Pit Lane F1
1980 Season - Round 8 - 1980-07-13
Alan Jones won the 1980 British Grand Prix for Williams, with Nelson Piquet (Brabham) second and Carlos Reutemann (Williams) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1980 British Grand Prix, completing round 8 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 | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Derek Daly |
| Tyrrell |
| 10 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Rupert Keegan | Williams | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 24 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Renault | 16 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1 | Tyre | 0 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | ATS | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | Tyre | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 20 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | Suspension | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | Engine | 0 |
