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! Constructor | ! Constructor | ||
! Chassis | ! Chassis | ||
! Engine | ! Engine | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| JS15 | |rowspan="2" align=center| JS15 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Talbot | |rowspan="2" align=center| Talbot | ||
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| 1 | | 1 | ||
|[[File:France.png]] Jacques Laffite | |[[File:France.png]] Jacques Laffite | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| 010 | |rowspan="2" align=center| 010 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Cosworth DFV | |rowspan="2" align=center| Cosworth DFV | ||
− | |rowspan="2" align=center | '''<span style="padding: | + | |rowspan="2" align=center | '''<span style="padding: 1px 10px; background-color: #FFD800"><font color="white">N-A</font></span>''' |
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|[[File:Japan.png]] [[Hiroshi Takagi]] | |[[File:Japan.png]] [[Hiroshi Takagi]] | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| BT56 | |rowspan="2" align=center| BT56 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Renault | |rowspan="2" align=center| Renault | ||
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|[[File:Brazil.png]] Nelson Piquet | |[[File:Brazil.png]] Nelson Piquet | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| 79c | |rowspan="2" align=center| 79c | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Renault | |rowspan="2" align=center| Renault | ||
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|[[File:United Kingdom.png]] [[Harvey Jones]] | |[[File:United Kingdom.png]] [[Harvey Jones]] | ||
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|rowspan="4" align=center| 80 | |rowspan="4" align=center| 80 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| FIAT | |rowspan="2" align=center| FIAT | ||
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|[[File:Netherlands.png]] Jan Lammers | |[[File:Netherlands.png]] Jan Lammers | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| Hart | |rowspan="2" align=center| Hart | ||
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|[[File:Netherlands.png]] Jan Lammers | |[[File:Netherlands.png]] Jan Lammers | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| 312T5 | |rowspan="2" align=center| 312T5 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Ferrari | |rowspan="2" align=center| Ferrari | ||
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|[[File:Canada.png]] Gilles Villeneuve | |[[File:Canada.png]] Gilles Villeneuve | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| RE20 | |rowspan="2" align=center| RE20 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Renault | |rowspan="2" align=center| Renault | ||
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|[[File:France.png]] Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |[[File:France.png]] Jean-Pierre Jabouille | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| DN10b | |rowspan="2" align=center| DN10b | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Ford | |rowspan="2" align=center| Ford | ||
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|[[File:Germany.png]] Stefan Bellof | |[[File:Germany.png]] Stefan Bellof | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| WR10 | |rowspan="2" align=center| WR10 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Renault | |rowspan="2" align=center| Renault | ||
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|[[File:United States.png]] [[Davey Clarke]] | |[[File:United States.png]] [[Davey Clarke]] | ||
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|rowspan="3" align=center| N180 | |rowspan="3" align=center| N180 | ||
|rowspan="3" align=center| Honda | |rowspan="3" align=center| Honda | ||
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| 20 | | 20 | ||
|[[File:Germany.png]] [[Martin Rossler]] | |[[File:Germany.png]] [[Martin Rossler]] | ||
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− | |rowspan=" | + | |rowspan="3" align=center| [[File:Czech Republic.png]] [[Ladislav Sedlak]] |
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|rowspan="2" align=center| 80 | |rowspan="2" align=center| 80 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Lamborghini | |rowspan="2" align=center| Lamborghini | ||
