1980 Italian Grand Prix

The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 September 1980 at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the twelfth race of the 1980 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

1980 Italian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
Race details
Date 14 September 1980
Official name 51º Gran Premio d'Italia[1]
Location Autodromo Dino Ferrari
Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.000[2] km (3.107 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 300.000[2] km (186.411 miles)
Weather Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:33.988
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Time 1:36.089 on lap 47
Podium
First Brabham-Ford
Second Williams-Ford
Third Williams-Ford
Lap leaders

This was the first Formula One World Championship race to be held at Imola (the circuit having hosted the non-championship Dino Ferrari Grand Prix the previous year). It was the only Italian Grand Prix since 1948 not to be held at Monza, which was undergoing refurbishment at the time. The event would return to Monza in 1981, but Imola would remain on the F1 calendar until 2006, hosting the San Marino Grand Prix, and since 2020, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

The race was held over 60 laps of the 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) circuit for a total race distance of 300 kilometres (186.4 mi).

The race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-Ford. Piquet won by nearly half a minute from Australian driver Alan Jones, driving a Williams-Ford, with Jones' Argentine team-mate Carlos Reutemann third. The win was Piquet's third of the season and second in succession, and it gave him the lead of the Drivers' Championship by one point from Jones.

Manfred Winkelhock made his debut, substituting for the injured Jochen Mass at Arrows. A collision with Nigel Mansell's Lotus during qualifying resulted in both drivers failing to make the grid. Ferrari debuted their first turbo car, the 126C, but Gilles Villeneuve started the race in his regular 312T5. Regardless, after a heavy crash in practice at the flat-out right hander before Tosa, reigning World Champion Jody Scheckter announced his retirement from the sport.

The front row of the grid was occupied by the Renaults of René Arnoux and Jean-Pierre Jabouille, although Piquet led by lap 4 and was never headed. On lap 6, Villeneuve crashed his Ferrari heavily at the corner which now bears his name, following a puncture. Villeneuve escaped unhurt, but the incident also caused the retirement of Bruno Giacomelli, who ran over some of the debris in his Alfa Romeo. Jones moved up to second on lap 29 after running as low as seventh. Behind Reutemann, Elio de Angelis finished fourth in his Lotus, with Keke Rosberg fifth in his Fittipaldi and Didier Pironi sixth in his Ligier.

Jones' and Reutemann's podium finishes enabled the Williams team to secure their first Constructors' Championship with two races remaining.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No. Driver Team Time Gap
1 16   René Arnoux Renault 1:33.988 -
2 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:34.339 + 0.351
3 28   Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:34.686 + 0.698
4 23   Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:34.912 + 0.924
5 5   Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:34.960 + 0.972
6 27   Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:35.109 + 1.121
7 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:35.618 + 1.630
8 2   Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:35.751 + 1.763
9 6   Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:35.872 + 1.884
10 11   Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:36.084 + 2.096
11 21   Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:36.091 + 2.103
12 3   Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:36.181 + 2.193
13 25   Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 1:36.422 + 2.434
14 7   John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:36.450 + 2.462
15 20   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:36.758 + 2.770
16 1   Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:36.827 + 2.839
17 31   Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:36.884 + 2.896
18 12   Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:36.919 + 2.931
19 22   Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 1:36.929 + 2.941
20 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:36.972 + 2.984
21 50   Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford 1:37.169 + 3.181
22 4   Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 1:37.215 + 3.227
23 9   Marc Surer ATS-Ford 1:37.270 + 3.282
24 8   Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 1:37.284 + 3.296
25 43   Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:37.661 + 3.673
26 30   Manfred Winkelhock Arrows-Ford 1:38.212 + 4.224
27 14   Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford 1:38.215 + 4.227
28 41   Geoff Lees Ensign-Ford 1:38.451 + 4.463
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Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 60 1:38:07.52 5 9
2 27   Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 60 + 28.93 6 6
3 28   Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 60 + 1:13.67 3 4
4 12   Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 59 + 1 Lap 18 3
5 21   Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford G 59 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 25   Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford G 59 + 1 Lap 13 1
7 8   Alain Prost McLaren-Ford G 59 + 1 Lap 24
8 1   Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 59 + 1 Lap 16
9 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 59 + 1 Lap 20
10 16   René Arnoux Renault M 58 + 2 Laps 1
11 50   Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford G 58 + 2 Laps 21
12 31   Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford G 57 + 3 Laps 17
13 3   Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 54 Brakes 12
Ret 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 53 Gearbox 2
Ret 9   Marc Surer ATS-Ford G 45 Engine 23
Ret 11   Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 40 Engine 10
Ret 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 38 Engine 7
Ret 4   Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford G 33 Accident 22
Ret 7   John Watson McLaren-Ford G 20 Wheel Bearing 14
Ret 6   Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 18 Suspension 9
Ret 20   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 17 Accident 15
Ret 2   Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 5 Puncture 8
Ret 23   Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo G 5 Puncture 4
Ret 22   Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo G 4 Spun Off 19
DNQ 43   Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G
DNQ 30   Manfred Winkelhock Arrows-Ford G
DNQ 14   Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford G
DNQ 41   Geoff Lees Ensign-Ford G
Source:[4][5]

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for German driver Manfred Winkelhock.
  • This was the 25th Grand Prix start for an Irish driver.
  • This race marked the 10th fastest lap and 24th and 25th podium finish for Williams.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1980". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Imola". StatsF1. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "1980 Italian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  4. ^ "1980 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. ^ "1980 Italian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 14 September 1980. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Italy 1980 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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Formula One Promotional Trophy
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1980
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1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix