The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 13

Canadian Grand Prix

1980  ·  Circuit Gilles Villeneuve  ·  28 September 1980  ·  70 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:46:45.53
  2. 2nd Carlos Reutemann Williams · +15.54
  3. 3rd Didier Pironi Ligier · +19.07

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Nelson Piquet

Brabham  —  Pole position

02 Lap 7

Bruno Giacomelli

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Chassis

03 Lap 23

Nelson Piquet

Retirement Brabham  —  Engine

04 On the Charge

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari  —  P22 → P5

05 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 2 70 01:46:45.53 9
2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 5 70 +15.54 6
3 Didier Pironi Ligier 3 70 +19.07 4
4 John Watson McLaren 7 70 +30.98 3
5 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 22 70 +55.23 2
6 Hector Rebaque Brabham 10 69 +1 Lap 1
7 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 15 69 +1 Lap
8 Jacques Laffite Ligier 9 68 Out of fuel
9 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 6 68 +2 Laps
10 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 17 68 +2 Laps
11 Jochen Mass Arrows 21 67 +3 Laps
12 Jan Lammers Ensign 19 66 +4 Laps
13 Alain Prost McLaren 12 41 Suspension
14 René Arnoux Renault 23 39 Brakes
15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 13 25 Suspension
16 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1 23 Engine
17 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 18 11 Engine
18 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 8 8 Engine
19 Eddie Cheever Osella 14 8 Fuel system
20 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 16 8 Gearbox
21 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 4 7 Chassis
22 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 11 6 Accident
23 Derek Daly Tyrrell 20 0 Accident
24 Mike Thackwell Tyrrell 24 0 Accident

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