1980 German Grand Prix

The 1980 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 10 August 1980. It was the ninth round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 42nd German Grand Prix and the fifth to be held at Hockenheim. The race was held over 45 laps of the 6.823-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 307 kilometres.[2]

1980 German Grand Prix
Race 9 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
Hockenheim in 1980
Race details
Date August 10, 1980
Official name XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.790 km (4.219[1] miles)
Distance 45 laps, 305.505 km (189.81 miles)
Weather Overcast, Dry
Pole position
Driver
Williams-Ford
Time 1:45.85
Fastest lap
Driver Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Time 1:48.49 on lap 43
Podium
First
Ligier-Ford
Second
Williams-Ford
Third
Williams-Ford
Lap leaders

The race was won by Jacques Laffite driving a Ligier JS11/15. The win was Laffite's fourth Formula One Grand Prix victory and his first in over a year having previously won the 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix. Laffite won by three seconds over Carlos Reutemann driving a Williams FW07B. Third was Reutemann's Williams Grand Prix Engineering teammate Alan Jones.

Report

The lead up to the race was overshadowed by the death of Alfa Romeo driver Patrick Depailler. Who had suffered a fatal accident ten days prior in private testing at Hockenheim when his Alfa Romeo 179 crashed.

In qualifying, Jones managed to beat Renault RE20 driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille to the pole by four-hundredths of a second. Both drivers averaged 231 km/h (143.5 mph) around the circuit. They were followed by René Arnoux in the other Renault, Jones's Argentine teammate Carlos Reutemann, French driver Jacques Laffite, Brazilian Nelson Piquet (Brabham BT49), Frenchman Didier Pironi (Ligier JS11/15), and Finn Keke Rosberg in a Fittipaldi F8.

The very high speed Hockenheimring favored more powerful turbocharged engines, and was expected to be a Renault circuit. Jean-Pierre Jabouille led early with Arnoux third behind Jones. Both engines in the Renault RE20s failed within a lap of each other leaving Jones to lead until he stopped after he punctured a tyre after the second chicane, dropping behind Laffite and Reutemann.

Nelson Piquet finished fourth in his Brabham BT49 ahead of the only Alfa Romeo entered, that of Bruno Giacomelli. Canadian Gilles Villeneuve collected just his fourth point for the year in the blighted Ferrari 312T5. In his 100th race start, West German driver Jochen Mass finished eighth in his Arrows A3, behind Mario Andretti (Lotus 81).

Jones expanded his points lead over Piquet to seven. Reutemann was up to third, 15 points behind and Laffite was up to fourth, 16 points down on Jones. The Renault drivers had faded and Ferrari drivers were completely out of the picture. Williams' lead over Ligier in the Constructors' Championship was now 19 points, with the rest over 30 points behind.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNo.DriverConstructorTimeGap
1 27 Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:45.85 -
2 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:45.89 + 0.04
3 16 René Arnoux Renault 1:46.00 + 0.15
4 28 Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:46.14 + 0.29
5 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:46.78 + 0.93
6 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:46.90 + 1.05
7 25 Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 1:47.20 + 1.35
8 21 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:47.64 + 1.89
9 11 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:48.45 + 2.60
10 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:48.58 + 2.73
11 12 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:48.59 + 2.74
12 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:48.70 + 2.85
13 9 Marc Surer ATS-Ford 1:48.72 + 2.87
14 8 Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 1:48.75 + 2.90
15 6 Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:48.78 + 2.93
16 2 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:48.86 + 3.01
17 30 Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:48.93 + 3.08
18 31 Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:49.06 + 3.21
19 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:49.11 + 3.26
20 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:49.26 + 3.41
21 1 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:49.35 + 3.50
22 4 Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 1:49.51 + 3.66
23 3 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:49.52 + 3.67
24 14 Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford 1:50.30 + 4.45
25 50 Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford 1:50.75 + 4.90
26 10 Harald Ertl ATS-Ford 1:53.13 + 7.28
Source:[3]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 45 1:23:59.73 5 9
2 28 Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 45 +3.19 secs 4 6
3 27 Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 45 +43.53 secs 1 4
4 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 45 +44.48 secs 6 3
5 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo G 45 +1:16.49 secs 19 2
6 2 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 45 +1:28.72 secs 16 1
7 11 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 45 +1:33.01 secs 9
8 30 Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 45 +1:47.75 sec 17
9 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 10
10 4 Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 22
11 8 Alain Prost McLaren-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 14
12 9 Marc Surer ATS-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 13
13 1 Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 44 +1 Lap 21
14 14 Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 24
15 3 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 23
16 12 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 43 Wheel Bearing 11
Ret 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford G 39 Engine 20
Ret 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 27 Engine 2
Ret 16 René Arnoux Renault M 26 Engine 3
Ret 31 Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford G 23 Gearbox 18
Ret 25 Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford G 18 Transmission 7
Ret 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 18 Brakes 12
Ret 21 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford G 8 Wheel Bearing 8
Ret 6 Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 4 Gearbox 15
DNQ 50 Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford G
DNQ 10 Harald Ertl ATS-Ford G
Source:[4][5]

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

References
  1. "1980 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
  2. "1980 German Grand Prix Entry list".
  3. "1980 German Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  4. "1980 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. "1980 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 10 August 1980. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. "Germany 1980 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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