1980 French Grand Prix
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 27 Alan Jones Williams - Ford 54 1:32:43.4 4
2 25 Didier Pironi Ligier - Ford 54 +4.52 secs 3
3 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier - Ford 54 +30.26 secs 1
4 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham - Ford 54 +1:14.88 secs 8
5 16 René Arnoux Renault 54 +1:16.15 secs 2
6 28 Carlos Reutemann Williams - Ford 54 +1:16.74 secs 5
7 7 John Watson McLaren - Ford 53 +1 Lap 13
8 2 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 53 +1 Lap 17
9 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows - Ford 53 +1 Lap 18
10 30 Jochen Mass Arrows - Ford 53 +1 Lap 15
11 4 Derek Daly Tyrrell - Ford 52 +2 Laps 20
12 1 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 52 +2 Laps 19
Ret 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi - Ford 50 Engine 24
Ret 3 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell - Ford 50 +4 Laps 16
Ret 31 Eddie Cheever Osella - Ford 43 Engine 21
Ret 9 Marc Surer ATS - Ford 26 Gearbox 11
Ret 22 Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 25 Handling 10
Ret 11 Mario Andretti Lotus - Ford 18 Gearbox 12
Ret 21 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi - Ford 8 Spun Off 23
Ret 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 8 Handling 9
Classification -- Race
The 1980 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 29 June 1980. It was the seventh round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 58th French Grand Prix, or the 66th Grand Prix de l'ACF and the sixth to be held at Paul Ricard. The race was held over 54 laps of the 5.809-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 314 kilometres.