The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was Round 12 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Imola, Italy on Sunday, 14 September 1980. René Arnoux started on pole position for Renault and Nelson Piquet was the race winner in the Brabham Ford.
1980 Italian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 60 | 1:38:07.520 | 1:38:07.520 | - | - | 1:36.310 | 51 | 183.440 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +28.930 | 1:38:36.450 | +28.930 | +28.930 | 1:36.089 | 47 | 182.540 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +1:13.670 | 1:39:21.190 | +1:13.670 | +44.740 | 1:36.650 | 54 | 181.170 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.640 | 40 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.000 | 58 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 25 | Didier Pironi | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.590 | 57 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.780 | 55 | 24 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:38.460 | 23 | 16 | ||||
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:38.590 | 46 | 20 | ||||
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 58 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.310 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 11 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:38.820 | 33 | 21 | ||||
| 12 | 31 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Osella Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.360 | 50 | 17 | |||
| 13 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 54 | Brakes | 6 laps | 3 laps | 1:37.990 | 54 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 53 | Gearbox | 1:36.450 | 44 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Engine | 1:39.410 | 43 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Engine | 1:38.170 | 28 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 38 | Engine | 1:38.430 | 29 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 33 | Accident | 1:39.740 | 33 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Wheel Bearing | 1:38.590 | 15 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Suspension | 1:38.470 | 16 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 17 | Accident | 1:39.580 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 5 | Puncture | 1:39.780 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 5 | Puncture | 1:39.860 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| DNF | 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 4 | Spun Off | 1:42.240 | 3 | 19 | |||||
| PRA | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 43 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 30 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 14 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 41 | Geoff Lees | Great Britain | Ensign Ford | Goodyear |