The 1980 British Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 13 July 1980. Didier Pironi started on pole position in the Ligier Ford and Alan Jones was the race winner in the Williams Ford.
1980 British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 76 | 1:34:49.228 | 1:34:49.228 | - | - | 1:13.179 | 53 | 202.275 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +11.007 | 1:35:00.235 | +11.007 | +11.007 | 1:13.375 | 60 | 201.884 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +13.285 | 1:35:02.513 | +13.285 | +2.278 | 1:13.225 | 75 | 201.803 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:14.348 | 69 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:15.129 | 55 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:14.118 | 51 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:15.738 | 37 | 17 | |||
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 74 | Engine | 2 laps | 1:15.625 | 48 | 12 | ||||
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:16.945 | 49 | 21 | |||
| 10 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 73 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:15.742 | 64 | 23 | ||||
| 11 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:16.780 | 65 | 18 | ||||
| 12 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:17.259 | 34 | 22 | |||
| 13 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +7 laps | 7 laps | 3 laps | 1:17.306 | 58 | 24 | |||
| NC | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 67 | +9 laps | 1:15.378 | 64 | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Didier Pironi | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 63 | Tyre | 1:12.368 | 54 | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 59 | Engine | 1:15.661 | 52 | 15 | |||||
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 57 | Gearbox | 1:15.218 | 44 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 42 | Spun Off | 1:15.058 | 40 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 35 | Engine | 1:15.837 | 32 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 30 | Tyre | 1:14.067 | 14 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Depailler | France | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 27 | Engine | 1:15.786 | 13 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Osella Ford | Goodyear | 17 | Suspension | 1:19.136 | 14 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Suspension | 1:17.318 | 10 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 6 | Engine | 1:17.224 | 5 | 13 | |||||
| DNQ | 14 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 43 | Desire Wilson | South Africa | Williams Ford | Goodyear |