Round 7 · 29 June 1980
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard · Le Castellet, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
28 drivers
After Round 6
1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
22
pts
2
René Arnoux
Renault
21
pts
3
Alan Jones
Williams
19
pts
4
Didier Pironi
Ligier
17
pts
5
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
15
pts
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6
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
12
pts
7
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
7
pts
8
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
6
pts
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
5
pts
10
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
4
pts
11
Jochen Mass
Arrows
4
pts
12
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
3
pts
13
John Watson
McLaren
3
pts
14
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
3
pts
15
Alain Prost
McLaren
3
pts
16
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
2
pts
17
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
2
pts
18
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
2
pts
-
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham
0
pts
-
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Marc Surer
ATS
0
pts
-
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
0
pts
-
Geoff Lees
Shadow
0
pts
-
Patrick Depailler
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Osella
0
pts
-
Tiff Needell
Ensign
0
pts
After the race
28 drivers
After Round 7
1
Alan Jones
Williams
↑2
28
+9
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
↓1
25
+3
3
René Arnoux
Renault
↓1
23
+2
4
Didier Pironi
Ligier
—
23
+6
5
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
—
16
+1
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6
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
16
+4
7
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
—
7
+0
8
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
—
6
+0
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
5
+0
10
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
—
4
+0
11
Jochen Mass
Arrows
—
4
+0
12
John Watson
McLaren
↑1
3
+0
13
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
↓1
3
+0
14
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
3
+0
15
Alain Prost
McLaren
—
3
+0
16
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
—
2
+0
17
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
—
2
+0
18
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
2
+0
-
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Marc Surer
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Geoff Lees
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Depailler
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Tiff Needell
Ensign
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 1:32:43.400 | 9 |
| 2 | PIR Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | +4.520 | 6 |
| 3 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | +30.260 | 4 |
| 4 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | +1:14.880 | 3 |
| 5 | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | +1:16.150 | 2 |
| 6 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | +1:16.740 | 1 |
| 7 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 13 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | 15 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | DAL Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 20 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 19 | 2L | 0 |
| R | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 4L | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Osella | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | SUR Marc Surer | ATS | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | DEP Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | ZUN Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 22 | — | 0 |