Lap Ledger1950–2027 · every championship race

Season · 14 rounds, all run

1980 FIA Formula One World Championship

Williams's first championship, eleven years after Frank Williams's first entry.

Rounds
14all run
Drivers' champion
Alan Jones67 points
Constructors' champion
Williams120 points
Margin
13over Nelson Piquet

How the title was decided

010203040506070R3R6R9R12675442
Alan JonesNelson PiquetCarlos Reutemann

The three drivers who finished highest, tracked from the opening round. Before 1991 only a driver's best few results counted, so a line can rise by less than they scored that weekend.

The numbers behind this chart, How the title was decided
How the title was decided
DriverAfter roundPoints
Alan Jones19
Alan Jones213
Alan Jones313
Alan Jones413
Alan Jones519
Alan Jones619
Alan Jones728
Alan Jones837
Alan Jones941
Alan Jones1047
Alan Jones1147
Alan Jones1253
Alan Jones1362
Alan Jones1467
Nelson Piquet16
Nelson Piquet26
Nelson Piquet39
Nelson Piquet418
Nelson Piquet518
Nelson Piquet622
Nelson Piquet725
Nelson Piquet831
Nelson Piquet934
Nelson Piquet1036
Nelson Piquet1145
Nelson Piquet1254
Nelson Piquet1354
Nelson Piquet1454
Carlos Reutemann32
Carlos Reutemann42
Carlos Reutemann56
Carlos Reutemann615
Carlos Reutemann716
Carlos Reutemann820
Carlos Reutemann926
Carlos Reutemann1030
Carlos Reutemann1133
Carlos Reutemann1237
Carlos Reutemann1340
Carlos Reutemann1442

Final drivers' standings

Final drivers' standings
PosDriverWinsPointsGap
1Alan Jones567—
2Nelson Piquet35413
3Carlos Reutemann14225
4Jacques Laffite13433
5Didier Pironi13235
6Rene Arnoux22938
7Elio de Angelis01354
8Jean-Pierre Jabouille1958
9Riccardo Patrese0760
10Keke Rosberg0661
11Derek Daly0661
11John Watson0661
13Jean-Pierre Jarier0661
14Gilles Villeneuve0661
15Emerson Fittipaldi0562
16Alain Prost0562
17Jochen Mass0463
18Bruno Giacomelli0463
19Jody Scheckter0265
20Héctor Rebaque0166
20Mario Andretti0166
A driver with points and no position was excluded from the classification: the points stand, the position does not. Wins are counted from the race records, and a shared drive is a win for both of its drivers. The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all.

Final constructors' standings

Final constructors' standings
PosConstructorPointsGap
1Williams ford120—
2Ligier ford6654
3Brabham ford5565
4Renault renault3882
5Team Lotus ford14106
6Tyrrell ford12108
7Arrows ford11109
8Fittipaldi ford11109
9McLaren ford11109
10Ferrari ferrari8112
11Alfa Romeo alfa-romeo4116
The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all. The championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so one name can appear more than once with different engines.

The calendar

  1. R1Argentinerun
  2. R2Brazilianrun
  3. R3South Africanrun
  4. R4United States Westrun
  5. R5Belgianrun
  6. R6Monacorun
  7. R7Frenchrun
  8. R8Britishrun
  9. R9Germanrun
  10. R10Austrianrun
  11. R11Dutchrun
  12. R12Italianrun
  13. R13Canadianrun
  14. R14United Statesrun

The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy.

The calendar
RGrand PrixCircuitDatesWinnerConstructorPoleFastest lap
1Argentine Grand PrixAutodromo Oscar GalvezAlan JonesWilliamsAlan JonesAlan Jones
2Brazilian Grand PrixAutodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)Rene ArnouxRenaultJean-Pierre JabouilleRene Arnoux
3South African Grand PrixKyalamiRene ArnouxRenaultJean-Pierre JabouilleRene Arnoux
4United States Grand Prix WestLong BeachNelson PiquetBrabhamNelson PiquetNelson Piquet
5Belgian Grand PrixCircuit ZolderDidier PironiLigierAlan JonesJacques Laffite
6Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoCarlos ReutemannWilliamsDidier PironiCarlos Reutemann
7French Grand PrixCircuit Paul RicardAlan JonesWilliamsJacques LaffiteAlan Jones
8British Grand PrixBrands HatchAlan JonesWilliamsDidier PironiDidier Pironi
9German Grand PrixHockenheimringJacques LaffiteLigierAlan JonesAlan Jones
10Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull RingJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultRene ArnouxRene Arnoux
11Dutch Grand PrixCircuit ZandvoortNelson PiquetBrabhamRene ArnouxRene Arnoux
12Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariNelson PiquetBrabhamRene ArnouxAlan Jones
13Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles-VilleneuveAlan JonesWilliamsNelson PiquetDidier Pironi
14United States Grand PrixWatkins GlenAlan JonesWilliamsBruno GiacomelliAlan Jones
Two names in one cell is a shared drive: both drivers are classified in that position, and both are winners. Open any round for its full classification.

Who entered

Who entered
ConstructorEntered asChassisDesignsEnginesTyres
Alfa RomeoMarlboro Team Alfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 1791Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12Goodyear
ArrowsWarsteiner Arrows Racing TeamArrows A31Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
ATSTeam ATSATS D3, ATS D42Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
BrabhamParmalat Racing TeamBrabham BT491Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
EnsignUnipart Racing TeamEnsign N1801Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
FerrariScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312T51Ferrari 015 3.0 F12Michelin
FittipaldiSkol Fittipaldi TeamFittipaldi F7, Fittipaldi F82Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
LigierÉquipe Ligier GitanesLigier JS11/151Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
McLarenMarlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M29B, McLaren M29C, McLaren M303Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
OsellaOsella Racing TeamOsella FA1, Osella FA1B2Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
RenaultÉquipe Renault ElfRenault RE201Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6 TMichelin
ShadowTheodore ShadowShadow DN11, Shadow DN122Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
Team LotusTeam Essex LotusLotus 81, Lotus 81B2Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
TyrrellCandy Tyrrell TeamTyrrell 009, Tyrrell 0102Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
WilliamsAlbilad-Williams Racing TeamWilliams FW07, Williams FW07B2Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
WilliamsBrands Hatch RacingWilliams FW071Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
WilliamsRAM/Penthouse Rizla RacingWilliams FW071Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
WilliamsRAM/Rainbow Jeans RacingWilliams FW071Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
WilliamsRAM/Williams Grand Prix EngineeringWilliams FW071Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear
Where an entrant ran more than one design, no source records which car raced which round — so those race results carry no chassis.

Photographs

From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.

Brabham BT49
Brabham BT49
Piquetmonaco · Eric Verplanken · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Renault RE20
Renault RE20
Model Réduit arnouxRE20 · Gladiator95190 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Ligier JS11
Ligier JS11
Jacques Laffite Ligier JS11 15 2019 Silverstone Classic (48557917442) · https://www.flickr.com/photos/davehamster/ · CC BY 2.0
Arrows A3
Arrows A3
Arrows A3 Mallory Park · TOM at Picassa . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ferrari 312T
Ferrari 312T
LaudaNiki19760731Ferrari312T2 · Lothar Spurzem · CC BY-SA 2.0 de
Alfa Romeo 179
Alfa Romeo 179
Alfa Romeo 179D (8372467256) · Motor74 · CC BY 2.0

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

1 more photograph
Williams FW07
Williams FW07
Williams FW07C, Peter Sowerby, GB (17.06.2007) · Lothar Spurzem · CC BY-SA 2.0 de

Where this comes from

Team
Williams
Runner-up
Nelson Piquet — 54
Engine formula
3.0 L naturally aspirated / 1.5 L turbocharged
Tyres
Goodyear, Firestone, Dunlop
Entered
41 drivers, 15 constructors, 4 engine makers — counted from the entries, whether or not they started