French Grand Prix
1980 · Round 7 · Le Castellet, France · Jun 29, 1980Race summary
Victory went to Jones (from 4th on the grid), with a 4.520s margin. Villeneuve made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 8th (up 9 places). Arnoux had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 5th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 54 | 1:32:43.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | 54 | +4.520 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 54 | +30.260 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | 54 | +1:14.880 | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 54 | +1:16.150 | 2 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 54 | +1:16.740 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 20 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 19 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 50 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 21 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Marc Surer | ATS | 11 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 25 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 8 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | 6 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 3 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 22 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |