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Alan Jones won the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix

Alan Jones won the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Carlos Reutemann and Didier Pironi at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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Race recap

Winner
Alan Jones
Team
Williams
Top listed
Alan Jones, Carlos Reutemann, and Didier Pironi
Race date
September 28, 1980
Pole
Nelson Piquet
Fastest lap
Didier Pironi
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

The decisive result

Alan Jones finished first for Williams. Carlos Reutemann is listed 2 for Williams, with Didier Pironi 3 for Ligier.

Grid to finish

Gilles Villeneuve from P22 to P5 (+17), Jochen Mass from P21 to P11 (+10), and Jean-Pierre Jarier from P15 to P7 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nelson Piquet started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 4 DNQ, 3 Engine, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +2 laps. Didier Pironi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.769 on lap 62. 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
1Alan JonesWilliams1:46:45.5309
2Carlos ReutemannWilliams1:47:01.0706
3Didier PironiLigier1:47:04.6604
4John WatsonMcLaren1:47:16.5103
5Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:47:40.7602
6Héctor RebaqueBrabham+1 lap1
7Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell+1 lap0
8Jacques LaffiteLigierOut of fuel0
9Keke RosbergFittipaldi+2 laps0
10Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus+2 laps0
11Jochen MassArrows+3 laps0
12Jan LammersEnsign+4 laps0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenSuspension0
DNFRené ArnouxRenaultBrakes0
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultSuspension0
DNFNelson PiquetBrabhamEngine0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFEddie CheeverOsellaFuel system0
DNFEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldiGearbox0