1980 Formula One season
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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 contested concurrently from 13 January to 5 October over a fourteen-race series. The season also included one non-championship race, the Spanish Grand Prix.
Brazilian Nelson Piquet, driving for the Brabham team, finished runner-up to Jones.
Jones's Williams teammate, Argentine Carlos Reutemann, placed third.
Reigning champion Jody Scheckter (and his runner-up teammate Gilles Villeneuve) suffered a terrible season as the team finished tenth in the championship, causing Scheckter to retire at the end of the season.
1979 Formula One season
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The 1979 Formula One season was the 33rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors which were contested concurrently over a fifteen-round series which commenced on 21 January 1979, and ended on 7 October. The season also included three non-championship Formula One races.
Canadian Gilles Villeneuve finished runner-up in the Drivers' Championship, 4 points behind Ferrari teammate Scheckter.
Ferrari won the International Cup for F1 Constructors with its 312T3 and 312T4 (pictured) models.