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French Grand Prix

Paul Ricard, 29 Jun 1980

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Alan Jones Williams FW07B [7] - Cosworth DFV V8

2 Didier Pironi Ligier JS11/15 [04] - Cosworth DFV V8

3 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS11/15 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8

4 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT49 [8] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 Parmalat Racing Team
6 Carlos Reutemann Williams FW07B [5] - Cosworth DFV V8

7 John Watson McLaren M29C [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
(see note 1)
8 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T5 [045] - f12

9 Riccardo Patrese Arrows A3 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8

10 Jochen Mass Arrows A3 [3?] - Cosworth DFV V8

11 Derek Daly Tyrrell 010 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8

12 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 312T5 [046] - f12

13 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi F7 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8

14 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 010 [3-4] - Cosworth DFV V8

R Mario Andretti Lotus 81 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8

R Elio de Angelis Lotus 81 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8

R Marc Surer ATS D4 [03] - Cosworth DFV V8

R Eddie Cheever Osella FA1 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8

R Alain Prost McLaren M29C [4] - Cosworth DFV V8

R Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 179 [3] - 1260 V12

R Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 179 [4] - 1260 V12

R Ricardo Zunino Brabham BT49 [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
#6 Parmalat Racing Team
C Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi F7 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8

DNQ Geoff Lees Shadow DN12 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
Did not qualify
DNQ David Kennedy Shadow DN12 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
Did not qualify
DNQ Jan Lammers Ensign N180 [MN12] - Cosworth DFV V8
Did not qualify
T Jochen Mass Arrows A3 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
(Only used in practice)
T Eddie Cheever Osella FA1 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
(Only used in practice)
T Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 179 [5] - 1260 V12
(Only used in practice)
T Marc Surer ATS D4 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
(Only used in practice)
T Alan Jones Williams FW07B [6] - Cosworth DFV V8
(Only used in practice)
T/S   Lotus 81 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
(Spare - not used in practice)
T/S Nelson Piquet Brabham BT49 [3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5T Parmalat Racing Team 		(Spare - not used in practice)

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
Qualifying information not available

Notes on the cars:

  1. McLaren M29C [2] (John Watson): After the McLaren M28s were abondoned, McLaren M29/2 was new at the 1979 German GP for Patrick Tambay. It was updated to M29B then M29C specification for John Watson in 1980, then to M29F spec in 1981 as a spare car. Arnold Glass then bought this and a sister M29C for British F1 in August 1981, retaining it as a spare for 1982. It was then sold to John Foulston (Dunsfold, Surrey), who raced it in HSCC F1 in 1983 and 1984. It was then sold to an Italian owner, and remained in Italy for many years. It returned to competition in Masters F1 with its new owner in early 2018.

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.