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Nelson Piquet won the 1980 Italian Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1980 Italian Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Alan Jones and Carlos Reutemann at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Alan Jones, and Carlos Reutemann
Race date
September 14, 1980
Pole
René Arnoux
Fastest lap
Alan Jones
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Brabham. Alan Jones is listed 2 for Williams, with Carlos Reutemann 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Alain Prost from P24 to P7 (+17), Elio de Angelis from P18 to P4 (+14), and Jacques Laffite from P20 to P9 (+11) 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 +1 lap, 4 DNQ, 3 Engine, 3 Finished, and 2 +2 laps. Alan Jones holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.089 on lap 47. 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 PiquetBrabham1:38:07.5209
2Alan JonesWilliams1:38:36.4506
3Carlos ReutemannWilliams1:39:21.1904
4Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus+1 lap3
5Keke RosbergFittipaldi+1 lap2
6Didier PironiLigier+1 lap1
7Alain ProstMcLaren+1 lap0
8Jody ScheckterFerrari+1 lap0
9Jacques LaffiteLigier+1 lap0
10René ArnouxRenault+2 laps0
11Rupert KeeganWilliams+2 laps0
12Eddie CheeverOsella+3 laps0
13Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrellBrakes0
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultGearbox0
DNFMarc SurerATS WheelsEngine0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseArrowsEngine0
DNFDerek DalyTyrrellAccident0
DNFJohn WatsonMcLarenWheel bearing0
DNFHéctor RebaqueBrabhamSuspension0