99 201.864 km/h ITA Andrea de Cesaris NZL Mike Thackwell ITA Teo Fabi 3 Eifelrennen FRG Nürburgring 27 April 9 22.835=205.515 km 1'08:08.51 180.959 km/h FRA 1974 Richard Dallest NZL Mike Thackwell ITA Teo Fabi 4 30 Gran Premio Roma ITA Vallelunga 11 May 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'15:56.1 164.351 km/h GBR Derek Warwick GBR Brian Henton GBR Brian Henton 5 40 Pau Grand Prix FRA 1974 Pau 26 May 73 2.76=201.48 km 1'34:03.57 128.523 km/h GBR Derek Warwick GBR Brian Henton FRA 1974 Richard Dallest 6 Marlboro Formula 2 Trophy GBR Silverstone 8 June 47 4.719=221.793 km 1'03:18.66 210.194 km/h GBR Brian Henton GBR Brian Henton GBR Derek Warwick 7 Grote Prijs van België Formel 2 BEL Zolder 22 June 50 4.262=213,10 km 1.13:44.61 173.385 km/h ITA Teo Fabi GBR Brian Henton NLD Huub Rothengatter 8 Marlboro Formula 2 Trophy ITA Mugello 6 July 42 5.245=220.290 km 1'15:22.6 175.351 km/h GBR Derek Warwick GBR Derek Warwick GBR Brian Henton 9 European Formula 2 Championship Race NLD Zandvoort 20 July 45 4.226=191.34 km 1'15:23.59 152.274 km/h FRA 1974 Richard Dallest GBR Brian Henton FRA 1974 Richard Dallest 10 18 Gran Premio del Mediterraneo ITA Pergusa-Enna 3 August 45 4.95=222.75 km 1'10:39.79 189.136 km/h ITA Siegfried Stohr ITA Teo Fabi ITA Siegfried Stohr 11 4 Gran Premio del Adriatico ITA Misano 10 August 60 3.488=209.28 km 1'12:39.38 172.835 km/h GBR Brian Henton GBR Brian Henton ITA Andrea de Cesaris 12 Preis Baden-Württemberg FRG Hockenheim 9 September 30 6.789=203.67 km 0'59:41.06 204.747 km/h ITA Teo Fabi ITA Teo Fabi ITA Teo Fabi Notes Race 2 was originally scheduled for 30 laps, but abandoned due to Markus Höttinger's fatal crash. Hans-Georg Bürger was fatally injured in the warm-up for Race 9. Non-championship An additional Formula Two race was held in which did not count towards the championship. Official name Track Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Gran Premio di Monza ITA Monza 7 September 35 3.603=203 km 1'01:03.01 199.487 km/h GBR Derek Warwick Results Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Car(s) THRGBR HOCFRG NURFRG VALITA PAUFRA 1974 SILGBR ZOLBEL MUGITA ZANNLD PERITA MISITA HOCFRG Pts 1 GBR Brian Henton Toleman TG280-Hart 1 2 2 1 3 61 Toleman TG280B-Hart NC 2 1 12 2 2 2 GBR Derek Warwick Toleman TG280-Hart 2 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 4 42 Toleman TG280B-Hart 2 2 11 3 3 ITA Teo Fabi March 802-BMW 7 1 1 Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 3 8 Ret 1 38 4 ITA Siegfried Stohr Toleman TG280-Hart 4 5 2 18 3 6 Ret 1 13 3 29 5 ITA Andrea de Cesaris March 802-BMW 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 Ret 5 Ret 6 1 28 6 FRA 1974 Richard Dallest AGS JH17-BMW Ret 10 Ret 9 1 DNS 8 7 1 Ret 4 23 AGS JH15-BMW 5 7 NLD Huub Rothengatter Toleman TG280-Hart 6 5 6 7 Ret 5 1 Ret 7 4 4 13 21 8 NZL Mike Thackwell March 802-BMW Ret Ret 10 4 4 3 6 18 Ret 9 Ret 11 9 ARG Miguel Ángel Guerra Minardi GM75-BMW Ret 7 8 8 5 6 5 4 9 Ret 5 10 10 ITA Alberto Colombo March 782-BMW Ret 3 9 6 6 17 14 9 Ret 9 Toleman TG280-Hart 8 6 5 11 BRA Chico Serra March 802-BMW 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 9 12 GBR Nigel Mansell Ralt RH6-Honda 11 Ret 5 2 8 13 FRG Manfred Winkelhock March 802-BMW Ret Ret Ret 10 8 9 7 10 10 3 