Belgian Grand Prix
1980 · Round 5 · Heusden-Zolder, Belgium · May 4, 1980Race summary
Victory went to Pironi (from 2nd on the grid), with a 47.4s margin. Rosberg made the biggest gain, from 21st on the grid to 7th (up 14 places). Laffite had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 11th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 2 | 72 | 1:38:47.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 72 | +47.370 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 72 | +1:24.120 | 4 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 12 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 21 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 69 | Spun off | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | 68 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 15 | 64 | Engine | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 20 | 61 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 58 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 41 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 38 | Exhaust | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 32 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | McLaren | 19 | 29 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 16 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Tiff Needell | Ensign | 23 | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 22 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 5 | 1 | Clutch | 0 |