1980 Italian Grand Prix

The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1980 Formula One Season. This race marked the only time the Italian Grand Prix has not been raced at Monza, instead the Autodromo Dino Ferrari was used for the first time in Formula One. The inaugural race was won by Nelson Piquet ahead of Alan Jones and Carlos Reutemann.
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==Background==
The 1980 Italian Grand Prix marked the first time since 1948 that the Italian Grand Prix was not held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Instead the race marked the first championship event held at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari. The circuit had previously hosted non-championship races in and but marked the first world championship event at the Imola circuit. The unusual change from the Monza circuit came about following the 1978 Italian Grand Prix which saw the death of Ronnie Peterson. The FIA demanded an upgrade in safety standards if Formula One was to continue hosting the Italian race at Monza. Whilst Monza had completed its safety upgrades in time for 1980, the FIA had already contracted Imola to host the event for 1980.
Jochen Mass was still out of action following his neck injury that occured during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. filled his place with sportscar racer Manfred Winkelhock. 
Following Alan Jones's failure to score any points in the Dutch Grand Prix, his lead had been narrowed down to two points with Dutch winner Nelson Piquet right back into the championship fight. still had a comfortable lead over the constructor's championship. 
==Entry List==
Below is the full entry list for the :
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jody Scheckter 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312T5 	 	015 F12 3.0 	
2 	Gilles Villeneuve 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312T5 	 	015 F12 3.0 	
3 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	Candy Team Tyrrell 	 	010 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
4 	Derek Daly 	Candy Team Tyrrell 	 	010 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
5 	Nelson Piquet 	Parmalat Racing Team 	 	BT49 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
6 	Héctor Rebaque 	Parmalat Racing Team 	 	BT49 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
7 	John Watson 	Marlboro Team McLaren 	 	M29C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
8 	Alain Prost 	Marlboro Team McLaren 	 	M30 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
9 	Marc Surer 	Team ATS 	 	D4 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
11 	Mario Andretti 	Team Essex Lotus 	 	81 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
12 	Elio de Angelis 	Team Essex Lotus 	 	81 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
14 	Jan Lammers 	Unipart Racing Team 	 	N180 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
15 	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf 	 	RE20 	 	EF1 V6t 1.5 	
16 	René Arnoux 	Equipe Renault Elf 	 	RE20 	 	EF1 V6t 1.5 	
20 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	Skol Fittipaldi Team 	 	F8 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
21 	Keke Rosberg 	Skol Fittipaldi Team 	 	F8 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
22 	Vittorio Brambilla 	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 	 	179 	 	1260 V12 3.0	
23 	Bruno Giacomelli 	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 	 	179 	 	1260 V12 3.0	
25 	Didier Pironi 	Equipe Ligier Gitanes 	 	JS11/15	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
26 	Jacques Laffite 	Equipe Ligier Gitanes 	 	JS11/15	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
27 	Alan Jones 	Albilad Williams Racing Team 	 	FW07B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
28 	Carlos Reutemann 	Albilad Williams Racing Team 	 	FW07B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
29 	Riccardo Patrese 	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	 	A3 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
30 	Manfred Winkelhock 	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	 	A3 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
31 	Eddie Cheever 	Osella Squadra Course 	 	FA1B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
41 	Geoff Lees 	Unipart Racing Team 	 	N180 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
43 	Nigel Mansell 	Team Essex Lotus 	 	81B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
50 	Rupert Keegan 	RAM - Penthouse Rizla Racing 	 	FW07 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
The 's once again dominated qualifying, René Arnoux took a convincing pole position ahead of teammate Jean-Pierre Jabouille. Championship leader Alan Jones was in a lowly sixth place, one behind main rival Nelson Piquet. Gilles Villeneuve tested out the new Ferrari 126 C, the successor to the Ferrari 312T series which having been in use since was now a heavily outdated package. The requirement for a completely new chassis was evident in Ferrari's dismal 1980 campaign. The new car proved quick but unreliable, Gilles Villeneuve the sole driver testing the new chassis did well enough to put the car on eighth on the grid. The successful qualifying debut boded well for the team's 1981 campaign where the car would make its race debut. 
Meanwhile Jody Scheckter who had been running a terrible title defence in 1980, scoring only once in the season was becoming increasingly disillusioned with Formula One. It was evident he would not remain with Ferrari in 1981 and his Formula One future seemed to be increasingly in question. Confirmation on Scheckter's future was given when he crashed heavily in the run down to Tosa. Scheckter got out of his car and mysteriously disappeared from the circuit. The next day he confirmed his retirement from the sport at the end of the season. 
 driver Manfred Winkelhock who hoped to make his debut in Italy, spun off the circuit and smashed into the third car of Nigel Mansell. Both cars were wrecked forcing both driver's out of qualifying and therefore out of the race.
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1  	16 	René Arnoux 	 	1:33.988	
2 	15 	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	 	1:34.339	+ 0.351
3 	28 	Carlos Reutemann 	 	1:34.686	+ 0.698
4 	23 	Bruno Giacomelli 	 	1:34.912	+ 0.924
5 	5 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:34.960	+ 0.972
6 	27 	Alan Jones 	 	1:35.109	+ 1.121
7 	29 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:35.618	+ 1.630
8 	2 	Gilles Villeneuve 	 	1:35.751	+ 1.763
9 	6 	Héctor Rebaque 	 	1:35.872	+ 1.884
10 	11 	Mario Andretti 	 	1:36.084	+ 2.096
11 	21 	Keke Rosberg 	 	1:36.091	+ 2.103
12 	3 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	 	1:36.181	+ 2.193
13 	25 	Didier Pironi 	 	1:36.422	+ 2.434
14 	7 	John Watson 	 	1:36.450	+ 2.462
15 	20 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	1:36.758	+ 2.770
16 	1 	Jody Scheckter 	 	1:36.827	+ 2.839
17 	31 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:36.884	+ 2.896
18 	12 	Elio de Angelis 	 	1:36.282	+ 2,931
19 	22 	Vittorio Brambilla 	 	1:36.292	+ 2.941
20 	26 	Jacques Laffite 	 	1:36.972	+ 2.984
21 	50 	Rupert Keegan 	() 	1:37.169	+ 3.181
22 	4 	Derek Daly 	 	1:37.215	+ 3.227
23 	9 	Marc Surer 	 	1:37.270	+ 3.282
24 	8 	Alain Prost 	 	1:37.284	+ 3.296
DNQ 	43 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:37.661	+ 3.673
DNQ 	30 	Manfred Winkelhock 	 	1:38.212	+ 4.224
DNQ 	14 	Jan Lammers 	 	1:38.215	+ 4.227
DNQ 	41 	Geoff Lees 	 	1:38.451	+ 4.463
==Race==
===Report===
Carlos Reutemann got a flyer of a start to take the lead, however seconds later his clutched seized and he dropped right down the order. Reutemann's sudden drop of pace caused the mid-field to get all out of shape, Vittorio Brambilla nearly spinning off the circuit. With Reutemann's problems, René Arnoux therefore kept his lead ahead of Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Nelson Piquet, Bruno Giacomelli, Gilles Villeneuve, Héctor Rebaque and Alan Jones. 
On the third lap, Jabouille and Piquet moved ahead of Arnoux who dropped from first to third. A lap later, Villeneuve moved ahead of Giacomelli to take fourth position. The same lap, Piquet took the lead from Jabouille going into the second last corner and immediately began to pull away.
Brambilla in his final F1 race, spun off the circuit on lap four to end his Formula One career. Lap six saw Villeneuve suffer a tire failure going straight on in the corner before Tosa, Villeneuve's Ferrari was destroyed in a big way, Giacomelli's collected some of the debris and spun off the circuit causing both cars to retire. This accident allowed Alan Jones to move into fourth position with Jean-Pierre Jarier and John Watson going into fifth and sixth. Watson would go on to retire with brake problems on lap 20. 
