| 1980 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 5 of 14 in the1980 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | May 4, 1980 | ||
| Location | Circuit Zolder,Heusden-Zolder,Belgium | ||
| Course length | 4.262 km (2.648 miles) | ||
| Distance | 72 laps, 306.864 km (190.066 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:19.12 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | |
| Time | 1:20.88 on lap 57 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Second | Williams-Ford | ||
| Third | Williams-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1980 Belgian Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held atZolder on 4 May 1980. It was the fifth round of the1980 Formula One season. The race was the 38thBelgian Grand Prix and the seventh to be held at Zolder. The race was held over 72 laps of the 4.262-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 307 kilometres.
The race was won by French driverDidier Pironi driving aLigier JS11/15. It was Pironi's first World Championship victory and he was the fourth driver to win in the first five races of the season. Pironi won by 47 seconds over Australian driver and eventual 1980 champion,Alan Jones driving aWilliams FW07B. Third was Jones'Williams Argentine teammate,Carlos Reutemann. It was the first of three wins in Pironi's accident-shortened Formula One career. Jones' second place allowed him to close to within two points of series leaderRené Arnoux who had collected three points for finishing fourth in hisRenault RE20. Piquet was one point behind Jones with Pironi just one point further behind.
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