French Grand Prix
Round 7 · 29 June 1980 ·Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
Pironi
Ligier
2
Jones
Williams
1
Laffite
Ligier
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones |  Australian | Williams | 54 | 1:32:43.4 | 9 |
| 2 | Didier Pironi |  French | Ligier | 54 | +4.52 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | French | Ligier | 54 | +30.26 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet |  Brazilian | Brabham | 54 | +1:14.88 | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | French | Renault | 54 | +1:16.15 | 2 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Williams | 54 | +1:16.74 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson |  British | McLaren | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve |  Canadian | Ferrari | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese |  Italian | Arrows | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass |  German | Arrows | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Daly |  Irish | Tyrrell | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Ferrari | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 50 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | French | Tyrrell | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| R | Eddie Cheever |  American | Osella | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Marc Surer |  Swiss | ATS | 26 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Patrick Depailler | French | Alfa Romeo | 25 | Handling | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | American | Team Lotus | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg |  Finnish | Fittipaldi | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Italian | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Handling | 0 |
| R | Alain Prost | French | McLaren | 6 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Italian | Team Lotus | 3 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | French | Renault | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Ricardo Zunino | Argentine | Brabham | 0 | Clutch | 0 |
| F | Geoff Lees | British | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Jan Lammers |  Dutch | Ensign | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Dave Kennedy | Irish | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify