1980 Formula One season
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "1980_Formula_One_season".

The 1980 Formula One season included the 31st FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 13, 1980, and ended on October 5 after fourteen races. Although not counting towards the World Championship, the Spanish Grand Prix was also run, on June 1, and was won by Alan Jones in a Williams, marking the team's first of many constructors and drivers championships. Frenchman Patrick Depailler tragically lost his life on August 1 while testing at Hockenheim.

Season summary

The first Formula 1 World Champion of the new decade, Alan Jones, defeated Nelson Piquet in a season-long duel which produced high-quality racing between Patrick Head's Williams FW07 and Gordon Murray's Brabham BT49, the best chassis in a season in which all but one of the title contenders had the Cosworth DFV engine. But this frantic on-track contest was overshadowed by a concurrent, protracted and very public struggle over the control of Formula 1. The chief protagonists in what became known as the FISA-FOCA War' were Jean-Marie Balestre, the combative new president of the governing body, and Bernie Ecclestone, the more artful founder of the independent teams' association, who had been quietly accumulating influence over several years. Everyone was concerned about the awesome cornering performance of the latest cars. Bidding to show its power by curbing the potency of ground-effect aerodynamics, Balestre's FISA announced a specific ban on the sliding skirts that maintained the essential volume of air at low pressure underneath the cars. This was to be implemented swiftly on safety grounds, although not until 1981. FOCA's teams saw it as an attack on the extended competitiveness of the DFV. They countered with their own proposals. These were ignored. Later Balestre forbade FOCA from any involvement in race organisation - and then abruptly declared that FISA would henceforth control the commercial affairs of Formula 1, by means of new 'Standard Financial Regulations'. That did it. FOCA resolved to test FISA's power by provoking direct confrontation. The situation deteriorated fast. Ground-effect, pioneered by Peter Wright at Team Lotus two years before, had been further developed by other Cosworth customers, notably the rapidly emerging Williams technical team. Ferrari, which had won both 1979 championships, could not compete, the bulk of its flat-12 compromising the aerodynamics of its car. The star of Lotus was also in decline: only two years on from its dominance in 1978, it failed to secure any of 11 victories by the DFV. Instead, those were shared by Brabham, Ligier and Williams, the other three secured by Renault. Seven drivers won Grands Prix. Williams won six of the 14 races - seven of 15 counting a FOCA-only Spanish Grand Prix, which was later declared null and void. Jones lost nine points at Jarama but still landed the team its first title. It was a close-run thing, decided in curious circumstances with only one race remaining. Ligier secured two wins with another effective Cosworth car, but French interest remained focused on Renault, which again went into the new season -the 15th of the 3-litre 'atmo'/1.5-litre 'turbo' formula - with the only forced-induction engine. The trail-blazing yellow cars were still dogged by the poor durability of the V6, but their victories were a success for Michelin where Ferrari failed. If the polemics dismayed and bewildered onlookers (including many major sponsors), the season was scarred by a fatal accident that befell Patrick Depailler while testing at Hockenheim, on the first day of August. This tragedy might have ensured that safety became the central issue in Formula 1. Sadly, it did not. In October, Ecclestone and Max Mosley sat down with journalist Ian Phillips and wrote the constitution of the 'World Federation of Motor Sport' - a device to enable FOCA effectively to operate its own series in 1981.

Drivers & Constructors

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No	Driver
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312T5	Ferrari 015 3.0 V12	M	1	Jody Scheckter
					2	Gilles Villeneuve
Candy Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	009 010	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	3	Jean-Pierre Jarier
					4	Derek Daly
					43	Mike Thackwell
Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham	BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	5	Nelson Piquet
					6	Hector Rebaque
						Ricardo Zunino
Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren	M29B M29C M30	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	7	John Watson
					8	Alain Prost
						Stephen South
Team ATS	ATS	D3 D4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	9	Marc Surer
						Jan Lammers
					10	Jan Lammers
						Harald Ertl
Team Essex Lotus	Lotus	81 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	11	Mario Andretti
					12	Elio de Angelis
					43	Nigel Mansell
Unipart Racing Team	Ensign	N180	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	14	Clay Regazzoni
						Tiff Needell
						Jan Lammers
					41	Geoff Lees
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault	RS20	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6T	M	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille
					16	René Arnoux
Theodore Shadow Shadow Cars	Shadow	DN11 DN12	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	17	Stefan Johansson
						Geoff Lees
					18	Dave Kennedy
Skol Fittipaldi Team	Fittipaldi	F7 F8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	20	Emerson Fittipaldi
					21	Keke Rosberg
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	179	Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12	G	22	Patrick Depailler
						Vittorio Brambilla
						Andrea de Cesaris
					23	Bruno Giacomelli
Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	JS11/15	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	25	Didier Pironi
					26	Jacques Laffite
Albilad Williams Racing Team	Williams	FW07 FW07B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	27	Alan Jones
					28	Carlos Reutemann
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	A3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	29	Riccardo Patrese
					30	Jochen Mass
						Manfred Winkelhock
						Mike Thackwell
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella	FA1 FA1B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	31	Eddie Cheever
Brands Hatch Racing	Williams	FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	43	Desiré Wilson
RAM - Penthouse Rizla Racing RAM - Rainbow Jeans Racing RAM Theodore - Rainbow Jeans Racing	Williams	FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	50	Rupert Keegan
					51	Kevin Cogan
						Geoff Lees

