Pit Lane F1
1980 Season - Round 7 - 1980-06-29
Alan Jones won the 1980 French Grand Prix for Williams, with Didier Pironi (Ligier) second and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1980 French Grand Prix, completing round 7 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 | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Brabham |
| 8 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | ATS | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Handling | 0 |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 9 | Handling | 0 |
| 21 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | Transmission | 0 |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | Clutch | 0 |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 22 | Clutch | 0 |
