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Alan Jones won the 1980 French Grand Prix

Alan Jones won the 1980 French Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Didier Pironi and Jacques Laffite at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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Race recap

Winner
Alan Jones
Team
Williams
Top listed
Alan Jones, Didier Pironi, and Jacques Laffite
Race date
June 29, 1980
Pole
Jacques Laffite
Fastest lap
Alan Jones
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Circuit Paul Ricard

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Emerson Fittipaldi from P24 to P13 (+11), Gilles Villeneuve from P17 to P8 (+9), and Riccardo Patrese from P18 to P9 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacques Laffite started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 3 DNQ, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Clutch. Alan Jones holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:41.450 on lap 48. 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 JonesWilliams1:32:43.4209
2Didier PironiLigier1:32:47.9406
3Jacques LaffiteLigier1:33:13.6804
4Nelson PiquetBrabham1:33:58.3003
5René ArnouxRenault1:33:59.5702
6Carlos ReutemannWilliams1:34:00.1601
7John WatsonMcLaren+1 lap0
8Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1 lap0
9Riccardo PatreseArrows+1 lap0
10Jochen MassArrows+1 lap0
11Derek DalyTyrrell+2 laps0
12Jody ScheckterFerrari+2 laps0
13Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldiEngine0
14Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell+4 laps0
DNFEddie CheeverOsellaEngine0
DNFMarc SurerATS WheelsGearbox0
DNFPatrick DepaillerAlfa RomeoHandling0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFKeke RosbergFittipaldiSpun off0
DNFBruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoHandling0