1980 - Grand Prix of France

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1980 - Grand Prix of France

Race Name - Grand Prix of France
Date - 6/29/1980
Race Track - Circuit Paul Ricard
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 54
Pole Winner Jacques Laffite
Average Race Speed - 203.03 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jacques Laffite
Race Number - 7

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	4	Alan Jones	AlbiladWilliams Racing Team	Williams FW07B	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	3	Didier Pironi	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11/15	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	1	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11/15	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	8	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	2	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20	Renault-Gordini EF1
6	5	Carlos Reutemann	AlbiladWilliams Racing Team	Williams FW07B	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	13	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29C	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	17	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T5	Ferrari 015
9	18	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	15	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	20	Derek Daly	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	19	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T5	Ferrari 015
13	24	Emerson Fittipaldi	Skol Fittipaldi Team	Fittipaldi F7	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	16	JeanPierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	21	Eddie Cheever	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	11	Marc Surer	Team ATS	ATS D4	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	10	Patrick Depailler	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179	Alfa Romeo 1260
18	12	Mario Andretti	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	23	Keke Rosberg	Skol Fittipaldi Team	Fittipaldi F7	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	9	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179	Alfa Romeo 1260
21	7	Alain Prost	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29C	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	14	Elio de Angelis	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	6	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20	Renault-Gordini EF1
24	22	Ricardo Zunino	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV