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Nelson Piquet won the 1980 Dutch Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1980 Dutch Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of René Arnoux and Jacques Laffite at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, René Arnoux, and Jacques Laffite
Race date
August 31, 1980
Pole
René Arnoux
Fastest lap
René Arnoux
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Circuit Park Zandvoort

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Brabham. René Arnoux is listed 2 for Renault, with Jacques Laffite 3 for Ligier.

Grid to finish

Jean-Pierre Jarier from P17 to P5 (+12), Alain Prost from P18 to P6 (+12), and Marc Surer from P20 to P10 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. René Arnoux started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 5 Accident, 4 DNQ, 3 Brakes, and 3 Engine. René Arnoux holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.350 on lap 67. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nelson PiquetBrabham1:38:13.8309
2René ArnouxRenault1:38:26.7606
3Jacques LaffiteLigier1:38:27.2604
4Carlos ReutemannWilliams1:38:29.1203
5Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell1:39:13.8502
6Alain ProstMcLaren1:39:36.4501
7Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1 lap0
8Mario AndrettiTeam LotusOut of fuel0
9Jody ScheckterFerrari+2 laps0
10Marc SurerATS Wheels+3 laps0
11Alan JonesWilliams+3 laps0
DNFDerek DalyTyrrellBrakes0
DNFBruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoAccident0
DNFEddie CheeverOsellaEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseArrowsEngine0
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultHandling0
DNFGeoff LeesEnsignAccident0
DNFVittorio BrambillaAlfa RomeoAccident0
DNFJohn WatsonMcLarenEngine0
DNFEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldiBrakes0