1980 Season

Races

Champion

Kevin Cogan

Constructor

ATS

The 1980 Formula 1 World Championship featured 14 Grand Prix races across the season. Kevin Cogan of American claimed the Drivers' Championship with 0 points and 0 race victories. Marc Surer finished level on points but lost the title on countback. ATS won the Constructors' Championship with 0 points. The season saw 7 different race winners, making it one of the more competitive years in F1 history. The top three in the final standings were Kevin Cogan, Marc Surer, Ricardo Zunino.

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What races were in the 1980 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1980-01-13	Alan Jones(Williams)
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	1980-01-27	René Arnoux(Renault)
3	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	1980-03-01	René Arnoux(Renault)
4	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	1980-03-30	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	1980-05-04	Didier Pironi(Ligier)
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1980-05-18	Carlos Reutemann(Williams)
7	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	1980-06-29	Alan Jones(Williams)
8	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	1980-07-13	Alan Jones(Williams)
9	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	1980-08-10	Jacques Laffite(Ligier)
10	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	1980-08-17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille(Renault)
11	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	1980-08-31	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
12	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1980-09-14	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
13	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	1980-09-28	Alan Jones(Williams)
14	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	1980-10-05	Alan Jones(Williams)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Jarier	Cheever	Lammers	Johansson	Kennedy
R1Argentine Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R3South African Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R4United States Grand Prix West	0	0	0	0	0
R5Belgian Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0
R6Monaco Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0
R7French Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0
R8British Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0
R9German Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0
R10Austrian Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0
R11Dutch Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0
R12Italian Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0
R13Canadian Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0
R14United States Grand Prix	—	0	0	0	0

Who won the 1980 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Kevin Cogan	American	0	0
0	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	0
0	Ricardo Zunino	Argentine	0	0
0	Rupert Keegan	British	0	0
0	Clay Regazzoni	Swiss	0	0
0	Jan Lammers	Dutch	0	0
0	Eddie Cheever	American	0	0
0	Geoff Lees	British	0	0
0	Patrick Depailler	French	0	0
0	Nigel Mansell	British	0	0
0	Vittorio Brambilla	Italian	0	0
0	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	0	0
0	Tiff Needell	British	0	0
0	Mike Thackwell	New Zealander	0	0
0	Dave Kennedy	Irish	0	0
0	Stefan Johansson	Swedish	0	0
0	Harald Ertl	Austrian	0	0
0	Manfred Winkelhock	German	0	0
0	Stephen South	British	0	0
0	Desiré Wilson	South African	0	0
1	Alan Jones	Australian	5	67
1	Alan Jones	Australian	5	67
2	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	3	54
2	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	3	54
3	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	1	42
3	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	1	42
4	Jacques Laffite	French	1	34
4	Jacques Laffite	French	1	34
5	Didier Pironi	French	1	32
5	Didier Pironi	French	1	32
6	René Arnoux	French	2	29
6	René Arnoux	French	2	29
7	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	13
7	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	13
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	1	9
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	1	9
9	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	7
9	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	7
10	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	6
10	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	6
11	John Watson	British	0	6
11	John Watson	British	0	6
12	Derek Daly	Irish	0	6
12	Derek Daly	Irish	0	6
13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	6
13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	6
14	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	0	6
14	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	0	6
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	5
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	5
16	Alain Prost	French	0	5
16	Alain Prost	French	0	5
17	Jochen Mass	German	0	4
17	Jochen Mass	German	0	4
18	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	4
18	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	4
19	Jody Scheckter	South African	0	2
19	Jody Scheckter	South African	0	2
20	Mario Andretti	American	0	1
20	Mario Andretti	American	0	1
21	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	0	1
21	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	0	1
22	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	0
23	Ricardo Zunino	Argentine	0	0
24	Rupert Keegan	British	0	0
25	Clay Regazzoni	Swiss	0	0
26	Jan Lammers	Dutch	0	0
27	Eddie Cheever	American	0	0
28	Geoff Lees	British	0	0
29	Patrick Depailler	French	0	0
30	Nigel Mansell	British	0	0
31	Vittorio Brambilla	Italian	0	0
32	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	0	0
33	Tiff Needell	British	0	0
34	Mike Thackwell	New Zealander	0	0
35	Dave Kennedy	Irish	0	0
36	Stefan Johansson	Swedish	0	0
37	Harald Ertl	Austrian	0	0
38	Manfred Winkelhock	German	0	0
39	Stephen South	British	0	0
40	Desiré Wilson	South African	0	0
41	Kevin Cogan	American	0	0

Who won the 1980 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	ATS	Italian	0	0
0	Shadow	British	0	0
0	Osella	Italian	0	0
0	Ensign	British	0	0
1	Williams	British	6	120
1	Williams	British	6	120
2	Ligier	French	2	66
2	Ligier	French	2	66
3	Brabham	British	3	55
3	Brabham	British	3	55
4	Renault	French	3	38
4	Renault	French	3	38
5	Team Lotus	British	0	14
5	Team Lotus	British	0	14
6	Tyrrell	British	0	12
6	Tyrrell	British	0	12
7	Arrows	British	0	11
7	Arrows	British	0	11
8	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	11
8	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	11
9	McLaren	British	0	11
9	McLaren	British	0	11
10	Ferrari	Italian	0	8
10	Ferrari	Italian	0	8
11	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	4
11	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	4
12	ATS	Italian	0	0
13	Ensign	British	0	0
14	Osella	Italian	0	0
15	Shadow	British	0	0

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