The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 5

Belgian Grand Prix

1980  ·  Zolder  ·  4 May 1980  ·  72 laps

  1. 1st Didier Pironi Ligier · 01:38:47.4
  2. 2nd Alan Jones Williams · +47.37
  3. 3rd Carlos Reutemann Williams · +1:24.120

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 1

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Retirement Renault  —  Clutch

03 Lap 58

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Arrows  —  Spun off

04 Lap 61

John Watson

Retirement McLaren  —  Not classified

05 On the Charge

Keke Rosberg

Fittipaldi  —  P21 → P7

06 Victory

Didier Pironi

Ligier  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Didier Pironi Ligier 2 72 01:38:47.4 9
2 Alan Jones Williams 1 72 +47.37 6
3 Carlos Reutemann Williams 4 72 +1:24.120 4
4 René Arnoux Renault 6 71 +1 Lap 3
5 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 9 71 +1 Lap 2
6 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 12 71 +1 Lap 1
7 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 21 71 +1 Lap
8 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 14 70 +2 Laps
9 Derek Daly Tyrrell 11 70 +2 Laps
10 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 8 69 Spun off
11 Jacques Laffite Ligier 3 68 +4 Laps
12 Jan Lammers ATS 15 64 Engine
13 John Watson McLaren 20 61 Not classified
14 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 16 58 Spun off
15 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 17 41 Gearbox
16 Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 10 38 Exhaust
17 Nelson Piquet Brabham 7 32 Spun off
18 Alain Prost McLaren 19 29 Transmission
19 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 24 16 Electrical
20 Tiff Needell Ensign 23 12 Engine
21 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 18 11 Suspension
22 Ricardo Zunino Brabham 22 5 Gearbox
23 Jochen Mass Arrows 13 1 Spun off
24 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 5 1 Clutch

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