Arnoux who appeared to be struggling saw Jones take third from the Renault driver. Jones who had found his pace then began to chase down Jabouille and then on lap 29 he had taken second position. Arnoux had then dropped behind Jarier's with Reutemann climbing his way back up to sixth position. Arnoux who continued to struggle and soon waved Reutemann through into fifth position. Arnoux who was suffering engine problems dropped well out of the points and well out of the running.
Jarier then spun off the circuit with brake failure ending a strong day for Tyrrell. With seven laps to go, Jabouille pulled into the pits with another predictable mechanical problem. At the front Jones continued to lap well, however Piquet continued to hold an edge over the Williams driver, the Brabham running that little bit better than the Williams. Piquet took a convincing win, 28 seconds ahead of Jones. Reutemann made a good comeback drive to finish third. Elio de Angelis took fourth on home turf with Keke Rosberg finishing fifth ahead of Didier Pironi. 
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	5 	Nelson Piquet 	 	60 	1:38.07.52 	5 	9
2 	27 	Alan Jones 	 	60 	+28.93s 	1 	6
3 	28 	Carlos Reutemann 	 	60 	+1:13.67s 	6 	4
4 	12 	Elio de Angelis 	 	59 	+1 lap 	18 	3
5 	21 	Keke Rosberg 	 	59 	+1 lap 	11 	2
6 	25 	Didier Pironi 	 	59 	+1 lap 	13 	1
7 	8 	Alain Prost 	 	59 	+1 lap 	24 	
8 	1 	Jody Scheckter 	 	59 	+1 lap 	16 	
9 	26 	Jacques Laffite 	 	59 	+1 lap 	20 	
10 	16 	René Arnoux 	 	58 	+2 laps 	1 	
11 	50 	Rupert Keegan 	() 	58 	+2 laps 	21 	
12 	31 	Eddie Cheever 	 	57 	+3 laps 	17 	
13 	3 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	 	54 	Brakes 	12 	
Ret 	15 	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	 	53 	Gearbox 	2 	
Ret 	9 	Marc Surer 	 	45 	Engine 	23 	
Ret 	11 	Mario Andretti 	 	40 	Engine 	10 	
Ret 	29 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	38 	Engine 	7 	
Ret 	4 	Derek Daly 	 	33 	Accident 	22 	
Ret 	7 	John Watson 	 	20 	Wheel bearing 	14 	
Ret 	6 	Héctor Rebaque 	 	18 	Suspension 	9 	
Ret 	20 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	17 	Accident 	15 	
Ret 	2 	Gilles Villeneuve 	 	5 	Tire / Accident	8 	
Ret 	23 	Bruno Giacomelli 	 	5 	Accident 	4 	
Ret 	22 	Vittorio Brambilla 	 	4 	Spun off 	19 	
DNQ 	43 	Nigel Mansell 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	30 	Manfred Winkelhock 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	14 	Jan Lammers 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	41 	Geoff Lees 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
      
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Nelson Piquet 	54 	1
2 	Alan Jones 	53 	1
3 	Carlos Reutemann 	37 	
4 	Jacques Laffite 	32 	
5 	René Arnoux 	29 	
6 	Didier Pironi 	24 	
7 	Elio de Angelis 	10 	2
8 	Jean-Pierre Jabouille 	9 	1
9 	Riccardo Patrese 	7 	1
10 	Derek Daly 	6 	
11 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	6 	
12 	Keke Rosberg 	6 	2
13 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	5 	1
14 	Alain Prost 	5 	1
15 	Jochen Mass 	4 	
16 	Gilles Villeneuve 	4 	
17 	Bruno Giacomelli 	4 	
18 	John Watson 	3 	
19 	Jody Scheckter 	2 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	90 	
2 	 	56 	
3 	 	54 	
4 	 	38 	
5 	 	12 	
6 	 	11 	
7 	 	11 	
8 	 	10 	1
9 	 	8 	1
10 	 	6 	
11 	 	4 	
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