1980 season

Dropped scores
Title decided in round 13

‹ 1979 1981 ›

World ChampionAlan Jones67 points · 5 wins
Constructors' championWilliams120 points

Races14
Different winners7
Pole-sitters7
Not classified48%159 of 332 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. The season was split in two: the best 5 of the first 7 races counted, and the best 5 of the rest.

In this season not every result counted towards the championship: only a driver's best races went into the standings, the rest were dropped. The championship standings therefore sit below the sum of the points scored in races.

The title was decided in round 13: Canadian Grand Prix on 28 Sept 1980.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round. Not every result counted in this season: the chart shows the official championship standings, not the sum of the race points.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Alan Jones	9	13	13	13	19	19	28	37	41	47	47	53	62	67
Nelson Piquet	6	6	9	18	18	22	25	31	34	36	45	54	54	54
Carlos Reutemann	0	0	2	2	6	15	16	20	26	30	33	37	40	42
Jacques Laffite	0	0	6	6	6	12	16	16	25	28	32	32	32	34
Didier Pironi	0	3	7	8	17	17	23	23	23	23	23	24	28	32
René Arnoux	0	9	18	18	21	21	23	23	23	23	29	29	29	29
Elio de Angelis	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	10	10	13
Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	9	9	9
Riccardo Patrese	0	1	1	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Keke Rosberg	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6
Derek Daly	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
John Watson	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6
Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	6	6
Gilles Villeneuve	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	6	6
Emerson Fittipaldi	0	0	0	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Alain Prost	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Jochen Mass	0	0	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Bruno Giacomelli	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4
Jody Scheckter	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Héctor Rebaque	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Mario Andretti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Williams120
Ligier66
Brabham55
Renault38
Lotus14
Tyrrell12
Arrows11
Fittipaldi11
3 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Williams	9	13	15	15	25	34	44	57	67	77	80	90	105	120
Ligier	0	3	13	14	23	29	39	39	48	51	55	56	60	66
Brabham	6	6	9	18	18	22	25	31	34	36	45	54	55	55
Renault	0	9	18	18	21	21	23	23	23	32	38	38	38	38
Lotus	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	10	10	14
Tyrrell	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Arrows	0	1	2	8	8	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Fittipaldi	4	4	4	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	11
McLaren	1	3	3	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	11	11
Ferrari	0	0	0	2	3	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	8	8
Alfa Romeo	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Alan Jones	Williams	5	67
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	3	54
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1	42
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	34
5	Didier Pironi	Ligier	1	32
6	René Arnoux	Renault	2	29
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus		13
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	9
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows		7
10	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi		6
11	Derek Daly	Tyrrell		6
11	John Watson	McLaren		6
13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell		6
14	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari		6
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi		5
16	Alain Prost	McLaren		5
17	Jochen Mass	Arrows		4
18	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo		4
19	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari		2
20	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham		1
20	Mario Andretti	Lotus		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Williams	120
2	Ligier	66
3	Brabham	55
4	Renault	38
5	Lotus	14
6	Tyrrell	12
7	Arrows	11
8	Fittipaldi	11
9	McLaren	11
10	Ferrari	8
11	Alfa Romeo	4

