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1980 Formula One Season

Pos	Team	Constructor	Chassis	Drivers	Points
1	Albilad Williams Racing Team	Williams	FW07B	Alan Stanley Jones  Carlos Alberto Reutemann	120
2	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier		Jacques-Henri Laffite  Didier Joseph-Lovis Pironi	66
3	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham		Nelson Souto Maior Piquet  Héctor Alonso Rebaque  Ricardo Héctor Zunino	55
4	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault		René Alexandre Arnoux  Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille	38
6	Candy Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	009	Derek Daly  Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier  Michael Thackwell	12
9	Marlboro McLaren	McLaren	M29 M30	Alain Marie Pascal Prost  Stephen South  John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson	11
8	Skol Fittipaldi Team	Fittipaldi		Emerson Fittipaldi  Keijo Erik 'Keke' Rosberg	11
7	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	A3	Jochen Richard Mass  Riccardo Gabriele Patrese  Michael Thackwell  Manfred Winkelhock	11
10	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	312 T5 F1	Jody David Scheckter  Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve	8
11	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	179	Vittorio Brambilla  Andrea de Cesaris  Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler  Bruno Giacomelli	4
	Team ATS	ATS		Harald Ertl  Johannes 'Jan' Lammers  Marc Surer
	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus	81	Mario Gabriele Andretti  Elio de Angelis  Nigel Ernest James Mansell
	Unipart Racing Team	Ensign		Johannes 'Jan' Lammers  Geoffrey Lees  Timothy 'Tiff' Needell  Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni
	Theodore Shadow	Shadow		Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson  David Kennedy  Geoffrey Lees
	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella		Edward McKay 'Eddie' Cheever, Jr.
	Brands Hatch Racing	Williams		Desiré Randall Wilson
	RAM – Penthouse Rizla Racing	Williams		Kevin Cogan  Rupert Keegan  Geoffrey Lees

1980 Season Review

Race	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Constructor
Argentine Grand Prix	Oscar Gálvez	Jan 1980	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams
Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	Jan 1980	René Alexandre Arnoux	Renault
South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Mar 1980	René Alexandre Arnoux	Renault
United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	Mar 1980	Nelson Souto Maior Piquet	Brabham
Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	May 1980	Didier Joseph-Lovis Pironi	Ligier
Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	May 1980	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Williams
French Grand Prix	Paul Ricard	Jun 1980	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams
British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	Jul 1980	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams
German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Aug 1980	Jacques-Henri Laffite	Ligier
Austrian Grand Prix	Osterreichring	Aug 1980	Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille	Renault
Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	Aug 1980	Nelson Souto Maior Piquet	Brabham
Italian Grand Prix	Imola	Sep 1980	Nelson Souto Maior Piquet	Brabham
Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Île Notre-Dame	Sep 1980	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams
United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	Oct 1980	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams

Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1950 G. Farina 1951 J. Fangio 1952 A. Ascari 1953 A. Ascari 1954 J. Fangio 1955 J. Fangio 1956 J. Fangio 1957 J. Fangio 1958 M. Hawthorn 1959 S. Brabham 1960 S. Brabham 1961 P. Hill, Jr 1962 N. Hill 1963 J. Clark, Jr. 1964 J. Surtees 1965 J. Clark, Jr. 1966 S. Brabham 1967 D. Hulme 1968 N. Hill 1969 S. Stewart

1970 K. Rindt 1971 S. Stewart 1972 E. Fittipaldi 1973 S. Stewart 1974 E. Fittipaldi 1975 A. Lauda 1976 J. Hunt 1977 A. Lauda 1978 M. Andretti 1979 J. Scheckter 1980 A. Jones 1981 N. Piquet 1982 K. Rosberg 1983 N. Piquet 1984 A. Lauda 1985 A. Prost 1986 A. Prost 1987 N. Piquet 1988 A. Senna 1989 A. Prost

1990 A. Senna 1991 A. Senna 1992 N. Mansell 1993 A. Prost 1994 M. Schumacher 1995 M. Schumacher 1996 D. Hill 1997 J. Villeneuve 1998 M. Hakkinen 1999 M. Hakkinen 2000 M. Schumacher 2001 M. Schumacher 2002 M. Schumacher 2003 M. Schumacher 2004 M. Schumacher 2005 F. Alonso 2006 F. Alonso 2007 K. Raikkonen 2008 L. Hamilton 2009 J. Button

2010 S. Vettel 2011 S. Vettel 2012 S. Vettel 2013 S. Vettel 2014 L. Hamilton 2015 L. Hamilton 2016 N. Rosberg 2017 L. Hamilton 2018 L. Hamilton 2019 L. Hamilton 2020 L. Hamilton 2021 M. Verstappen 2022 M. Verstappen 2023 M. Verstappen 2024 M. Verstappen