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Alan Jones won the 1980 British Grand Prix

Alan Jones won the 1980 British Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Carlos Reutemann at Brands Hatch.

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Race recap

Winner
Alan Jones
Team
Williams
Top listed
Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, and Carlos Reutemann
Race date
July 13, 1980
Pole
Didier Pironi
Fastest lap
Didier Pironi
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Brands Hatch

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Jody Scheckter from P23 to P10 (+13), Riccardo Patrese from P21 to P9 (+12), and Jochen Mass from P24 to P13 (+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 4 Engine, 3 +1 lap, 3 +3 laps, 3 DNQ, and 3 Finished. Didier Pironi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:12.368 on lap 54. 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 JonesWilliams1:34:49.2289
2Nelson PiquetBrabham1:35:00.2386
3Carlos ReutemannWilliams1:35:02.5184
4Derek DalyTyrrell+1 lap3
5Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell+1 lap2
6Alain ProstMcLaren+1 lap1
7Héctor RebaqueBrabham+2 laps0
8John WatsonMcLaren+2 laps0
9Riccardo PatreseArrows+3 laps0
10Jody ScheckterFerrari+3 laps0
11Rupert KeeganWilliams+3 laps0
12Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+4 laps0
13Jochen MassArrows+7 laps0
NCRené ArnouxRenault+9 laps0
DNFDidier PironiLigierTyre0
DNFMarc SurerATS WheelsEngine0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFBruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoSpun off0
DNFGilles VilleneuveFerrariEngine0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierTyre0