The 1980 Formula One season was the 34th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1980 World Championship of Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors, which were conte
Australian driver Alan Jones won the Drivers' Championship, driving for the Williams team.
Brazilian Nelson Piquet, driving for Brabham, finished runner-up to Jones.
Jones' Williams teammate, Argentine Carlos Reutemann, placed third.
Reigning champion Jody Scheckter of Ferrari had a terrible title defence with only two points. He retired at the end of the season.
The 1980 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 31 August 1980 at the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. It was the eleventh race of the 1980 Formula One season.
Drivers battling at the start behind the head of the race
Dutch driver Jan Lammers failed to qualify to the race
Guardrail filled with old car tires at the Tarzan curve
Arnoux leads the battle for fourth position, at about half distance