Pit Lane F1
1980 Season - Round 9 - 1980-08-10
Jacques Laffite won the 1980 German Grand Prix for Ligier, with Carlos Reutemann (Williams) second and Alan Jones (Williams) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1980 German Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Brabham |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 19 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 16 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Marc Surer | ATS | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Ensign | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 23 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 17 | John Watson | McLaren | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 7 | Transmission | 0 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | Brakes | 0 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 24 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | Gearbox | 0 |
