1980 German Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 9th of 14 races of the 1980 World Automobile Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XLII Grand Prix of Germany | |
| Date: | August 10, 1980 | |
| Place: | Hockenheim | |
| Course: | Hockenheimring | |
| Length: | 305.505 km in 45 laps of 6.789 km
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| Weather: | sunny and hot | |
| Spectator: | ~ 85,000 | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Alan Jones
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 Williams
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| Time: | 1: 45.85 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
Alan Jones
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Williams
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| Time: | 1: 48.49 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
 Jacques Laffite
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Ligier
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| Second: |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Williams
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| Third: |
Alan Jones
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Williams
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The 1980 German Grand Prix took place in Hockenheim on August 10 and was the ninth race of the 1980 World Automobile Championship .
Reports
background
During the four-week break between the British Grand Prix and the ninth World Championship round, test drives took place in Hockenheim. In the course of this, Alfa Romeo driver Patrick Depailler had a fatal accident. For unknown reasons, he lost control of his car in the east curve, which at that time was still without a chicane, and crashed into the unprotected lane at high speed. The material for the erection of tire stacks and safety fences had already been delivered by this time and was packed behind the guard rails. The installation of these safety devices, which could have reduced the force of the impact, was only planned for the German GP ten days later and thus took place after the accident.
Alfa Romeo initially did not reoccupy the free cockpit and therefore entered with only one car. The ATS Racing Team, on the other hand, briefly expanded its commitment to two cars, giving Harald Ertl the opportunity for a Formula 1 comeback.
training
Due to the wet track, none of the drivers achieved a lap time of less than two minutes during the first qualifying session on Friday. On Saturday, all drivers succeeded in doing this with significantly more favorable track conditions.
Alan Jones completed the fastest training lap and qualified for pole position in front of the regained Renault of Jean-Pierre Jabouille and René Arnoux . Carlos Reutemann followed in the second Williams ahead of Jacques Laffite and Nelson Piquet .
While the team Renault seemed to have returned to his usual form, the disappointed Ferrari pilots Gilles Villeneuve and Jody Scheckter again with places 16 and 21st
run
Although Jones had the best start, Jabouille was able to take the lead on the first of the long Hockenheimer straight through the forest thanks to his turbo engine. Arnoux remained third, followed by the two Ligier drivers Didier Pironi and Jacques Laffite and Fittipaldi driver Keke Rosberg . After a pit stop on the third lap due to a defective rear wing, it fell back to the end of the field and was canceled on the eighth lap due to a damaged wheel bearing. On lap 19, Pironi had to give up the race in the pits. The reason was a broken drive shaft.
Within a few moments, both Renaults fell out of the race on laps 26 and 27 due to engine damage. This put Jones in the lead ahead of Laffite and Reutemann. At this point, Piquet was already well behind, ahead of Elio de Angelis and John Watson .
After a pit stop with a tire change, Jones dropped to third place on lap 41. Although he was still the fastest driver in the field, he could no longer prevent Laffite from winning ahead of Reutemann. Piquet finished fourth. Bruno Giacomelli and Gilles Villeneuve , profiting from the technical failures of Watson and de Angelis, finished fifth and sixth.
Registration list
Classifications
Qualifying
| Item | driver | constructor | Qualification training 1 | Qualification training 2 | begin | ||
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| time | Ø speed | time | Ø speed | ||||
| 1 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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2: 02.86 | 198.929 km / h | 1: 45.85 | 230.897 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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2: 00.55 | 202.741 km / h | 1: 45.89 | 230.809 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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2: 00.15 | 203.416 km / h | 1: 46.00 | 230.570 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford
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2: 04.69 | 196.009 km / h | 1: 46.14 | 230.266 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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2: 02.10 | 200.167 km / h | 1: 46.78 | 228.886 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
.svg){kind=small} Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford
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2: 01.71 | 200.808 km / h | 1: 46.90 | 228.629 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
Didier Pironi
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Ligier-Ford
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2: 02.42 | 199.644 km / h | 1: 47.20 | 227.989 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
 Keke Rosberg
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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2: 03.96 | 197.164 km / h | 1: 47.64 | 227.057 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
 Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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2: 04.55 | 196.230 km / h | 1: 48.45 | 225.361 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
 Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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2: 06.56 | 193.113 km / h | 1: 48.58 | 225.091 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
Elio de Angelis
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Lotus Ford
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2: 06.04 | 193.910 km / h | 1: 48.59 | 225.070 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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2: 04.45 | 196.387 km / h | 1: 48.70 | 224.843 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
 Marc Surer
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 ATS Ford
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2: 16.42 | 179.156 km / h | 1: 48.72 | 224.801 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
Alain Prost
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McLaren-Ford
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2: 04.57 | 196.198 km / h | 1: 48.75 | 224.739 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
 Hector Rebaque
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Brabham-Ford
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2: 10.54 | 187.225 km / h | 1: 48.78 | 224.677 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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2: 02.62 | 199.318 km / h | 1: 48.86 | 224.512 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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2: 05.75 | 194.357 km / h | 1: 48.93 | 224.368 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
Eddie Cheever
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Osella-Ford
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2: 03.54 | 197.834 km / h | 1: 49.06 | 224.100 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo
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2: 19.56 | 175.125 km / h | 1: 49.11 | 223.998 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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2: 04.47 | 196.356 km / h | 1: 49.26 | 223.690 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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2: 02.93 | 198.816 km / h | 1: 49.35 | 223.506 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
 Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford
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2: 03.91 | 197.243 km / h | 1: 49.51 | 223.180 km / h | 22nd |
| 23 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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2: 03.04 | 198.638 km / h | 1: 49.52 | 223.159 km / h | 23 |
| 24 |
 Jan Lammers
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Ensign-Ford
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2: 05.78 | 194.311 km / h | 1: 50.30 | 221.581 km / h | 24 |
| DNQ |
Rupert Keegan
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Williams-Ford
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2: 09.26 | 189.079 km / h | 1: 50.75 | 220.681 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Harald Ertl
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ATS Ford
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2: 05.10 | 195.367 km / h | 1: 53.13 | 216.038 km / h | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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| 1 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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45 | 0 | 1: 22: 59.73 | 5 | 1: 49.08 | |
| 2 |
Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford
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45 | 0 | + 3.19 | 4th | 1: 48.67 | |
| 3 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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45 | 1 | + 43.53 | 1 | 1: 48.49 | |
| 4th |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford
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45 | 0 | + 44.48 | 6th | 1: 49.92 | |
| 5 |
Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo
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45 | 0 | +1: 16.49 | 19th | 1: 50.39 | |
| 6th |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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45 | 1 | +1: 28.72 | 16 | 1: 50.48 | |
| 7th |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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45 | 0 | +1: 33.01 | 9 | 1: 50.78 | |
| 8th |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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45 | 0 | +1: 47.75 | 17th | 1: 50.94 | |
| 9 |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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44 | 0 | + 1 lap | 10 | 1: 50.63 | |
| 10 |
Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford
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44 | 0 | + 1 lap | 22nd | 1: 50.67 | |
| 11 |
Alain Prost
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McLaren-Ford
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44 | 1 | + 1 lap | 14th | 1: 50.15 | |
| 12 |
Marc Surer
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ATS Ford
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44 | 0 | + 1 lap | 13 | 1: 52.95 | |
| 13 |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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44 | 1 | + 1 lap | 21st | 1: 51.43 | |
| 14th |
Jan Lammers
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Ensign-Ford
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44 | 0 | + 1 lap | 24 | 1: 52.73 | |
| 15th |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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44 | 0 | + 1 lap | 23 | 1: 51.06 | |
| 16 |
Elio de Angelis
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Lotus Ford
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43 | 0 | DNF | 11 | 1: 50.90 | Wheel bearing damage |
| - |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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39 | 0 | DNF | 20th | 1: 50.95 | Engine failure |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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27 | 0 | DNF | 2 | 1: 49.48 | Engine failure |
| - |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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26th | 0 | DNF | 3 | 1: 48.56 | Engine failure |
| - |
Eddie Cheever
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Osella-Ford
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23 | 0 | DNF | 18th | 1: 52.35 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
Didier Pironi
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Ligier-Ford
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18th | 0 | DNF | 7th | 1: 50.94 | broken drive shaft |
| - |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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18th | 1 | DNF | 12 | 1: 53.22 | broken aprons |
| - |
Keke Rosberg
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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8th | 1 | DNF | 8th | 1: 53.43 | Wheel bearing damage |
| - |
Hector Rebaque
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Brabham-Ford
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4th | 0 | DNF | 15th | 1: 54.62 | Gearbox damage |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Fight at the limit. The Formula 1 Chronicle 1950–2000 , ed. v. Willy Knupp, RTL book edition: Zeitgeist Verlag: Düsseldorf / Gütersloh 2000, ISBN 3-89748-277-0 , p. 219
- ↑ "Training" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 29, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on September 29, 2012)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 29, 2012)
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