1980 Alternate Formula One season

1980 Formula One season
Alan Jones and Williams won their second successive championship.
Turbo Era
Season
Races	16
Start date	16 March 1980
Start Event	Argentine Grand Prix
End date	26 October 1980
End Event	Dubai Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Alan Jones
Driver's Champion Entrant	Saudia Williams Racing Team
Constructor's Champion	Williams-Ford
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1979	1981
Regional Series
Tier 1	1980 British Formula One

The 1980 Formula One season was the 31st season of Formula One. Reigning Constructor's Champions Williams entered the season with an unchanged line-up of World Champion Alan Jones and Gilles Villeneuve, and looked to have the car to beat with the FW08. Challenge would come in the early part of the season from Nelson Piquet who, now in his second full-time season of Formula One, remained with Brabham and took victory in two out of the first three races.

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	#	Driver	Rounds
Saudia Williams Racing Team [?]	Williams-Ford	Williams FW08	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		1	Alan Jones	All
					2	Gilles Villeneuve	All
Penthouse Team Tyrrell [?]	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 012	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		3	Robert Kagan	All
					4	Harvey Jones	All
Essex Team Lotus [?]	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 80B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		5	Nigel Mansell	All
					6	Bruno Giacomelli	All
Parmalat Racing Team [?]	Brabham-Ford	Brabham BT48	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		7	Nelson Piquet	All
					8	Héctor Rebaque	All
March Engineering [?]	March-Ford	March 791B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		9	Guillaume Gauthier	All
					10	Chico Serra	1-3, 5-10
						Jean-Pierre Jarier	4
						Ingo Hoffmann	11-16
Marlboro Team McLaren [?]	McLaren-Ford	McLaren M28B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		11	Clay Regazzoni	1-12
					12	Masahiro Hasemi	1-10, 12
						Hans-Joachim Stuck	11
	McLaren-Nissan	McLaren M28C	Nissan VRT30 3.0 V12		11	Clay Regazzoni	13-16
					12	Masahiro Hasemi	13-16
Équipe Renault Elf [?]	Renault	Renault RS10B	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t		14	Didier Pironi	All
					15	Alain Prost	All
ATS Kauhsen Racing Team [?]	ATS-Ford	ATS WK2B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		16	Marc Surer	1-4, 6-15
						Gabriella Mondadori	5, 16 [?]
						Jean-Pierre Jarier	16
					17	Ricardo Zunino	All
Warsteiner Arrows North Star Racing Team [?]	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		18	Riccardo Patrese	All
					19	Gabriel Château	1-13
						John Watson	14-16
Theodore Racing Team Hong Kong [?]	Theodore-Ford	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		21	René Arnoux	1-9
						Silvio Bachot	10-16
					22	David Kennedy	All
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo [?]	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 180 Alfa Romeo 180B [?]	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12 Alfa Romeo 115-12T 1.5 F12t [?]		23	Elio de Angelis	1-10, 15-16
						Gabriella Mondadori	11
						René Arnoux	12
						Michele Alboreto	13
						Kevin Cogan	14
					24	Andrea de Cesaris	All
Ligier Talbot Gitanes [?]	Ligier-Matra	Ligier JS11B	Matra MS80 3.0 V12		25	Patrick Tambay	All
					26	Patrick Depailler	1-5, 7-13, 15-16
						Jean-Pierre Jarier	6
						Jacques Villeneuve	14
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC [?]	Ferrari	Ferrari 126C1	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t		27	Mario Andretti	All
					28	Keke Rosberg	All
Hesketh Racing [?]	Hesketh-Ford	Hesketh 308F/80	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		29	Valentino Nicchi	All
					30	Eje Elgh	1-5, 7-8, 12-16
						Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	6, 9-11
B&S Fabrications [?]	Spartec-Hart	Spartec G71B	Hart 415T 1.5 L4t		31	Rupert Keegan	All
					32	Stephen South	1-4, 6-16
						Thierry Boutsen	5
Osella Squadra Corse [?]	Osella-Ford	Osella FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		33	Arsenio Matarazzo	1-5, 7-16
						Patrick Gaillard	6
					34	Luciano Sighinolfi	All
Riviera [?]	Riviera-Ford	Riviera RC80	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		35	Alberto Colombo	1-4
						Ottavia Cacciatori	5-7
						Freddy Kottulinsky	8-9
					36	Piercarlo Ghinzani	1-9
	Riviera-Renzo		Renzo BI-3T 1.5 V8t		35	Freddy Kottulinsky	10-16
					36	Piercarlo Ghinzani	10-16

Team Changes

Pre-season

• Ensign pulled out of Formula One after a disappointing 1979 season. Their entry was purchased by Teddy Yip and his Theodore Racing Hong Kong outfit.

• Giancarlo Minardi elected not to commit to a full season of Formula One with his Scuderia Everest team, instead focusing on Formula 2.

• Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi sold their stake in the Alfa Romeo works team to Euroracing

• Boro did not return for 1980 after the Hoogenboom brothers fell out with Eric Broadley and Lola, who were set to manufacture the team's 1980 chassis.

• Dywa elected to focus on their own single-chassis Dywa Grand Prix series instead of Formula One.

• Interscope, VDS, Graham Eden Racing, and Sachs Racing all elected to focus on other categories as a result of FISA's new regulations which stated that teams must enter all World Championship rounds in 1980.

• Team Merzario, Team Rebaque, and British Formula One Racing Team all folded after failing to pre-qualify in 1979.

• Enzo Osella's eponymous Osella Racing entered Formula One for the first time.

• The mysterious Rivieria team, run by owner-driver Alberto Columbo, purchased the unraced Minardi M180 chassis from Scuderia Everest. However, poor results would see the original Ford Cosworth engine replaced by Renzo BI-3T turbocharged engines, with the chassis hastily adapted to fit.

Driver Changes

Pre-season

• Harvey Jones signed a contract with Tyrrell after impressing in his 1979 season with March.

• Lotus lined up with a brand new driver lineup as both 1979 drivers left the team in the off-season. Jody Scheckter decided to retire after a disappointing season and Thomas Nurmester left the team in protest after Colin Chapman's sizeable investment in the back marker B&S Fabrications squad hampered development of the Lotus 80B. In their place, Lotus signed rookie Nigel Mansell and Italian Bruno Giacomelli, who raced for Hesketh in 1979.

Calendar

Championship Grands Prix

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Entrant	Report
1	Asseng South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	24 February	Cancelled
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	16 March	Gilles Villeneuve	Gilles Villeneuve	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Parmalat Racing Team	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	6 April	Gilles Villeneuve	Alan Jones	Gilles Villeneuve	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
3	Toyota United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	20 April	Gilles Villeneuve	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Parmalat Racing Team	Report
4	Talbot Spanish Grand Prix	Circuito del Jarama	4 May	Gilles Villeneuve	Alan Jones	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Parmalat Racing Team	Report
5	Marlboro Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit Zolder	18 May	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	25 May	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Gilles Villeneuve	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
7	Tecate Mexican Grand Prix	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	8 June	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Alain Prost	Renault	Équipe Renault Elf	Report
8	Agip San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	22 June	Gilles Villeneuve	Alain Prost	Gilles Villeneuve	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
9	FFSA French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	6 July	Gilles Villeneuve	Alan Jones	Gilles Villeneuve	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
10	Marlboro British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	13 July	Nelson Piquet	Alan Jones	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Parmalat Racing Team	Report
11	AvD German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	3 August	Didier Pironi	Alan Jones	Gilles Villeneuve	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
12	Michelin Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	17 August	Didier Pironi	Didier Pironi	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
13	Arexons Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	7 September	Didier Pironi	Robert Kagan	Didier Pironi	Renault	Équipe Renault Elf	Report
14	Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Île Notre-Dame	21 September	Gilles Villeneuve	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
15	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Caesars Palace	5 October	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
16	Dubai Grand Prix	Dubai Motor Grand Prix Circuit	26 October	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report