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 13	Oscar Gálvez	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	January 27	Interlagos	René Arnoux	Renault	Report
3	South African Grand Prix	March 1	Kyalami	René Arnoux	Renault	Report
4	United States Grand Prix West	March 30	Long Beach	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	May 4	Zolder	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	May 18	Monaco	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	Report
7	French Grand Prix	June 29	Paul Ricard	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
8	British Grand Prix	July 13	Brands Hatch	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
9	German Grand Prix	August 10	Hockenheimring	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	Report
10	Austrian Grand Prix	August 17	Österreichring	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Report
11	Dutch Grand Prix	August 31	Zandvoort	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Report
12	Italian Grand Prix	September 14	Imola	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Report
13	Canadian Grand Prix	September 28	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
14	United States Grand Prix	October 5	Watkins Glen	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report

1980 Constructors Championship final standings

Place	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Williams-Ford	FW07 FW07B	Ford Cosworth DFV		120	6	18	3
2	Ligier-Ford	JS11/15	Ford Cosworth DFV		66	2	10	4
3	Brabham-Ford	BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV		55	3	6	2
4	Renault	RE20	Renault-Gordini EF1		38	3	4	5
5	Lotus-Ford	81 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV		14		1
6	Tyrrell-Ford	009 010	Ford Cosworth DFV		12
7	McLaren-Ford	M29B M29C M30	Ford Cosworth DFV		11
8	Arrows-Ford	A3	Ford Cosworth DFV		11		1
9	Fittipaldi-Ford	F7 F8	Ford Cosworth DFV		11		2
10	Ferrari	312T5 126C	Ferrari 015		8			1
11	Alfa Romeo	179	Alfa Romeo 1260		4			1
12	Shadow-Ford	DN11 DN12	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	ATS-Ford	D3 D4	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	Osella-Ford	FA1 FA1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	Ensign-Ford	N180	Ford Cosworth DFV

1980 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA Pts[1] 1 Alan Jones 1 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 1 3 2 11 2 1 1 67 (71) 2 Nelson Piquet 2 Ret 4 1 Ret 3 4 2 4 5 1 1 Ret Ret 54 3 Carlos Reutemann Ret Ret 5 Ret 3 1 6 3 2 3 4 3 2 2 42 (49) 4 Jacques Laffite Ret Ret 2 Ret 11 2 3 Ret 1 4 3 9 8 5 34 5 Didier Pironi Ret 4 3 6 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 3 3 32 6 René Arnoux Ret 1 1 9 4 Ret 5 NC Ret 9 2 10 Ret 7 29 7 Elio de Angelis Ret 2 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret Ret 16 6 Ret 4 10 4 13 8 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 Riccardo Patrese Ret 6 Ret 2 Ret 8 9 9 9 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 10 Keke Rosberg 3 9 Ret Ret 7 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret 16 DNQ 5 9 10 6 11 John Watson Ret 11 11 4 NC DNQ 7 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 NC 6 12 Derek Daly 4 14 Ret 8 9 Ret 11 4 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 13 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret 12 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 15 Ret 5 13 7 NC 6 14 Gilles Villeneuve Ret 16 Ret Ret 6 5 8 Ret 6 8 7 Ret 5 Ret 6 15 Emerson Fittipaldi NC 15 8 3 Ret 6 Ret 12 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 16 Alain Prost 6 5 DNS Ret Ret Ret 6 11 7 6 7 Ret DNS 5 17 Jochen Mass Ret 10 6 7 Ret 4 10 13 8 DNQ 11 Ret 4 18 Bruno Giacomelli 5 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 19 Jody Scheckter Ret Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 12 10 13 13 9 8 DNQ 11 2 20 Mario Andretti Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 Ret Ret 6 1 21 Héctor Rebaque 7 Ret 10 Ret Ret 6 Ret 1 22 Marc Surer Ret 7 Ret Ret 12 12 10 Ret DNQ 8 0 23 Ricardo Zunino 7 8 10 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 0 24 Rupert Keegan 11 DNQ 15 DNQ 11 DNQ 9 0 25 Clay Regazzoni NC Ret 9 Ret 0 26 Jan Lammers DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 12 NC DNQ DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 Ret 0 27 Eddie Cheever DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 0 28 Geoff Lees 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — Patrick Depailler Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Nigel Mansell Ret Ret DNQ 0 — Vittorio Brambilla Ret Ret 0 — Andrea de Cesaris Ret Ret 0 — Mike Thackwell DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — Tiff Needell Ret DNQ 0 — Dave Kennedy DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Stefan Johansson DNQ DNQ 0 — Stephen South DNQ 0 — Desiré Wilson DNQ 0 — Harald Ertl DNQ 0 — Kevin Cogan DNQ 0 Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Purple Did not finish (Ret) Not classified (NC) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD)