The 1980 German Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Hockenheim in Germany on Sunday, 10 August 1980. Alan Jones started on pole position in the Williams Ford and Jacques Laffite was the race winner in the Ligier Ford.
1980 German Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 45 | 1:22:59.73 | 1:22:59.730 | - | - | 1:49.080 | 44 | 220.860 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 45 | +3.190 | 1:23:02.920 | +3.190 | +3.190 | 1:48.670 | 44 | 220.720 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 45 | +43.530 | 1:23:43.260 | +43.530 | +40.340 | 1:48.490 | 43 | 218.950 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 45 | +44.480 | 1:23:44.210 | +44.480 | +0.950 | 1:49.920 | 44 | 218.900 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 45 | +1:16.490 | 1:24:16.220 | +1:16.490 | +32.010 | 1:50.390 | 41 | 217.520 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 45 | +1:28.720 | 1:24:28.450 | +1:28.720 | +12.230 | 1:50.480 | 42 | 216.990 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 45 | +1:33.010 | 1:24:32.740 | +1:33.010 | +4.290 | 1:50.780 | 38 | 216.810 | 9 | |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 45 | +1:47.750 | 1:24:47.480 | +1:47.750 | +14.740 | 1:50.940 | 32 | 216.180 | 17 | |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:50.630 | 41 | 10 | |||
| 10 | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:50.670 | 38 | 22 | ||||
| 11 | 8 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:50.150 | 42 | 14 | ||||
| 12 | 9 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:52.920 | 31 | 13 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 44 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:51.430 | 26 | 21 | ||||
| 14 | 14 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:52.730 | 36 | 24 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:51.060 | 28 | 23 | ||||
| 16 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Wheel Bearing | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:50.900 | 40 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Engine | 1:50.950 | 38 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 27 | Engine | 1:49.480 | 25 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 26 | Engine | 1:48.560 | 9 | 3 | |||||
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Osella Ford | Goodyear | 23 | Gearbox | 1:52.350 | 21 | 18 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Didier Pironi | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Transmission | 1:50.940 | 17 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Brakes | 1:53.220 | 10 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Wheel Bearing | 1:53.430 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Gearbox | 1:54.620 | 3 | 15 | |||||
| DNQ | 50 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Williams Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Harald Ertl | Austria | ATS Ford | Goodyear |