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1980 Belgium Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Zolder circuit. Full information

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1980 Belgium Grand Prix

1980 Belgium Grand Prix is 333rd Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Zolder circuit. Alan Jones won the pole position, Didier Pironi won this race. This was his 1st victory. Alan Jones and Carlos Reutemann also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 72 laps (307 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1980 USA West Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1980 Monaco Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1980 Belgium Grand Prix

5th victory for the Ligier team
1st victory for the Didier Pironi
4th podium for the Didier Pironi
11th podium for the Alan Jones
30th podium for the Carlos Reutemann

Didier Pironi - Winner of the 1980 Belgium Grand Prix

1980 Belgium Grand Prix

Ligier JS11/15 - 1980 Belgium Grand Prix winner

1980 Belgium Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Didier Pironi	9.00	1h 38m 46.51s ( 186.402 km/h )	72	Equipe Ligier Gitanes
2	Alan Jones	6.00	1h 39m 33.88s ( +47.37s )	72	Albilad-Williams Racing Team
3	Carlos Reutemann	4.00	1h 40m 10.63s ( +1m 24.12s )	72	Albilad-Williams Racing Team
4	René Arnoux	3.00		71	Equipe Renault Elf
5	Jean-Pierre Jarier	2.00		71	Candy Tyrrell Team
6	Gilles Villeneuve	1.00		71	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Keke Rosberg	0		71	Skol Fittipaldi Team
8	Jody Scheckter	0		70	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
9	Derek Daly	0		70	Candy Tyrrell Team
10	Elio De Angelis	0	Accident	69	Team Essex Lotus
11	Jacques Laffite	0		68	Equipe Ligier Gitanes
12	Jan Lammers	0	Engine	64	Team ATS
nc	John Watson	0		61	Marlboro Team McLaren
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Accident	58	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
ab	Mario Andretti	0	Gearbox	41	Team Essex Lotus
ab	Patrick Depailler	0	Exhaust	38	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
ab	Nelson Piquet	0	Accident	32	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Alain Prost	0	Transmission	29	Marlboro Team McLaren
ab	Emerson Fittipaldi	0	Electrics	16	Skol Fittipaldi Team
ab	Tiff Needell	0	Engine	12	Unipart Racing Team
ab	Bruno Giacomelli	0	Suspension	11	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
ab	Ricardo Zunino	0	Transmission	5	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Jochen Mass	0	Accident	1	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
ab	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	Clutch	1	Equipe Renault Elf
nq	Eddie Cheever	0			Osella Squadra Corse
nq	Geoff Lees	0			Shadow Cars
nq	David Kennedy	0			Shadow Cars
f	Arturo Merzario	0	Car unavailable		Team Merzario

Qualifying Results for the 1980 Belgium Grand Prix on the Zolder circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Alan Jones	1'19''12	Albilad-Williams Racing Team
2	Didier Pironi	1'19''35	Equipe Ligier Gitanes
3	Jacques Laffite	1'19''69	Equipe Ligier Gitanes
4	Carlos Reutemann	1'19''79	Albilad-Williams Racing Team
5	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1'19''89	Equipe Renault Elf
6	René Arnoux	1'19''89	Equipe Renault Elf
7	Nelson Piquet	1'20''23	Parmalat Racing Team
8	Elio De Angelis	1'20''96	Team Essex Lotus
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1'21''36	Candy Tyrrell Team
10	Patrick Depailler	1'21''45	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
11	Derek Daly	1'21''51	Candy Tyrrell Team
12	Gilles Villeneuve	1'21''54	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
13	Jochen Mass	1'21''55	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
14	Jody Scheckter	1'21''58	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
15	Jan Lammers	1'21''72	Team ATS
16	Riccardo Patrese	1'21''75	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
17	Mario Andretti	1'22''07	Team Essex Lotus
18	Bruno Giacomelli	1'22''20	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
19	Alain Prost	1'22''26	Marlboro Team McLaren
20	John Watson	1'22''57	Marlboro Team McLaren
21	Keke Rosberg	1'22''97	Skol Fittipaldi Team
22	Ricardo Zunino	1'23''18	Parmalat Racing Team
23	Tiff Needell	1'23''50	Unipart Racing Team
24	Emerson Fittipaldi	1'24''22	Skol Fittipaldi Team
25	Geoff Lees	1'24''37	Shadow Cars
26	David Kennedy	1'24''64	Shadow Cars
27	Eddie Cheever	1'40''06	Osella Squadra Corse
0	Arturo Merzario	0	Team Merzario