Pit Lane F1
1980 Season - Round 5 - 1980-05-04
Didier Pironi won the 1980 Belgian Grand Prix for Ligier, with Alan Jones (Williams) second and Carlos Reutemann (Williams) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Keke Rosberg (Fittipaldi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1980 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| René Arnoux |
| Renault |
| 6 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 12 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | John Watson | McLaren | 20 | Not classified | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | Electrical | 0 |
| 20 | Tiff Needell | Ensign | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | Suspension | 0 |
| 22 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 5 | Clutch | 0 |