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|[[File:United States.png]] [[Mario Andretti]] | |[[File:United States.png]] [[Mario Andretti]] | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| M29b | |rowspan="2" align=center| M29b | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Ford | |rowspan="2" align=center| Ford | ||
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|[[File:France.png]] [[Guilliame Gauthier]] | |[[File:France.png]] [[Guilliame Gauthier]] | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| FW07b | |rowspan="2" align=center| FW07b | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Honda | |rowspan="2" align=center| Honda | ||
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|[[File:Old South Africa.png]] Jody Scheckter | |[[File:Old South Africa.png]] Jody Scheckter | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| A10b | |rowspan="2" align=center| A10b | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Cosworth DFV | |rowspan="2" align=center| Cosworth DFV | ||
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|[[File:United Kingdom.png]] [[Keiran Sutherland]] | |[[File:United Kingdom.png]] [[Keiran Sutherland]] | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| PR02 | |rowspan="2" align=center| PR02 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Cosworth DFV | |rowspan="2" align=center| Cosworth DFV | ||
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|[[File:Italy.png]] Piercarlo Ghinzani | |[[File:Italy.png]] Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| JLD4 | |rowspan="2" align=center| JLD4 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| TAG-Porsche | |rowspan="2" align=center| TAG-Porsche | ||
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|[[File:Germany.png]] [[Pierre Depault]] | |[[File:Germany.png]] [[Pierre Depault]] | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| 179 | |rowspan="2" align=center| 179 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Alfa Romeo | |rowspan="2" align=center| Alfa Romeo | ||
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|[[File:France.png]] Alain Prost | |[[File:France.png]] Alain Prost | ||
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|rowspan="3" align=center| RS11 | |rowspan="3" align=center| RS11 | ||
|rowspan="3" align=center| Lada | |rowspan="3" align=center| Lada | ||
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| 36 | | 36 | ||
|[[File:Italy.png]] Elio de Angelis | |[[File:Italy.png]] Elio de Angelis | ||
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− | |rowspan=" | + | |rowspan="3" align=center|[[File:Vatican City.png|20px]] [[Valentino Nicchi]] |
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|rowspan="2" align=center| 48 | |rowspan="2" align=center| 48 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Audi | |rowspan="2" align=center| Audi | ||
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|[[File:Austria.png]] Niki Lauda | |[[File:Austria.png]] Niki Lauda | ||
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|rowspan="2" align=center| A1 | |rowspan="2" align=center| A1 | ||
|rowspan="2" align=center| Alfa Romeo | |rowspan="2" align=center| Alfa Romeo | ||
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|[[File:United Kingdom.png]] [[Thomas Nurmester]] | |[[File:United Kingdom.png]] [[Thomas Nurmester]] | ||
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|[[File:United States.png]] Eddie Cheever | |[[File:United States.png]] Eddie Cheever | ||
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− | {| class="wikitable" | + | ! colspan=3| Key |
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+ | ! width="50px" | Icon | ||
+ | ! Type | ||
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+ | | align="CENTER" | <b><span style="padding:1px 10px; color:white; background-color:#FFD800;">N-A</span></b> | ||
+ | | Normally Aspirated | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | align="CENTER" | <b><span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">Turbo</span></b> | ||
+ | | Turbocharged | ||
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===Pre-Season Changes=== | ===Pre-Season Changes=== | ||
===Team Changes=== | ===Team Changes=== | ||
− | * Fittipaldi Automotive and [[Jenkins Industries F1 Team]] did not return to start 1980, with Jenkins going bust with 3 races to go in 1979 and Fittipaldi pulling out of Formula One. | + | * Fittipaldi Automotive and [[Jenkins Industries|Jenkins Industries F1 Team]] did not return to start 1980, with Jenkins going bust with 3 races to go in 1979 and Fittipaldi pulling out of Formula One. |
− | *Osella Squadre Corse were the first of the new teams to be granted an entry to the sport, mid way through 1979. The Italian squad secured the old Williams FW06 chassis used by Jenkins after the team went bust, and signed a deal with Alfa Romeo to receive engines from the Italian manufacturer in | + | *Osella Squadre Corse were the first of the new teams to be granted an entry to the sport, mid way through 1979. The Italian squad secured the old Williams FW06 chassis used by Jenkins after the team went bust, and signed a deal with Alfa Romeo to receive engines from the Italian manufacturer in exchange for a choice over one of their drivers starting from 1981 onwards. |
− | *[[Audi Sport]] were the second of the new teams to be announced for 1980. The squad, after having their entry confirmed before the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, spent most of 1979 testing their car in secret, but when the car | + | *[[Audi Sport]] were the second of the new teams to be announced for 1980. The squad, after having their entry confirmed before the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, spent most of 1979 testing their car in secret, but when the car did break cover it emerged that someone had found the blueprints to the Brabham BT48 in a skip and copied them. To power their chassis, the German manufacturer developed their own in-line 6 turbocharged engine. |
− | *[[Restov Racing]] were the next squad to be announced. The | + | *[[Restov Racing]] were the next squad to be announced. The Anglo-Russian squad founded by businessman [[Edward Restov]] quickly secured a deal with Renault to run their old RS11 chassis and engines, to be re badged as Ladas. Restov also showed his business acumen by signing Russian company Gazprom into a lucrative title sponsorship deal. |
*Renault offered a supply of engines to all teams, with Brabham, Lotus, Renault, Restov, and Wolf taking delivery of Renault engines. | *Renault offered a supply of engines to all teams, with Brabham, Lotus, Renault, Restov, and Wolf taking delivery of Renault engines. | ||
− | *ATS Racing was renamed to [[JLD Racing]] following the latter's take over of the former. | + | *ATS Racing was renamed to [[JLD Motorsport|JLD Racing]] following the latter's take over of the former. |
*Ensign signed a deal with Honda for a supply of engines. | *Ensign signed a deal with Honda for a supply of engines. | ||
*RAM Racing rebadged their normally aspirated Ferrari engines to FIATs after a request from Ferrari. | *RAM Racing rebadged their normally aspirated Ferrari engines to FIATs after a request from Ferrari. | ||
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*[[Thomas Nurmester]], who drove in place of an ill Geoff Lees for Tyrrell at the [[1979 Monaco Grand Prix]], moved to Osella, where he would receive a full-time drive. However, he was also retained by Tyrrell as a test and reserve driver. | *[[Thomas Nurmester]], who drove in place of an ill Geoff Lees for Tyrrell at the [[1979 Monaco Grand Prix]], moved to Osella, where he would receive a full-time drive. However, he was also retained by Tyrrell as a test and reserve driver. | ||
*Mario Andretti moved to Merzario after ebing sacked by the McLaren team, along with Emerson Fittipaldi after his family team lef the sport. | *Mario Andretti moved to Merzario after ebing sacked by the McLaren team, along with Emerson Fittipaldi after his family team lef the sport. | ||
− | *After being left without a drive after Jenkins Industries | + | *After being left without a drive after the [[Jenkins Industries|Jenkins]] team pulled out, Rupert Keegan joined [[JLD Motorsport|JLD]] |
*1979's journeyman, Beppe Gabbiani, moved to his third team in 14 months, Restov, ahead of the 1980 season. | *1979's journeyman, Beppe Gabbiani, moved to his third team in 14 months, Restov, ahead of the 1980 season. | ||
*Niki Lauda was dropped by Brabham after a lacklustre 1979, with the Austrian joining Audi. | *Niki Lauda was dropped by Brabham after a lacklustre 1979, with the Austrian joining Audi. |
Revision as of 22:09, 8 December 2012
The 1980 Formula One season will be the 31st in the history of the championship, and the second under the FIA presidency of Jean-Luc Knighte. Jacques Laffite and Ligier started the season reigning champions, looking to improve after an up-and-down 1979.
Contents
Teams and Drivers
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Type | # | Race Drivers | Rounds | Test Drivers |
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Equipe Ligier Gitanes Talbot | Ligier | JS15 | Talbot | Turbo | 1 | Jacques Laffite | 1- | None |
2 | Edward Kevin | 1- | ||||||
Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 010 | Cosworth DFV | N-A | 3 | Hiroshi Takagi | 1- | Thomas Nurmester |
4 | Didier Pironi | 1- | ||||||
Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT56 | Renault | Turbo | 5 | Nelson Piquet | 1- | None |
6 | Larry Perkins | 1- | ||||||
Essex Team Lotus | Lotus | 79c | Renault | Turbo | 7 | Harvey Jones | 1- | None |
8 | Alan Jones | 1- | ||||||
RAM March Racing Lotus FIAT Hart | RAM | 80 | FIAT | N-A | 9 | Jan Lammers | 1- | None |
10 | Nigel Mansell | 1- | ||||||
Hart | Turbo | 9 | Jan Lammers | TBC | ||||
10 | Nigel Mansell | TBC | ||||||
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T5 | Ferrari | Turbo | 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | 1- | None |
12 | Rene Aroux | 1- | ||||||
Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RE20 | Renault | Turbo | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1- | None |
15 | Carlos Reutemann | 1- | ||||||
Shadow Ford Racing | Shadow | DN10b | Ford | Turbo | 16 | Stefan Bellof | 1- | None |
17 | Brian Henton | 1- | ||||||
Olympus Cameras Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf | WR10 | Renault | Turbo | 18 | Davey Clarke | 1- | None |
19 | Bruno Giacomelli | 1- | ||||||
Team Ensign | Ensign | N180 | Honda | Turbo | 20 | Martin Rossler | 1- | Ladislav Sedlak |
21 | Deyan Rangelov | 1- | ||||||
TBA | Ladislav Sedlak 1 | 1- | ||||||
Saras Team Merzario SpA | Merzario | 80 | Lamborghini | Turbo | 22 | Mario Andretti | 1- | Simone Guidetti |
23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1- | ||||||
Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M29b | Ford | Turbo | 24 | Guilliame Gauthier | 1- | Chico Serra Derek Warwick |
25 | Derek Daly | 1- | ||||||
Albilad Williams Racing | Williams | FW07b | Honda | Turbo | 26 | Jody Scheckter | 1- | None |
27 | Callum McAllister | 1- | ||||||
Warsteiner Arrows | Arrows | A10b | Cosworth DFV | N-A | 28 | Keiran Sutherland | 1- | None |
29 | Riccardo Patrese | 1- | ||||||
Penske Team Rebaque | Rebaque | PR02 | Cosworth DFV | N-A | 30 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 1- | None |
31 | Padraig O'Connell | 1- | ||||||
JLD TAG ATS Racing | JLD | JLD4 | TAG-Porsche | Turbo | 32 | Pierre Depault | 1- | Michael Bleekemolen |
33 | Rupert Keegan | 1- | ||||||
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 179 | Alfa Romeo | N-A | 34 | Alain Prost | 1- | Andrea de Cesaris |
35 | Roberto Horford | 1- | ||||||
Gazprom Restov Racing | Restov | RS11 | Lada | Turbo | 36 | Elio de Angelis | 1- | Valentino Nicchi |
37 | Beppe Gabbiani | 1-2 | ||||||
37 | Valentino Nicchi | 3 | ||||||
Audi Sport | Audi | 48 | Audi | Turbo | 38 | Niki Lauda | 1- | Jochen Mass |
39 | Marc Surer | 1- | ||||||
Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | A1 | Alfa Romeo | N-A | 40 | Thomas Nurmester | 1- | Teo Fabi</br> Siegfried Stohr |
41 | Eddie Cheever | 1- |
Key
Key | ||
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Icon | Type | |
N-A | Normally Aspirated | |
Turbo | Turbocharged |
Pre-Season Changes
Team Changes
- Fittipaldi Automotive and Jenkins Industries F1 Team did not return to start 1980, with Jenkins going bust with 3 races to go in 1979 and Fittipaldi pulling out of Formula One.
- Osella Squadre Corse were the first of the new teams to be granted an entry to the sport, mid way through 1979. The Italian squad secured the old Williams FW06 chassis used by Jenkins after the team went bust, and signed a deal with Alfa Romeo to receive engines from the Italian manufacturer in exchange for a choice over one of their drivers starting from 1981 onwards.
- Audi Sport were the second of the new teams to be announced for 1980. The squad, after having their entry confirmed before the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, spent most of 1979 testing their car in secret, but when the car did break cover it emerged that someone had found the blueprints to the Brabham BT48 in a skip and copied them. To power their chassis, the German manufacturer developed their own in-line 6 turbocharged engine.
- Restov Racing were the next squad to be announced. The Anglo-Russian squad founded by businessman Edward Restov quickly secured a deal with Renault to run their old RS11 chassis and engines, to be re badged as Ladas. Restov also showed his business acumen by signing Russian company Gazprom into a lucrative title sponsorship deal.
- Renault offered a supply of engines to all teams, with Brabham, Lotus, Renault, Restov, and Wolf taking delivery of Renault engines.
- ATS Racing was renamed to JLD Racing following the latter's take over of the former.
- Ensign signed a deal with Honda for a supply of engines.
- RAM Racing rebadged their normally aspirated Ferrari engines to FIATs after a request from Ferrari.
Driver Changes
Changed Teams
- Thomas Nurmester, who drove in place of an ill Geoff Lees for Tyrrell at the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix, moved to Osella, where he would receive a full-time drive. However, he was also retained by Tyrrell as a test and reserve driver.
- Mario Andretti moved to Merzario after ebing sacked by the McLaren team, along with Emerson Fittipaldi after his family team lef the sport.
- After being left without a drive after the Jenkins team pulled out, Rupert Keegan joined JLD
- 1979's journeyman, Beppe Gabbiani, moved to his third team in 14 months, Restov, ahead of the 1980 season.
- Niki Lauda was dropped by Brabham after a lacklustre 1979, with the Austrian joining Audi.
- Marc Surer recovered from his horrific back injuries he suffered at the 1979 German Grand Prix to join Audi.
Entered Formula One
- Along with Formula One's first team from behind the Iron curtain, Bulgaria's Deyan Rangelov proved to be Formula One's first Eastern European driver.
- Larry Perkins joined Brabham after winning Australia's Rothmans International Series.
- Nigel Mansell joined RAM full-time after serving as their test driver in 1979.
- Briton Brian Henton joined Shadow Ford Racing after finishing second in European Formula Two in 1979.
- American Eddie Cheever joined Osella's F1 effort after a successful campaign with them in European Formula Two.
Left Formula One
- Danny Ongais was left with no drive after Fittipaldi pulled out of the sport, and returned to race in America.
- Marshal Jenkins did not return along with his team.
- Geoff Lees, after being sacked by Tyrrell before the 1979 Australian Grand Prix, did not find a drive for 1980.
Season Calendar
Race | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | Australian Grand Prix | Adelaide Street Circuit | 2nd March | Nelson Piquet | Jaques Laffite | Callum McAllister | Williams-Honda |
2 | South African Grand Prix | Kyalami | 16th March | Callum McAllister | Harvey Jones | Harvey Jones | Lotus-Renault |
3 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Interlagos | 30th March | ||||
4 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 13th April | ||||
5 | French Grand Prix | Paul Ricard | 27th April | ||||
6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | 4th May | ||||
7 | Swiss Grand Prix | Dijon-Prenois | 18th May | ||||
8 | United States Grand Prix | Burke Lakefront Airport | 8th June | ||||
9 | Canadian Grand Prix | Silverstone | 15th June | ||||
10 | Irish Grand Prix | Mondello Park | 6th July | ||||
11 | British Grand Prix | Domnington Park | 13th July | ||||
12 | German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | 27th July | ||||
13 | European Grand Prix | Vallelunga, Italy | 10th August | ||||
14 | Austrian Grand Prix | Salzburgring | 24th August | ||||
15 | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | 7th September | ||||
16 | Japanese Grand Prix | Fuji Speedway | 21st September | ||||
17 | US East Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | 12th October |
Championship Standings
Driver's Championship
Pos | Driver | AUS |
RSA |
BRA |
BEL |
FRA |
MON |
SWI |
USA |
CAN |
IRE |
GBR |
GER |
EUR |
AUT |
ITA |
JPN |
USE |
Pts |
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1 | Callum McAllister | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Harvey Jones | Ret | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Alan Jones | 2 | Ret | 7 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Jody Scheckter | Ret | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 3 | Ret | 5 | |||||||||||||||
6 | Nelson Piquet | Ret | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Carlos Reutemann | 4 | Ret | 3 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Larry Perkins | Ret | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Jacques Laffite | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
10 | Gulliame Gauthier | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
11 | Elio de Angelis | 7 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
12 | Edward Kevin | Ret | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Jan Lammers | Ret | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 8 | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Keiran Sutherland | 9 | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
16 | Stefan Bellof | Ret | 10 | 0 |
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