| 1980 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 11 of 14 in the1980 Formula One season | |||
 The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989) | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | August 31, 1980 | ||
| Official name | XXVIIGrote Prijs van Nederland | ||
| Location | Circuit Zandvoort,Zandvoort,Netherlands | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.252 km (2.642 miles) | ||
| Distance | 72 laps, 306.144 km (190.229 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:17.44 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  René Arnoux | Renault | |
| Time | 1:19.35 on lap 67 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Ligier-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1980 Dutch Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held on 31 August 1980 at theCircuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. It was the eleventh race of the1980 Formula One season.
The race was the 29thDutch Grand Prix. The race was held over 72 laps of the 4.252-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 306 kilometres.
The race was won by Brazilian driver,Nelson Piquet driving aBrabham BT49. The win was Piquet's second Formula One Grand Prix victory having taken his first win earlier the same year at the1980 United States Grand Prix West. The win confirmed Piquet as being the major threat toAlan Jones' charge to the world championship crown. Piquet won by twelve seconds over French driverRené Arnoux driving aRenault RE20. Less than half a second behind in third was another French driverJacques Laffite (Ligier JS11/15).
The circuit had been altered for the second time in as many years with the back straight chicane tightened significantly. There were several new combinations.Alfa Romeo entered a second car, a replacement afterPatrick Depailler's death a month earlier, for Italian veteranVittorio Brambilla.Geoff Lees was entered in a secondEnsign N180 andJochen Mass returned from injury in anArrows A3. Mass' return proved to be premature and he pulled out of the meeting.Tyrrell Racing test driverMike Thackwell stepped into the car but failed in his attempt to be the youngest ever Formula One race starter.
Jones won the start from the second row of the grid to lead early until he pitted with damaged skirts. Laffite soon took the lead from Arnoux before both were picked-off by Piquet. Late in the race Arnoux regained second place. Behind Laffite, the secondWilliams FW07B ofCarlos Reutemann finished fourth ahead ofJean-Pierre Jarier (driving his 100th Grand Prix) in the survivingTyrrell 010 afterDerek Daly had crashed earlier after brake failure. Young rookieAlain Prost claimed the final point debuting the newMcLaren M30, while in seventhGilles Villeneuve had given one of Ferrari's few 1980 highlights, running as high as third before his tyres went off.
Jones was three laps down in eleventh, his championship now in real danger as Piquet had closed to within two points. Reutemann now led the battle for third by a point over Laffite and three over Arnoux. Williams now had one hand firmly on the constructors' trophy, leading Ligier by 25 points and Brabham by 35 with Piquet's teammates providing virtually no support to the constructor's tally.
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