1980 Belgian Grand Prix
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The 1980 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 4 May 1980. It was the fifth round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 38th Belgian Grand Prix and the seventh to be held at Zolder. The race was held over 72 laps of the 4.262-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 307 kilometres.
The race was won by French driver Didier Pironi driving a Ligier JS11/15. It was Pironi's first World Championship victory and he was the fourth driver to win in the first five races of the season. Pironi won by 47 seconds over Australian driver and eventual 1980 champion, Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07B. Third was Jones' Williams Argentine teammate, Carlos Reutemann. It was the first of three wins in Pironi's accident-shortened Formula One career. Jones' second place allowed him to close to within two points of series leader René Arnoux who had collected three points for finishing fourth in his Renault RE20. Piquet was one point behind Jones with Pironi just one point further behind.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Tiff Needell. Needell replaced Clay Regazzoni at Ensign Racing when the latter was injured during the United States Grand Prix West at the Long Beach Street Circuit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- This was the 25th Grand Prix start for Alfa Romeo as a constructor.
- This was the 5th pole position for Williams.
- This was the 5th Grand Prix win for Ligier.
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon René Arnoux | 21 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Alan Jones | 19 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet | 18 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Didier Pironi | 17 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese | 7 | |
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- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Williams-Ford | 25 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Ligier-Ford | 23 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Renault | 21 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford | 18 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Arrows-Ford | 8 | |
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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