1980 Belgian Grand Prix

F1 Belgium Belgian Circuit Zolder-1975-1985.svg May 4 1980 5 14 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 2.648 4.262 72 190.066 306.864 Dry Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:19.12 Australia Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:20.88 57 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford France Alan Jones Williams-Ford Australia Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Argentina BEL 250px|thumb|right|The Williams FW07B of Alan Jones The 1980 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 4 May 1980. It was the fifth round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 38th Belgian Grand Prix and the seventh to be held at Zolder. The race was held over 72 laps of the 4.262-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 307 kilometres. The race was won by French driver Didier Pironi driving a Ligier JS11/15. It was Pironi's first World Championship victory and he was the fourth driver to win in the first five races of the season. Pironi won by 47 seconds over Australian driver and eventual 1980 champion, Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07B. Third was Jones' Williams Argentine teammate, Carlos Reutemann. It was the first of three wins in Pironi's accident-shortened Formula One career. Jones' second place allowed him to close to within two points of series leader René Arnoux who had collected three points for finishing fourth in his Renault RE20. Piquet was one point behind Jones with Pironi just one point further behind. Classification Qualifying Pos No. Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:19.12 - 2 25 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 1:19.35 + 0.23 3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:19.69 + 0.57 4 28 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:19.79 + 0.67 5 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:19.89 + 0.77 6 16 France René Arnoux Renault 1:19.89 + 0.77 7 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:20.23 + 1.11 8 12 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:20.96 + 1.84 9 3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:21.36 + 2.24 10 22 France Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 1:21.45 + 2.33 11 4 Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 1:21.51 + 2.39 12 2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:21.54 + 2.42 13 30 FRG Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:21.55 + 2.43 14 1 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:21.58 + 2.46 15 9 Netherlands Jan Lammers ATS-Ford 1:21.72 + 2.60 16 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:21.75 + 2.63 17 11 USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:22.07 + 2.95 18 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:22.20 + 3.08 19 8 France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 1:22.26 + 3.14 20 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:22.57 + 3.45 21 21 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:22.97 + 3.85 22 6 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford 1:23.18 + 4.06 23 14 United Kingdom Tiff Needell Ensign-Ford 1:23.50 + 4.38 24 20 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:24.22 + 5.10 25 17 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Shadow-Ford 1:24.37 + 5.25 26 18 Ireland David Kennedy Shadow-Ford 1:24.64 + 5.52 27 31 USA Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:40.06 + 20.94Source:https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1980-belgian-grand-prix 1980 Belgian Grand Prix Motor Sport Magazine Database 2017-06-12 Motor Sport Magazine 2018-09-18 en Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 25 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford Goodyear 72 1:38:47.4 2 9 2 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 72 + 47.37 secs 1 6 3 28 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Goodyear 72 + 84.12 secs 4 4 4 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 71 + 1 lap 6 3 5 3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 71 + 1 lap 9 2 6 2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 71 + 1 lap 12 1 7 21 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 71 + 1 lap 21 8 1 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari Michelin 70 + 2 laps 14 9 4 Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 70 + 2 laps 11 10 12 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Goodyear 69 Spun off 8 11 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Goodyear 68 + 4 laps 3 12 9 Netherlands Jan Lammers ATS-Ford Goodyear 64 Engine 15 NC Not classified 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford Goodyear 61 + 11 laps 20 Ret Retired 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 58 Spun off 16 Ret Retired 11 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 41 Gearbox 17 Ret Retired 22 France Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo Goodyear 38 Exhaust 10 Ret Retired 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Goodyear 32 Spun off 7 Ret Retired 8 France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford Goodyear 29 Transmission 19 Ret Retired 20 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 16 Electrical 24 Ret Retired 14 United Kingdom Tiff Needell Ensign-Ford Goodyear 12 Engine 23 Ret Retired 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Goodyear 11 Suspension 18 Ret Retired 6 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford Goodyear 5 Gearbox 22 Ret Retired 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Goodyear 1 Spun off 13 Ret Retired 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 1 Clutch 5 DNQ Did not qualify 17 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Shadow-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 18 Ireland David Kennedy Shadow-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 31 United States Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1980/377/ 1980 Belgian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140218140951/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1980/377/ 18 February 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1980-belgian-grand-prix/ 1980 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 4 May 1980 2 November 2021 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Tiff Needell. Needell replaced Clay Regazzoni at Ensign Racing when the latter was injured during the United States Grand Prix West at the Long Beach Street Circuit.Walker Barry Ensign Fly the Flag for Britain https://www.newspapers.com/article/burton-mail-needell-may-9-1980/178406179/ 7 August 2025 Burton Daily Mail 9 May 1980 18 Newspapers.com This was the 25th Grand Prix start for Alfa Romeo as a constructor. This was the 5th pole position for Williams. This was the 5th Grand Prix win for Ligier. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA René Arnoux 21 10px 1 2 AUS Alan Jones 19 10px 1 3 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet 18 10px 4 FRA Didier Pironi 17 10px 5 ITA Riccardo Patrese 7Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1980/belgique/championnat.aspx Belgium 1980 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 12 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 2 1 UK Williams-Ford 25 10px 2 2 FRA Ligier-Ford 23 10px 2 3 FRA Renault 21 10px 2 4 UK Brabham-Ford 18 10px 5 UK Arrows-Ford 8Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Belgian Grand Prix 1980 1980 United States Grand Prix West 1980 Monaco Grand Prix 1979 Belgian Grand Prix 1981 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Category:Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Category:Circuit Zolder Category:Sports competitions in Limburg (Belgium)