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1980 Austrian Grand Prix

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1980 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 10 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
The Österreichring Circuit (1977-1995)
The Österreichring Circuit (1977-1995)
Race details
Date 17 August 1980
Official name XVIII Großer Preis von Osterreich
Location Österreichring, Spielberg, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.942 km (3.692 miles)
Distance 54 laps, 320.868 km (199.378 miles)
Weather Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:30.27
Fastest lap
Driver France René Arnoux Renault
Time 1:32.53 on lap 50
Podium
First Renault
Second Williams-Ford
Third Williams-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1980 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 17 August 1980 at the Österreichring circuit in Austria. It was the tenth race of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 13th Austrian Grand Prix and the eleventh to be held at the Österreichring. The race was held over 54 laps of the 5.942-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 321 kilometres.

The race was won by French driver, Jean-Pierre Jabouille driving a Renault RE20. The win was Jabouille's second and last Formula One Grand Prix victory. It was also his first points finish in over a year since his previous victory at the 1979 French Grand Prix. It would also be the last points finish of his career. Jabouille won by eight-tenths of a second over Australian driver Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07B. Third was Jones' Williams teammate, Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann.

At the high-altitude circuit the turbocharged Renaults dominated qualifying, with René Arnoux securing the pole over Jabouille but Jones won the start, leading until Arnoux took over on lap 3. Arnoux pitted for tyres on lap 21 handing Jabouille the lead he only just kept and Jones fell just short as Jabouille limped home on wrecked tyres.

Behind Reutemann, French driver Jacques Laffite was fourth in his Ligier JS11/15 with Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet (Brabham BT49) and Italian driver Elio de Angelis (Lotus 81) completing the points finishers. Team Lotus ran a third car for debutant British driver Nigel Mansell. The future world champion retired with a broken engine after 40 laps and suffering burns after he raced in overalls soaked in fuel after a pre-race incident. West German driver Jochen Mass did not make the start, crashing and rolling his Arrows A3 and injuring himself in practice.

Jones now led Piquet by eleven points, Reutemann by 17 and Laffite by 19. Williams now led Ligier in the constructors' championship by 26 points and Brabham by 41.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 16 France René Arnoux Renault 1:30.27 -
2 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:31.48 + 1.21
3 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:32.95 + 2.68
4 28 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:33.07 + 2.80
5 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:33.16 + 2.89
6 25 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 1:33.22 + 2.95
7 5 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:33.39 + 3.12
8 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:33.64 + 3.37
9 12 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:33.76 + 3.49
10 4 Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 1:34.17 + 3.90
11 21 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:34.33 + 4.06
12 8 France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford 1:34.35 + 4.08
13 3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:34.63 + 4.36
14 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:34.86 + 4.59
15 2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:34.87 + 4.60
16 9 Switzerland Marc Surer ATS-Ford 1:35.10 + 4.83
17 11 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:35.20 + 4.93
18 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:35.29 + 5.02
19 31 United States Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 1:35.40 + 5.13
20 50 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford 1:35.53 + 5.26
21 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:35.56 + 5.29
22 1 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:35.61 + 5.34
23 20 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:35.67 + 5.40
24 43 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:35.71 + 5.44
25 14 Netherlands Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford 1:36.04 + 5.77
26 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford No time  
Source:[1]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 54 1:26:15.73 2 9
2 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 54 +0.82 secs 3 6
3 28 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 54 +19.36 secs 4 4
4 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 54 +42.02 secs 5 3
5 5 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 54 +1:02.81 secs 7 2
6 12 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 54 +1:14.97 secs 9 1
7 8 France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford G 54 +1:33.41 secs 12  
8 2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 53 +1 Lap 15  
9 16 France René Arnoux Renault M 53 +1 Lap 1  
10 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 53 +1 Lap 14  
11 20 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 53 +1 Lap 23  
12 9 Switzerland Marc Surer ATS-Ford G 53 +1 Lap 16  
13 1 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 53 +1 Lap 22  
14 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 53 +1 Lap 18  
15 50 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Williams-Ford G 52 +2 Laps 20  
16 21 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford G 52 +2 Laps 11  
Ret 43 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G 40 Engine 24  
Ret 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford G 34 Engine 21  
Ret 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo G 28 Wheel 8  
Ret 25 France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford G 25 Handling 6  
Ret 3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford G 25 Electrical 13  
Ret 31 United States Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford G 23 Wheel Bearing 19  
Ret 4 Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford G 12 Brakes 10  
Ret 11 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 6 Engine 17  
DNQ 14 Netherlands Jan Lammers Ensign-Ford G        
DNQ 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G   Driver Injured    
Source:[2][3]

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for future World Champion Nigel Mansell.
  • This was the 25th Grand Prix start for a Finnish driver.
  • This was the 5th fastest lap set by Renault and a Renault-powered car.

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. ^ "1980 Austrian Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  2. ^ "1980 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "1980 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 17 August 1980. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Austria 1980 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.


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