9 7 4 14 ITA Oscar Pedersoli March 782-BMW 5 6 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 3 15 FRG Jochen Dauer Chevron B48-BMW 11 5 2 16 CHE Fredy Schnarwiler March 802-BMW Ret Ret 7 12 7 Ret Ret 17 Ret 10 10 6 1 17 ITA Beppe Gabbiani Minardi G75-BMW 14 1 Maurer MM80-BMW Ret 11 6 Ret 7 Ret 18 CHE Jürg Lienhard March 802-BMW Ret 7 Ret 9 0 19 AUT Jo Gartner March 782-BMW 13 7 12 11 Ret 0 20 FRG Helmut Henzler Maurer MM80-BMW Ret 10 Ret 8 13 Ret Ret Ret 0 21 CHE Eugen Strähl March 802-BMW 8 12 0 22 ITA Riccardo Paletti March 802-BMW Ret 14 8 Ret 0 23 FRG Hans-Georg Bürger Tiga F280-BMW 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 24 ITA Gianfranco Trombetti March 782-BMW Ret DNQ 8 0 25 IRL Bernard Devaney March 802-BMW 9 Ret 12 Ret 0 26 VEN Johnny Cecotto March 802-BMW Ret 9 0 Minardi GM75-BMW 15 27 ITA Arturo Merzario Merzario M1-BMW Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 16 17 DNS Ret 0 28 ZAF 1928 Rad Dougall Ralt RT4-BMW DNS 9 Ret 16 0 29 GBR Warren Booth Chevron B48-Hart 10 15 DNQ 0 30 GBR Jim Crawford Chevron B45-Ford Ret 10 0 31 ITA Carlo Rossi Toleman TG280-Hart 10 0 32 ITA Guido Daccò Merzario M1-BMW 11 Ret 0 March 792-BMW Ret 12 DNQ 11 33 CHE Patrick Studer March 802-BMW 11 14 Ret 0 34 ITA Maurizio Flammini Ralt RT2-Hart Ret Ret 11 0 35 ITA Piero Necchi Merzario M1-BMW Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 12 0 36 CHE Walter Baltisser March 802-BMW 12 16 0 37 USA Tom Gloy Ralt RH6-Honda Ret 12 0 38 ITA Bruno Corradi Minardi GM75-BMW 13 Ret Ret 0 39 GBR Kim Mather March 802-Hart DNS 13 0 40 ITA Danilo Tesini Chevron B48-BMW 13 DNQ DNQ 0 41 BEL Pierre Dieudonné March 802-Hart 13 0 42 FRG Helmut Bross March 792-Hart 14 Ret 0 43 ITA Marco Rocca Osella FA2-BMW 15 0 March 782-BMW Ret SWE Eje Elgh Maurer MM80-BMW Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 AUT Markus Höttinger Maurer MM80-BMW Ret Ret 0 GBR Divina Galica March 792-Hart Ret Ret 0 FRA 1974 Patrick Gaillard Maurer MM80-BMW Ret Ret 0 GBR Roy Baker Chevron B48-Hart Ret DNQ 0 AUT Franz Konrad March 792-BMW DNQ Ret 0 GBR Paul Smith March 782-Hart DNQ Ret 0 FRG Wolfgang Locher March 782-Hart Ret 0 FRG Harald Grohs March 792-Hart Ret 0 FRG Helmut Kalenborn Chevron B42-BMW Ret 0 CHE Bruno Eichmann March 802-BMW Ret 0 BEL Patrick Nève March 802-BMW Ret 0 NLD Jan Lammers March 802-BMW Ret 0 ITA Enzo Coloni March 782-BMW Ret 0 AUT Willi Siller Chevron B48-BMW Ret 0 FRG Michael Korten March 802-BMW Ret 0 CHE Ami Guichard March 782-BMW Ret 0 GBR Geoff Lees Ralt RH6-Honda Ret 0 SWE Stefan Johansson March 802-BMW DNS 0 ITA Sergio Mingotti Mirage M1-BMW DNQ 0 Pos Driver Car(s) THRGBR HOCFRG NURFRG VALITA PAUFRA 1974 SILGBR ZOLBEL MUGITA ZANNLD PERITA MISITA HOCFRG Pts Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap. Points system: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for first six finishers. Each driver's best nine results counted towards the championship. References Phillips Ian Autocourse 1980-81 Formula 2: Henton and Toleman; undisputed champions Hazleton Publishing 1980 220–221 0-905138-12-0 Taylor John Autocourse 1980-81 1980 results: A detailed summary of the season - Formula 2 Hazleton Publishing 1980 227–228 0-905138-12-0 Formula Two Category:European Formula Two Championship seasons