Non-Championship Events

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Asseng South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	24 February	Alan Jones	Clay Regazzoni	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
2	XXXII BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	18 June	Nelson Piquet	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Guillaume Gauthier	March-Ford	Report
3	Race of Champions	Thruxton	31 August	Nigel Mansell	Riccardo Patrese	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	Report

Standings

Points System

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1

FIA Formula One World Drivers Championship

Only a driver's best 11 finishes counted towards the championship

Pos Driver ARG BRA USW ESP BEL MON MEX SMR FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN CPL DUB Pts 1 Alan Jones Ret 2 Ret 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 3 Ret 1 12† 1 1 1 79 2 Gilles Villeneuve 2 1 Ret Ret 3 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 Ret Ret 3 2 75 (79) 3 Nelson Piquet 1 Ret 1 1 2 Ret Ret 3† 3 1 Ret Ret Ret 2 2 Ret 62 4 Harvey Jones Ret 3 6 Ret 4 2 9 4 4 Ret 2 Ret Ret 4 4 3 36 5 Robert Kagan Ret 5 Ret 8 6 4 5 8 14 Ret 3 5 2 7 5 Ret 22 6 Didier Pironi Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 1 5 Ret Ret 21 7 Alain Prost Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 15 8 Guillaume Gauthier 5 4 3 4 Ret 7 7 5 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 15 9 Andrea de Cesaris Ret 11† 2 Ret 9 6 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 Ret Ret 11 13 10 Clay Regazzoni 4 Ret Ret 9 Ret 5 4† Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 7 9 10 11 Nigel Mansell Ret 6 8 Ret 8 9 Ret 13 13 Ret 4 6 3 9 9 7 9 12 Elio de Angelis Ret Ret 4 Ret 11 3 Ret 6 8 Ret INJ INJ INJ INJ Ret 13† 8 13 Hector Rebaque Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 10 4 8 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret 8 14 Patrick Tambay 8 Ret 11† 11 14 12 10 Ret Ret 5 6 11 Ret 8 Ret 5 5 15 Masahiro Hasemi 3 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 11 11 Ret EX 9 10 12 12 DNQ 4 16 Mario Andretti 7 Ret 13† 6 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 4 4 17 Hans-Joachim Stuck 5 2 18 Bruno Giacomelli Ret Ret 7 10 12 10 11 Ret Ret 6 Ret 12 6 Ret 11 Ret 2 19 Keke Rosberg Ret 7 Ret 7 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 20 Riccardo Patrese 6 Ret 9 12 10 Ret Ret 14 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 1 21 John Watson Ret Ret 6 1 - Patrick Depailler Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 12 7 Ret 10 7 Ret 8 0 - Gabriel Château DNQ Ret 10 Ret DNQ 15† Ret Ret Ret 8 7 DNQ Ret 0 - Stephen South Ret Ret Ret Ret DNPQ Ret 19 17 11† Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 0 - Ricardo Zunino 10 9 DNQ 13 13 13 Ret DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ Ret 9 10 Ret DNQ 0 - Marc Surer 9 Ret 12 DSQ EX Ret 13 16 16 Ret 12† 13 Ret Ret DSQ EX 0 - Ingo Hoffmann 9 Ret 11 Ret 14† Ret 0 - Rupert Keegan DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNPQ Ret 18 Ret 10 11 14 Ret Ret 13 Ret 0 - Chico Serra Ret 10 DSQ EX 15† Ret DNQ DNQ 18 Ret INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 0 - Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret 10 10 0 - Gabriella Mondadori Ret 10 WD 0 - Kevin Cogan 11 0 - Valentino Nicchi DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 12 17 DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret 0 - Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler Ret DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ 12 0 - Patrick Gaillard 14 0 - Eje Elgh DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 15 Ret 0 - Luciano Sighinolfi Ret DNPQ Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ 19 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ 0 - Arsenio Matarazzo Ret DNPQ DNQ DNQ DSQ EX DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ 0 - Rene Arnoux DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret 0 - Thierry Boutsen Ret 0 - Michele Alboreto Ret 0 - Jacques Villeneuve Sr. Ret 0 - David Kennedy DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 - Silvio Bachot DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 - Piercarlo Ghinzani DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 - Freddy Kottulinsky DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 - Alberto Colombo DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 - Ottavia Cacciatori DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

FIA Formula One World Constructors Championship

Only a constructor's best placed two cars at each event counted for the championship. All results counted towards the championship

Pos Constructor # ARG BRA USW ESP BEL MON MEX SMR FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN CPL DUB Pts 1 Williams-Ford 1 Ret 2 Ret 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 3 Ret 1 12† 1 1 1 158 2 2 1 Ret Ret 3 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 Ret Ret 3 2 2 Brabham-Ford 7 1 Ret 1 1 2 Ret Ret 3† 3 1 Ret Ret Ret 2 2 Ret 70 8 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 10 4 8 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret 3 Tyrrell-Ford 3 Ret 5 Ret 8 6 4 5 8 14 Ret 3 5 2 7 5 Ret 58 4 Ret 3 6 Ret 4 2 9 4 4 Ret 2 Ret Ret 4 4 3 4 Renault 14 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 1 5 Ret Ret 36 15 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Alfa Romeo 23 Ret Ret 4 Ret 11 3 Ret 6 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret 11 Ret 13† 21 24 Ret 11† 2 Ret 9 6 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 Ret Ret 11 6 March-Ford 9 5 4 3 4 Ret 7 7 5 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 15 10 Ret 10 DSQ Ret 15† Ret DNQ DNQ 18 Ret 9 Ret 11 Ret 15 Ret 7 McLaren-Ford 11 4 Ret Ret 9 Ret 5 4† Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 15 12 3 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 11 11 Ret 5 9 8 Lotus-Ford 5 Ret 6 8 Ret 8 9 Ret 13 13 Ret 4 6 3 9 9 7 11 6 Ret Ret 7 10 12 10 11 Ret Ret 6 Ret 12 6 Ret 11 Ret 9 Ferrari 27 7 Ret 13† 6 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 4 5 28 Ret 7 Ret 7 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ligier-Matra 25 8 Ret 11† 11 14 12 10 Ret Ret 5 6 11 Ret 8 Ret 5 5 26 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 12 12 7 Ret 10 7 Ret Ret 8 11 Arrows-Ford 18 6 Ret 9 12 10 Ret Ret 14 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 2 19 DNQ Ret 10 Ret DNQ 15† Ret Ret Ret 8 7 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 6 12 McLaren-Nissan 11 6 Ret 7 9 1 12 10 12 13 DNQ - Spartec-Hart 31 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNPQ Ret 18 Ret 10 11 14 Ret Ret 14 Ret 0 32 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNPQ Ret 19 17 11† Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret - ATS-Ford 16 9 Ret 12 DSQ Ret Ret 13 16 16 Ret 12† 13 Ret Ret 12 10 0 17 10 9 DNQ 13 13 13 Ret DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ Ret 9 10 Ret DNQ - Hesketh-Ford 29 DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 12 17 DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret 0 30 DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNQ 15 DNPQ DNPQ Ret Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ 12 - Osella-Ford 33 Ret DNPQ DNQ DNQ DSQ 14 DNPQ DNPQ 19 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ 0 34 Ret DNPQ Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ - Theodore-Ford 29 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 30 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ - Riviera-Ford 35 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 36 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ - Riviera-Renzo 35 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 36 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Related Links Formula One seasons 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029