1980 European Formula Two season

1980 European Formula Two season
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The 1980 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds.

Calendar

Championship

Round Official name Track Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Fastest Lap
1 P&O Ferries/Jochen Rindt Trophy United Kingdom Thruxton 7 April 1980 55 3.792=208.560 km 1'04:10.56 194.989 km/h Brian Henton Derek Warwick Brian Henton
2 Jim Clark Rennen West Germany Hockenheim 13 April 1980 27 6.789=183.303 km 0'54:28.99 201.864 km/h Teo Fabi Andrea de Cesaris Mike Thackwell
3 Eifelrennen West Germany Nürburgring 27 April 1980 9 22.835=205.515 km 1'08:08.51 180.959 km/h Teo Fabi Richard Dallest Mike Thackwell
4 30 Gran Premio Roma Italy Vallelunga 11 May 1980 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'15:56.1 164.351 km/h Brian Henton Derek Warwick Brian Henton
5 40 Pau Grand Prix France Pau 26 May 1980 73 2.76=201.48 km 1'34:03.57 128.523 km/h Richard Dallest Derek Warwick Brian Henton
6 Marlboro Formula 2 Trophy United Kingdom Silverstone 8 June 1980 47 4.719=221.793 km 1'03:18.66 210.194 km/h Derek Warwick Brian Henton Brian Henton
7 Grote Prijs van België Formel 2 Belgium Zolder 22 June 1980 50 4.262=213,10 km 1.13:44.61 173.385 km/h Huub Rothengatter Teo Fabi Brian Henton
8 Marlboro Formula 2 Trophy Italy Mugello 6 July 1980 42 5.245=220.290 km 1'15:22.6 175.351 km/h Brian Henton Derek Warwick Derek Warwick
9 European Formula 2 Championship Race Netherlands Zandvoort 20 July 1980 45 4.226=191.34 km 1'15:23.59 152.274 km/h Richard Dallest Richard Dallest Brian Henton
10 18 Gran Premio del Mediterraneo Italy Pergusa-Enna 3 August 1980 45 4.95=222.75 km 1'10:39.79 189.136 km/h Siegfried Stohr Siegfried Stohr Teo Fabi
11 4 Gran Premio del Adriatico Italy Misano 10 August 1980 60 3.488=209.28 km 1'12:39.38 172.835 km/h Andrea de Cesaris Brian Henton Brian Henton
12 Preis Baden-Württemberg West Germany Hockenheim 9 September 1980 30 6.789=203.67 km 0'59:41.06 204.747 km/h Teo Fabi Teo Fabi Teo Fabi

Notes

Non-championship

An additional Formula Two race was held in 1980 which did not count towards the championship.

Official name Track Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner
Gran Premio di Monza Italy Monza 7 September 1980 35 3.603=203 km 1'01:03.01 199.487 km/h Derek Warwick

Results

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver Car(s) THR
United Kingdom
HOC
West Germany
NUR
West Germany
VAL
Italy
PAU
France
SIL
United Kingdom
ZOL
Belgium
MUG
Italy
ZAN
Netherlands
PER
Italy
MIS
Italy
HOC
West Germany
Pts
1 United Kingdom Brian Henton Toleman TG280-Hart 1 2 2 1 3 61
Toleman TG280B-Hart NC 2 1 12 2 2
2 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Toleman TG280-Hart 2 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 4 42
Toleman TG280B-Hart 2 2 11 3
3 Italy Teo Fabi March 802-BMW 7 1 1 Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 3 8 Ret 1 38
4 Italy Siegfried Stohr Toleman TG280-Hart 4 5 2 18 3 6 Ret 1 13 3 29
5 Italy Andrea de Cesaris March 802-BMW 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 Ret 5 Ret 6 1 28
6 France Richard Dallest AGS JH17-BMW Ret 10 Ret 9 1 DNS 8 7 1 Ret 4 23
AGS JH15-BMW 5
7 Netherlands Huub Rothengatter Toleman TG280-Hart 6 5 6 7 Ret 5 1 Ret 7 4 4 12 21
8 New Zealand Mike Thackwell March 802-BMW Ret Ret 10 4 4 3 6 18 Ret 9 Ret 11
9 Argentina Miguel Ángel Guerra Minardi GM75-BMW Ret 7 8 8 5 6 5 4 9 Ret 5 10
10 Italy Alberto Colombo March 782-BMW Ret 3 9 6 6 17 14 9 Ret 9
Toleman TG280-Hart 8 6 5
11 Brazil Chico Serra March 802-BMW 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 9
12 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Ralt RH6-Honda 11 Ret 5 2 8
13 West Germany Manfred Winkelhock March 802-BMW Ret Ret Ret 10 8 9 7 10 10 3 9 7 4
14 Italy Oscar Pedersoli March 782-BMW 5 6 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 3
15 West Germany Jochen Dauer Chevron B48-BMW 11 5 2
16 Switzerland Fredy Schnarwiler March 802-BMW Ret Ret 7 12 7 Ret Ret 17 Ret 10 10 6 1
17 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Minardi G75-BMW 14 1
Maurer MM80-BMW Ret 11 6 Ret 7 Ret
18 Switzerland Jürg Lienhard March 802-BMW Ret 7 Ret 9 0
19 Austria Jo Gartner March 782-BMW 13 7 12 11 Ret 0
20 West Germany Helmut Henzler Maurer MM80-BMW Ret 10 Ret 8 13 Ret Ret Ret 0
21 Switzerland Eugen Strähl March 802-BMW 8 12 0
22 Italy Riccardo Paletti March 802-BMW Ret 14 8 Ret 0
23 West Germany Hans-Georg Bürger Tiga F280-BMW 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 0
24 Italy Gianfranco Trombetti March 782-BMW Ret DNQ 8 0
25 Republic of Ireland Bernard Devaney March 802-BMW 9 Ret 12 Ret 0
26 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto March 802-BMW Ret 9 0
Minardi GM75-BMW 15
27 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario M1-BMW Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 16 17 DNS Ret 0
28 South Africa Rad Dougall Ralt RT4-BMW DNS 9 Ret 16 0
29 United Kingdom Warren Booth Chevron B48-Hart 10 15 DNQ 0
30 United Kingdom Jim Crawford Chevron B45-Ford Ret 10 0
31 Italy Carlo Rossi Toleman TG280-Hart 10 0
32 Italy Guido Daccò Merzario M1-BMW 11 Ret 0
March 792-BMW Ret 12 DNQ 11
33 Switzerland Patrick Studer March 802-BMW 11 14 Ret 0
34 Italy Maurizio Flammini Ralt RT2-Hart Ret Ret 11 0
35 Italy Piero Necchi Merzario M1-BMW Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 12 0
36 Switzerland Walter Baltisser March 802-BMW 12 16 0
37 United States Tom Gloy Ralt RH6-Honda Ret 12 0
38 Italy Bruno Corradi Minardi GM75-BMW 13 Ret Ret 0
39 United Kingdom Kim Mather March 802-Hart DNS 13 0
40 Italy Danilo Tesini Chevron B48-BMW 13 DNQ DNQ 0
41 Belgium Pierre Dieudonné March 802-Hart 13 0
42 West Germany Helmut Bross March 792-Hart 14 Ret 0
43 Italy Marco Rocca Osella FA2-BMW 15 0
March 782-BMW Ret
Sweden Eje Elgh Maurer MM80-BMW Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
Austria Markus Höttinger Maurer MM80-BMW Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Divina Galica March 792-Hart Ret Ret 0
France Patrick Gaillard Maurer MM80-BMW Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Roy Baker Chevron B48-Hart Ret DNQ 0
Austria Franz Konrad March 792-BMW DNQ Ret 0
United Kingdom Paul Smith March 782-Hart DNQ Ret 0
West Germany Wolfgang Locher March 782-Hart Ret 0
West Germany Harald Grohs March 792-Hart Ret 0
West Germany Helmut Kalenborn Chevron B42-BMW Ret 0
Switzerland Bruno Eichmann March 802-BMW Ret 0
Belgium Patrick Nève March 802-BMW Ret 0
Netherlands Jan Lammers March 802-BMW Ret 0
Italy Enzo Coloni March 782-BMW Ret 0
Austria Willi Siller Chevron B48-BMW Ret 0
West Germany Michael Korten March 802-BMW Ret 0
Switzerland Ami Guichard March 782-BMW Ret 0
United Kingdom Geoff Lees Ralt RH6-Honda Ret 0
Sweden Stefan Johansson March 802-BMW DNS 0
Italy Sergio Mingotti Mirage M1-BMW DNQ 0
Pos Driver Car(s) THR
United Kingdom
HOC
West Germany
NUR
West Germany
VAL
Italy
PAU
France
SIL
United Kingdom
ZOL
Belgium
MUG
Italy
ZAN
Netherlands
PER
Italy
MIS
Italy
HOC
West Germany
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

References