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1980 US West GP
1979 Belgian GP

1980 Belgian GP
1980 Monaco GP
1981 Belgian GP
 XXXVIII  Grote Prijs van Belgie


Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 4 May 1980
Start time14:00
EventBelgian GP
CircuitZolder
Event FormatRace of 72 laps
Race5 of 15
Championship race333
Circuit
Laps72
Circuit Perimeter4262 m
Race Distance4262 × 72 = 306.864 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherDry
Participants
Entries27
Qualifiers24
Finishers12
Championship Debutants
Tiff Needell (Driver),    Shadow DN12 (Car Model)
MilestonesCar 26 - 10th Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Albilad-Williams Racing Team - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Derek Daly - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Didier Pironi - 1st Win (Driver)
Elf - 500th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Elio de Angelis - 20th Race Entry (Driver)
Equipe Ligier Gitanes - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Equipe Ligier Gitanes - 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Equipe Ligier Gitanes - 1st Win (Entrant)
Jan Lammers - 20th Race Entry (Driver)
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Nélson Piquet - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Shadow Cars - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Skol Fittipaldi Team - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Team Essex Lotus - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Records Broken 1. Most 8th Place Finishes – Ferrari (37)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (408),
2. Most Retirements – Lotus (377),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (276),
4. Most 6th Place Finishes – Ferrari (50),
5. Most 10th Place Finishes – Lotus (30),
6. Most Race Entries – Lotus (871)

Championships
1  René Arnoux 21 
2  Alan Jones 19 
up
3  Nélson Piquet 18 
down
4  Didier Pironi 17 
5  Riccardo Patrese 7 
6  Elio de Angelis 6 
  Jacques Laffite 6 
8  Carlos Reutemann 6 
up
9  Keke Rosberg 4 
down
  Emerson Fittipaldi 4 
down
11  John Watson 3 
down
  Derek Daly 3 
down
13  Alain Prost 3 
down
14  Bruno Giacomelli 2 
down
  Jean-Pierre Jarier 2 
up
  Jody Scheckter 2 
down
17  Jochen Mass 1 
down
  Gilles Villeneuve 1 
1 Williams / Ford 25 
up
2 Ligier / Ford 23 
up
3 Renault / Renault 21 
down
4 Brabham / Ford 18 
down
5 Arrows / Ford 8 
6 Fittipaldi / Ford 8 
7 Lotus / Ford 6 
8 McLaren / Ford 6 
9 Tyrrell / Ford 5 
10 Ferrari / Ferrari 3 
11 Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo 2 
down

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 25Car 27Car 26
EntrantEquipe Ligier GitanesAlbilad-Williams Racing TeamEquipe Ligier Gitanes
Driver Didier Pironi Alan Jones Jacques Laffite
CarLigier JS11/15Williams FW07BLigier JS11/15
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:38'46.511'19.121'20.88
Speed186.402 km/h193.923 km/h189.703 km/h


Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

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