The 1980 French Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on Sunday, 29 June 1980. Jacques Laffite started on pole position in the Ligier Ford and Alan Jones was the race winner in the Williams Ford.
1980 French 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 | 54 | 1:32:43.42 | 1:32:43.420 | - | - | 1:41.450 | 48 | 203.020 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 25 | Didier Pironi | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +4.520 | 1:32:47.940 | +4.520 | +4.520 | 1:41.510 | 48 | 202.850 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +30.260 | 1:33:13.680 | +30.260 | +25.740 | 1:42.340 | 44 | 201.920 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1:14.880 | 1:33:58.300 | +1:14.880 | +44.620 | 1:42.860 | 51 | 200.320 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 54 | +1:16.150 | 1:33:59.570 | +1:16.150 | +1.270 | 1:42.410 | 53 | 200.270 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1:16.740 | 1:34:00.160 | +1:16.740 | +0.590 | 1:42.410 | 53 | 200.250 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:33:15.540 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:44.220 | 45 | 198.110 | 13 | |
| 8 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 53 | +1 lap | 1:33:17.120 | 1 lap | +1.580 | 1:43.650 | 29 | 198.060 | 17 | |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:33:30.950 | 1 lap | +13.830 | 1:44.350 | 50 | 197.570 | 18 | |
| 10 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:33:32.980 | 1 lap | +2.030 | 1:44.270 | 50 | 197.500 | 15 | |
| 11 | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 1:32:44.520 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.820 | 41 | 195.460 | 20 | |
| 12 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 52 | +2 laps | 1:33:22.920 | 2 laps | +38.400 | 1:43.810 | 47 | 194.120 | 19 | |
| 13 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 50 | Engine | 1:28:24.970 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:44.510 | 46 | 197.140 | 24 | |
| 14 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +4 laps | 1:33:39.560 | 4 laps | +5:14.590 | 1:45.540 | 10 | 186.100 | 16 | |
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Osella Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Engine | 1:16:32.090 | 1:45.240 | 41 | 195.860 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Gearbox | 46:06.420 | 1:45.000 | 24 | 196.580 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Depailler | France | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 25 | Handling | 48:40.960 | 1:44.740 | 7 | 179.020 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Gearbox | 33:59.740 | 1:45.670 | 16 | 184.580 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Spun off | 14:22.530 | 1:46.220 | 8 | 194.000 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 8 | Handling | 19:01.840 | 1:45.480 | 3 | 146.540 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Transmission | 16:05.620 | 1:44.870 | 3 | 129.960 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Clutch | 9:35.320 | 1:50.650 | 2 | 109.070 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | Transmission | 6 | ||||||||
| DNF | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | Clutch | 22 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 17 | Geoff Lees | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 14 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Dave Kennedy | Ireland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear |