France Grand Prix 1980: results

Round 7 of the 1980 season, 29 June 1980, at Circuit Paul Ricard. Alan Jones won for Williams from P4 on the grid. Jacques Laffite took pole position. Fastest lap: Alan Jones, 1:41.450 (lap 48).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Alan JonesWilliams1:32:43.4209
2Didier PironiLigier+4.5206
3Jacques LaffiteLigier+30.2604
4Nelson PiquetBrabham+1:14.8803
5René ArnouxRenault+1:16.1502
6Carlos ReutemannWilliams+1:16.7401
7John WatsonMcLaren+1 lap0
8Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1 lap0
9Riccardo PatreseArrows+1 lap0
10Jochen MassArrows+1 lap0
11Derek DalyTyrrell+2 laps0
12Jody ScheckterFerrari+2 laps0
13Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldiEngine0
14Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell+4 laps0
DNFEddie CheeverOsellaEngine0
DNFMarc SurerATSGearbox0
DNFPatrick DepaillerAlfa RomeoHandling0
DNFMario AndrettiLotusGearbox0
DNFKeke RosbergFittipaldiSpun off0
DNFBruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoHandling0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenTransmission0
DNFElio De AngelisLotusClutch0
DNFRicardo ZuninoBrabhamClutch0
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultTransmission0
DNQGeoffrey LeesShadow—0
DNQJan LammersEnsign—0
DNQDavid KennedyShadow—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Jacques LaffiteLigier
2René ArnouxRenault
3Didier PironiLigier
4Alan JonesWilliams
5Carlos ReutemannWilliams
6Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
7Alain ProstMcLaren
8Nelson PiquetBrabham
9Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
10Patrick DepaillerAlfa Romeo
11Marc SurerATS
12Mario AndrettiLotus
13John WatsonMcLaren
14Elio De AngelisLotus
15Jochen MassArrows
16Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell
17Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
18Riccardo PatreseArrows
19Jody ScheckterFerrari
20Derek DalyTyrrell
21Eddie CheeverOsella
22Ricardo ZuninoBrabham
23Keke RosbergFittipaldi
24Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi
25Geoffrey LeesShadow
26Jan LammersEnsign
27David KennedyShadow

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