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1980 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 5 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
Race details
Date	May 4, 1980
Location	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Course length	4.262 km (2.648 miles)
Distance	72 laps, 306.864 km (190.066 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford
Time	1:19.12
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford
Time	1:20.88 on lap 57
Podium
First	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford
Second	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford
Third	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford
Lap leaders

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	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	1:19.12	-
2	25	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford	1:19.35	+ 0.23
3	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	1:19.69	+ 0.57
4	28	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	1:19.79	+ 0.67
5	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:19.89	+ 0.77
6	16	René Arnoux	Renault	1:19.89	+ 0.77
7	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	1:20.23	+ 1.11
8	12	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	1:20.96	+ 1.84
9	3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford	1:21.36	+ 2.24
10	22	Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	1:21.45	+ 2.33
11	4	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford	1:21.51	+ 2.39
12	2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:21.54	+ 2.42
13	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	1:21.55	+ 2.43
14	1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:21.58	+ 2.46
15	10	Jan Lammers	ATS-Ford	1:21.72	+ 2.60
16	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	1:21.75	+ 2.63
17	11	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	1:22.07	+ 2.95
18	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:22.20	+ 3.08
19	8	Alain Prost	McLaren-Ford	1:22.26	+ 3.14
20	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:22.57	+ 3.45
21	21	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:22.97	+ 3.85
22	6	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford	1:23.18	+ 4.06
23	14	Tiff Needell	Ensign-Ford	1:23.50	+ 4.38
24	20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:24.22	+ 5.10
25	17	Geoff Lees	Shadow-Ford	1:24.37	+ 5.25
26	18	David Kennedy	Shadow-Ford	1:24.64	+ 5.52
27	31	Eddie Cheever	Osella-Ford	1:40.06	+ 20.94
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	25	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford	G	72	1:38:47.4	2	9
2	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	G	72	+47.37 secs	1	6
3	28	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	G	72	+84.12 secs	4	4
4	16	René Arnoux	Renault	M	71	+1 lap	6	3
5	3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford	G	71	+1 lap	9	2
6	2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	M	71	+1 lap	12	1
7	21	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford	G	71	+1 lap	21
8	1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	M	70	+2 laps	14
9	4	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford	G	70	+2 laps	11
10	12	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	G	69	Spun off	8
11	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	G	68	+4 laps	3
12	9	Jan Lammers	ATS-Ford	G	64	Engine	15
NC	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	G	61	Not classified	20
Ret	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	G	58	Spun off	16
Ret	11	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	G	41	Gearbox	17
Ret	22	Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	G	38	Exhaust	10
Ret	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	G	32	Spun off	7
Ret	8	Alain Prost	McLaren-Ford	G	29	Transmission	19
Ret	20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	G	16	Electrical	24
Ret	14	Tiff Needell	Ensign-Ford	G	12	Engine	23
Ret	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	G	11	Suspension	18
Ret	6	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford	G	5	Gearbox	22
Ret	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	G	1	Spun off	13
Ret	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	M	1	Clutch	5
DNQ	17	Geoff Lees	Shadow-Ford	G
DNQ	18	David Kennedy	Shadow-Ford	G
DNQ	31	Eddie Cheever	Osella-Ford	G
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Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Tiff Needell.
• 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 1 René Arnoux 21 2 Alan Jones 19 3 Nelson Piquet 18 4 Didier Pironi 17 5 Riccardo Patrese 7 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Ford 25 2 Ligier-Ford 23 3 Renault 21 4 Brabham-Ford 18 5 Arrows-Ford 8 Source:

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

References

1. "1980 Belgian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
2. "1980 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
3. "1980 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 4 May 1980. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
4. ^ "Belgium 1980 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

• 1980 Formula One races
• Belgian Grand Prix
• 1980 in Belgian motorsport
• May 1980 sports events in Europe
• Circuit Zolder