The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 7

French Grand Prix

1980  ·  Circuit Paul Ricard  ·  29 June 1980  ·  54 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:32:43.4
  2. 2nd Didier Pironi Ligier · +4.52
  3. 3rd Jacques Laffite Ligier · +30.26

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacques Laffite

Ligier  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Retirement Renault  —  Transmission

03 Lap 43

Eddie Cheever

Retirement Osella  —  Engine

04 Lap 50

Jean-Pierre Jarier

Retirement Tyrrell  —  +4 Laps

05 Lap 50

Emerson Fittipaldi

Retirement Fittipaldi  —  Engine

06 On the Charge

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari  —  P17 → P8

07 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 4 54 01:32:43.4 9
2 Didier Pironi Ligier 3 54 +4.52 6
3 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1 54 +30.26 4
4 Nelson Piquet Brabham 8 54 +1:14.880 3
5 René Arnoux Renault 2 54 +1:16.150 2
6 Carlos Reutemann Williams 5 54 +1:16.740 1
7 John Watson McLaren 13 53 +1 Lap
8 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 17 53 +1 Lap
9 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 18 53 +1 Lap
10 Jochen Mass Arrows 15 53 +1 Lap
11 Derek Daly Tyrrell 20 52 +2 Laps
12 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 19 52 +2 Laps
13 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 24 50 Engine
14 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 16 50 +4 Laps
15 Eddie Cheever Osella 21 43 Engine
16 Marc Surer ATS 11 26 Gearbox
17 Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 10 25 Handling
18 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 12 18 Gearbox
19 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 23 8 Spun off
20 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 9 8 Handling
21 Alain Prost McLaren 7 6 Transmission
22 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 14 3 Clutch
23 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 6 0 Transmission
24 Ricardo Zunino Brabham 22 0 Clutch

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