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Carlos Reutemann won the 1980 Monaco Grand Prix

Carlos Reutemann won the 1980 Monaco Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Jacques Laffite and Nelson Piquet at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Carlos Reutemann
Team
Williams
Top listed
Carlos Reutemann, Jacques Laffite, and Nelson Piquet
Race date
May 18, 1980
Pole
Didier Pironi
Fastest lap
Carlos Reutemann
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Carlos Reutemann finished first for Williams. Jacques Laffite is listed 2 for Ligier, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Brabham.

Grid to finish

Emerson Fittipaldi from P18 to P6 (+12), Mario Andretti from P19 to P7 (+12), and Jochen Mass from P15 to P4 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Didier Pironi started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 DNQ, 4 Collision, 3 Accident, 3 Finished, and 2 +1 lap. Carlos Reutemann holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.418 on lap 40. 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
1Carlos ReutemannWilliams1:55:34.3659
2Jacques LaffiteLigier1:56:47.9946
3Nelson PiquetBrabham1:56:52.0914
4Jochen MassArrows+1 lap3
5Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1 lap2
6Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+2 laps1
7Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus+3 laps0
8Riccardo PatreseArrows+3 laps0
9Elio de AngelisTeam LotusAccident0
NCJan LammersATS Wheels+12 laps0
DNFDidier PironiLigierAccident0
DNFRené ArnouxRenaultAccident0
DNFPatrick DepaillerAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFJody ScheckterFerrariHandling0
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultGearbox0
DNFAlan JonesWilliamsDifferential0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierTyrrellCollision0
DNFBruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoCollision0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenCollision0
DNFDerek DalyTyrrellCollision0