The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 8

British Grand Prix

1980  ·  Brands Hatch  ·  13 July 1980  ·  76 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:34:49.228
  2. 2nd Nelson Piquet Brabham · +11.007
  3. 3rd Carlos Reutemann Williams · +13.285

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Didier Pironi

Ligier  —  Pole position

02 Lap 30

Jacques Laffite

Retirement Ligier  —  Tyre

03 Lap 42

Bruno Giacomelli

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Spun off

04 Lap 57

Mario Andretti

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Gearbox

05 Lap 59

Marc Surer

Retirement ATS  —  Engine

06 Lap 63

Didier Pironi

Retirement Ligier  —  Tyre

07 Lap 67

René Arnoux

Retirement Renault  —  Not classified

08 On the Charge

Jody Scheckter

Ferrari  —  P23 → P10

09 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 3 76 01:34:49.228 9
2 Nelson Piquet Brabham 5 76 +11.007 6
3 Carlos Reutemann Williams 4 76 +13.285 4
4 Derek Daly Tyrrell 10 75 +1 Lap 3
5 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 11 75 +1 Lap 2
6 Alain Prost McLaren 7 75 +1 Lap 1
7 Hector Rebaque Brabham 17 74 +2 Laps
8 John Watson McLaren 12 74 Engine
9 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 21 73 +3 Laps
10 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 23 73 +3 Laps
11 Rupert Keegan Williams 18 73 +3 Laps
12 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 22 72 +4 Laps
13 Jochen Mass Arrows 24 69 +7 Laps
14 René Arnoux Renault 16 67 Not classified
15 Didier Pironi Ligier 1 63 Tyre
16 Marc Surer ATS 15 59 Engine
17 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 9 57 Gearbox
18 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 6 42 Spun off
19 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 19 35 Engine
20 Jacques Laffite Ligier 2 30 Tyre
21 Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 8 27 Engine
22 Eddie Cheever Osella 20 17 Suspension
23 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 14 16 Suspension
24 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 13 4 Engine

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