- Winner
- Jacques Laffite
- Team
- Ligier
- Top listed
- Jacques Laffite, Carlos Reutemann, and Alan Jones
- Race date
- August 10, 1980
- Pole
- Alan Jones
- Fastest lap
- Alan Jones
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring
The decisive result
Jacques Laffite finished first for Ligier. Carlos Reutemann is listed 2 for Williams, with Alan Jones 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Bruno Giacomelli from P19 to P5 (+14), Derek Daly from P22 to P10 (+12), and Gilles Villeneuve from P16 to P6 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alan Jones started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 8 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 3 Engine, 2 DNQ, and 2 Gearbox. Alan Jones holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:48.490 on lap 43. 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.