
Netherlands 1980
Round 11 • August 31, 1980
Circuit
Zandvoort
As F1 returns to the storied curves of Zandvoort, Alan Jones and Nelson Piquet clash in a high-stakes duel that could tilt the championship scales. The coastal winds whip up unpredictability, challenging even the most seasoned drivers as they wrestle their cars through the relentless Dutch sand and swirling gusts. With every lap, tension mounts and the drama intensifies, making this a race where the outcome seems to hang on a knife-edge until the very end.
| Pos | Driver | Time/Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 1:38:13.830 | 9 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux | +12.930 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | +13.430 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | +15.290 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Pierre Jarier | +1:00.020 | 2 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | +1:22.620 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | +2 laps | 0 |
| 10 | Marc Surer | +3 laps | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | +3 laps | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux | - | - | - |
| 2 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | - | - | - |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | - | - | - |
| 4 | Alan Jones | - | - | - |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | - | - | - |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | - | - | - |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | - | - | - |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | - | - | - |
| 9 | John Watson | - | - | - |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | - | - | - |
| 11 | Elio De Angelis | - | - | - |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | - | - | - |
| 13 | Hector Rebaque | - | - | - |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | - | - | - |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | - | - | - |
| 16 | Nigel Mansell | - | - | - |
| 17 | Jean Pierre Jarier | - | - | - |
| 18 | Alain Prost | - | - | - |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | - | - | - |
| 20 | Marc Surer | - | - | - |