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1980 Dutch Grand Prix

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1980 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 11 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989)
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989)
Race details
Date August 31, 1980
Official name XXVII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.252 km (2.642 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 306.144 km (190.229 miles)
Weather Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:17.44
Fastest lap
Driver France René Arnoux Renault
Time 1:19.35 on lap 67
Podium
First Brabham-Ford
Second Renault
Third Ligier-Ford
Lap leaders

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

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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.

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

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Dutch driver Jan Lammers failed to qualify to the race
Guardrail filled with old car tires at the Tarzan curve

Qualifying

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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 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 United States 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 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 United States Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:19.38 + 1.94
20 9 Switzerland Marc Surer ATS-Ford 1:19.44 + 2.00
21 20 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:19.57 + 2.13
22 22 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 1:19.60 + 2.16
23 4 Republic of 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 + 2.89
Source:[1]

Race

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Arnoux leads the battle for fourth position, at about half distance
Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 72 1:38:13.83 5 9
2 16 France René Arnoux Renault M 72 +12.93 secs 1 6
3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 72 +13.43 secs 6 4
4 28 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 72 +15.29 secs 3 3
5 3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 72 +1:00.02 secs 17 2
6 8 France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford G 72 +1:22.62 secs 18 1
7 2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 71 +1 Lap 7
8 11 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 70 Out of Fuel 10
9 1 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 70 +2 Laps 12
10 9 Switzerland Marc Surer ATS-Ford G 69 +3 Laps 20
11 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 69 +3 Laps 4
Ret 4 Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford G 60 Brakes 23
Ret 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo G 58 Accident 8
Ret 31 United States Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford G 38 Engine 19
Ret 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 29 Engine 14
Ret 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 23 Handling 2
Ret 22 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo G 21 Accident 22
Ret 41 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Ensign-Ford G 21 Accident 24
Ret 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford G 18 Engine 9
Ret 20 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 16 Brakes 21
Ret 43 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G 15 Brakes 16
Ret 12 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 2 Accident 11
Ret 25 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford G 2 Accident 15
Ret 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 1 Gearbox 13
DNQ 50 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford G
DNQ 14 Netherlands Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford G
DNQ 30 New Zealand Mike Thackwell Arrows-Ford G
DNQ 21 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford G
WD 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G Driver Injured
Source:[2][3]

Notes

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  • 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

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1980 Dutch Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  2. ^ "1980 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "1980 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 31 August 1980. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Netherlands 1980 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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