The 1980 Belgian Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Zolder circuit in Belgium on Sunday, 4 May 1980. Alan Jones started on pole position in the Williams Ford and Didier Pironi was the race winner in the Ligier Ford.
1980 Belgian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Didier Pironi | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 72 | 1:38:46.510 | 1:38:46.510 | - | - | 1:20.940 | 56 | 186.400 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +47.370 | 1:39:33.880 | +47.370 | +47.370 | 1:20.970 | 54 | 184.920 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +1:24.120 | 1:40:10.630 | +1:24.120 | +36.750 | 1:22.350 | 54 | 183.790 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 71 | +1 lap | 1:39:00.790 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.330 | 63 | 183.370 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1:39:02.020 | 1 lap | +1.230 | 1:22.250 | 66 | 183.330 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 71 | +1 lap | 1:39:17.090 | 1 lap | +15.070 | 1:22.620 | 46 | 182.870 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1:39:53.890 | 1 lap | +36.800 | 1:22.340 | 56 | 181.750 | 21 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 70 | +2 laps | 1:39:14.730 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.840 | 32 | 180.360 | 14 | |
| 9 | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +2 laps | 1:39:34.750 | 2 laps | +20.020 | 1:23.620 | 58 | 179.760 | 11 | |
| 10 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 69 | Spun Off | 1:36:27.610 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:21.810 | 68 | 182.920 | 8 | |
| 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +4 laps | 1:39:32.640 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.880 | 57 | 174.690 | 3 | |
| 12 | 9 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 64 | Engine | 1:31:12.350 | 8 laps | 4 laps | 1:23.330 | 36 | 179.440 | 15 | |
| NC | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 61 | +11 laps | 1:39:55.870 | 1:23.480 | 44 | 156.100 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 58 | Spun Off | 1:21:25.030 | 1:21.890 | 51 | 182.170 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 41 | Gearbox | 58:30.450 | 1:24.060 | 35 | 179.200 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Depailler | France | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 38 | Exhaust | 56:44.860 | 1:23.510 | 31 | 171.240 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 32 | Spun off | 44:52.050 | 1:22.510 | 31 | 182.380 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 29 | Transmission | 42:03.070 | 1:24.890 | 27 | 176.350 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Electrical | 23:35.220 | 1:26.160 | 11 | 173.470 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Tiff Needell | Great Britain | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 12 | Engine | 17:47.800 | 1:26.830 | 8 | 172.430 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 11 | Suspension | 15:54.010 | 1:24.180 | 5 | 176.910 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 5 | Gearbox | 7:44.240 | 1:27.060 | 2 | 165.250 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Spun Off | 1:38.000 | 1:38.000 | 1 | 156.560 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 1 | Clutch | 1:44.380 | 1:44.380 | 1 | 146.990 | 5 | |||
| DNQ | 17 | Geoff Lees | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Dave Kennedy | Ireland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Osella Ford | Goodyear |