Round 7 of 14 · Le Castellet · 29 June 1980, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Laffite
pole position
54
laps
12
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:32:43.4 | 9 |
| 2 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | +4.52 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +30.26 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1:14.88 | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1:16.15 | 2 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +1:16.74 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Osella | Engine | |
| DNF | Marc Surer | ATS | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | Handling | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Spun off | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Handling | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | McLaren | Transmission | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Clutch | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Transmission | |
| DNF | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | Clutch | |
| DNQ | Geoff Lees | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Dave Kennedy | Shadow | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify