1980 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1980
- Name
- 1980 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1980
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
14 of 14 source-calendar events have race results; 14 have qualifying; 14 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Premio de Argentina 1980 | 1980-01-13 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1980 | 1980-01-27 | completed |
| 3 | South African Grand Prix 1980 | 1980-03-01 | completed |
| 4 | 1980 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | 1980-03-30 | completed |
| 5 | 1980 Belgian Grand Prix | 1980-05-04 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1980 | 1980-05-18 | completed |
| 7 | Grand Prix de France 1980 | 1980-06-29 | completed |
| 8 | 1980 Marlboro British Grand Prix | 1980-07-13 | completed |
| 9 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1980 | 1980-08-10 | completed |
| 10 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1980 | 1980-08-17 | completed |
| 11 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1980 | 1980-08-31 | completed |
| 12 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1980 | 1980-09-14 | completed |
| 13 | Grand Prix Labatt du Canada 1980 | 1980-09-28 | completed |
| 14 | 1980 Toyota United States Grand Prix | 1980-10-05 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 67 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 54 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 32 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | John Watson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 16 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 19 | Jody Scheckter | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 20 | Héctor Rebaque | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · ford | 120 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Ligier | Time not recorded · ford | 66 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · ford | 55 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Renault | Time not recorded · renault | 38 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · ford | 14 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 12 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Arrows | Time not recorded · ford | 11 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Fittipaldi | Time not recorded · ford | 11 |
| 9 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · ford | 11 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 8 |
| 11 | Not recorded | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · alfa-romeo | 4 |