1980 Season - Round 13 - 1980-09-28
Alan Jones won the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix for Williams, with Carlos Reutemann (Williams) second and Didier Pironi (Ligier) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix, completing round 13 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| John Watson |
| McLaren |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 22 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 9 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 6 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | Ensign | 19 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 12 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Renault | 23 | Brakes | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | Suspension | 0 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 14 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 4 | Chassis | 0 |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Mike Thackwell | Tyrrell | 24 | Accident | 0 |