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1980
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pts
JON (Alan Jones)	1^P^F	3	Ret	Ret	2^P	Ret	1^F	1	3^P^F	2	11	2^F	1	1^F	67
PIQ (Nelson Piquet)	2	Ret	4	1^P^F	Ret	3	4	2	4	5	1	1	Ret^P	Ret	54
REU (Carlos Reutemann)	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	3	1^F	6	3	2	3	4	3	2	2	42
LAF (Jacques Laffite)	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	11^F	2	3^P	Ret	1	4	3	9	8	5	34
PIR (Didier Pironi)	Ret	4	3	6	1	Ret^P	2	Ret^P^F	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	3^F	3	32
ARN (René Arnoux)	Ret	1^F	1^F	9	4	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	9^P^F	2^P^F	10^P	Ret	7	29
DEA (Elio de Angelis)	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	10	9	Ret	Ret	16	6	Ret	4	10	4	13
JAB (Jean-Pierre Jabouille)	Ret	Ret^P	Ret^P	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret		9
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)	Ret	6	Ret	2	Ret	8	9	9	9	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
ROS (Keke Rosberg)	3	9	Ret	Ret	7	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	16	DNQ	5	9	10	6
DAL (Derek Daly)	4	14	Ret	8	9	Ret	11	4	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6
WAT (John Watson)	Ret	11	11	4	Ret	DNQ	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	6
JAR (Jean-Pierre Jarier)	Ret	12	7	Ret	5	Ret	14	5	15	Ret	5	13	7	Ret	6
VIL (Gilles Villeneuve)	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	6	5	8	Ret	6	8	7	Ret	5	Ret	6
FIT (Emerson Fittipaldi)	Ret	15	8	3	Ret	6	13	12	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
PRO (Alain Prost)	6	5	DNS		Ret	Ret	Ret	6	11	7	6	7	Ret	DNS	5
MAS (Jochen Mass)	Ret	10	6	7	Ret	4	10	13	8	DNQ	DNS		11	Ret	4
GIA (Bruno Giacomelli)	5	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret^P	4
SCH (Jody Scheckter)	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	8	Ret	12	10	13	13	9	8	DNQ	11	2
REB (Héctor Rebaque)								7	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	1
AND (Mario Andretti)	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	6	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Argentina	Juan y Oscar Gálvez	13 Jan 1980	Alan Jones	Alan Jones
2	Brazil	José Carlos Pace	27 Jan 1980	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	René Arnoux
3	South Africa	Kyalami	1 Mar 1980	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	René Arnoux
4	United States West	Long Beach	30 Mar 1980	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet
5	Belgium	Zolder	4 May 1980	Alan Jones	Didier Pironi
6	Monaco	Monaco	18 May 1980	Didier Pironi	Carlos Reutemann
7	France	Paul Ricard	29 Jun 1980	Jacques Laffite	Alan Jones
8	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	13 Jul 1980	Didier Pironi	Alan Jones
9	Germany	Hockenheimring	10 Aug 1980	Alan Jones	Jacques Laffite
10	Austria	Red Bull Ring	17 Aug 1980	René Arnoux	Jean-Pierre Jabouille
11	Netherlands	Zandvoort	31 Aug 1980	René Arnoux	Nelson Piquet
12	Italy	Enzo e Dino Ferrari	14 Sept 1980	René Arnoux	Nelson Piquet
13	CanadaTitle decided	Gilles Villeneuve	28 Sept 1980	Nelson Piquet	Alan Jones
14	United States	Watkins Glen	5 Oct 1980	Bruno Giacomelli	Alan Jones

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
ATS	Team ATS	D3, D4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Harald Ertl, Jan Lammers, Marc Surer
Alfa Romeo	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	179	Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Andrea de Cesaris, Bruno Giacomelli, Patrick Depailler, Vittorio Brambilla
Arrows	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	A3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Jochen Mass, Manfred Winkelhock, Mike Thackwell, Riccardo Patrese
Brabham	Parmalat Racing Team	BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Héctor Rebaque, Nelson Piquet, Ricardo Zunino
Ensign	Unipart Racing Team	N180	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Clay Regazzoni, Geoffrey Lees, Jan Lammers, Tiff Needell
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	312T5	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	Michelin	Gilles Villeneuve, Jody Scheckter
Fittipaldi	Skol Fittipaldi Team	F7, F8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Emerson Fittipaldi, Keke Rosberg
Ligier	Équipe Ligier Gitanes	JS11/15	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Didier Pironi, Jacques Laffite
Lotus	Team Essex Lotus	81, 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Elio de Angelis, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell
McLaren	Marlboro Team McLaren	M29B, M29C, M30	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Alain Prost, John Watson, Stephen South
Osella	Osella Racing Team	FA1, FA1B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Eddie Cheever
Renault	Équipe Renault Elf	RE20	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6 T	Michelin	Jean-Pierre Jabouille, René Arnoux
Shadow	Theodore Shadow	DN11, DN12	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	David Kennedy, Geoffrey Lees, Stefan Johansson
Tyrrell	Candy Tyrrell Team	009, 010	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Derek Daly, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Mike Thackwell
Williams	Albilad-Williams Racing Team	FW07, FW07B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Alan Jones, Carlos Reutemann
Williams	Brands Hatch Racing	FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Desiré Wilson
Williams	RAM/Penthouse Rizla Racing	FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Rupert Keegan
Williams	RAM/Rainbow Jeans Racing	FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Geoffrey Lees, Kevin Cogan
Williams	RAM/Williams Grand Prix Engineering	FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Rupert Keegan

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950, with or without the dropped-scores rule of the time.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	71	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	52	54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	48	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	34	34	P4
5	René Arnoux	31	29	P6
6	Didier Pironi	31	32	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	12	13	P7
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	8	9	P8
9	Riccardo Patrese	6	7	P9
10	Keke Rosberg	6	6	P10
11	John Watson	6	6	P11
12	Derek Daly	6	6	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	66	−5	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	52		54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	41	−7	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	34		34	P4
5	René Arnoux	31		29	P6
6	Didier Pironi	31		32	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	12		13	P7
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	8		9	P8
9	Riccardo Patrese	6		7	P9
10	Keke Rosberg	6		6	P10
11	John Watson	6		6	P11
12	Derek Daly	6		6	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	66	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	51	54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	48	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	33	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	31	32	P5
6	René Arnoux	27	29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	13	13	P7
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	8	9	P8
9	Riccardo Patrese	7	7	P9
10	Keke Rosberg	6	6	P10
11	John Watson	6	6	P11
12	Derek Daly	6	6	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	62	−4	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	51		54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	41	−7	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	33		34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	31		32	P5
6	René Arnoux	27		29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	13		13	P7
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	8		9	P8
9	Riccardo Patrese	7		7	P9
10	Keke Rosberg	6		6	P10
11	John Watson	6		6	P11
12	Derek Daly	6		6	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	71	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	54	54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	49	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	34	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	32	32	P5
6	René Arnoux	29	29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	13	13	P7
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9	9	P8
9	Riccardo Patrese	7	7	P9
10	Keke Rosberg	6	6	P10
11	John Watson	6	6	P11
12	Derek Daly	6	6	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	76	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	57	54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	50	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	35	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	33	32	P5
6	René Arnoux	31	29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	13	13	P7
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	10	9	P8
9	Riccardo Patrese	7	7	P9
10	Keke Rosberg	6	6	P10
11	John Watson	6	6	P11
12	Derek Daly	6	6	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	72	−4	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	57		54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	43	−7	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	35		34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	33		32	P5
6	René Arnoux	31		29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	13		13	P7
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	10		9	P8
9	Riccardo Patrese	7		7	P9
10	Keke Rosberg	6		6	P10
11	John Watson	6		6	P11
12	Derek Daly	6		6	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	86	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	71	54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	70	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	48	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	47	32	P5
6	René Arnoux	39	29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	21	13	P7
8	Gilles Villeneuve	18	6	P14
9	Alain Prost	17	5	P16
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	16	6	P13
11	John Watson	13	6	P11
12	Riccardo Patrese	12	7	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	80	−6	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	71		54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	59	−11	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	48		34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	47		32	P5
6	René Arnoux	39		29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	21		13	P7
8	Gilles Villeneuve	18		6	P14
9	Alain Prost	17		5	P16
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	16		6	P13
11	John Watson	13		6	P11
12	Riccardo Patrese	12		7	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	209	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	172	54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	169	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	119	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	116	32	P5
6	René Arnoux	101	29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	54	13	P7
8	Gilles Villeneuve	50	6	P14
9	Alain Prost	46	5	P16
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	42	6	P13
11	Riccardo Patrese	36	7	P9
12	Keke Rosberg	36	6	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	194	−15	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	172		54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	142	−27	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	117	−2	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	116		32	P5
6	René Arnoux	101		29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	54		13	P7
8	Gilles Villeneuve	50		6	P14
9	Alain Prost	46		5	P16
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	42		6	P13
11	Riccardo Patrese	36		7	P9
12	Keke Rosberg	36		6	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	214	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	173	54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	170	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	119	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	117	32	P5
6	René Arnoux	105	29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	54	13	P7
8	Gilles Villeneuve	50	6	P14
9	Alain Prost	46	5	P16
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	42	6	P13
11	Riccardo Patrese	36	7	P9
12	Keke Rosberg	36	6	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	198	−16	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	173		54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	143	−27	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	117	−2	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	117		32	P5
6	René Arnoux	105		29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	54		13	P7
8	Gilles Villeneuve	50		6	P14
9	Alain Prost	46		5	P16
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	42		6	P13
11	Riccardo Patrese	36		7	P9
12	Keke Rosberg	36		6	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	209	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	172	54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	169	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	119	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	116	32	P5
6	René Arnoux	101	29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	54	13	P7
8	Gilles Villeneuve	50	6	P14
9	Alain Prost	46	5	P16
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	42	6	P13
11	Riccardo Patrese	36	7	P9
12	Keke Rosberg	36	6	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Alan Jones	194	−15	67	P1
2	Nelson Piquet	172		54	P2
3	Carlos Reutemann	142	−27	42	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	117	−2	34	P4
5	Didier Pironi	116		32	P5
6	René Arnoux	101		29	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	54		13	P7
8	Gilles Villeneuve	50		6	P14
9	Alain Prost	46		5	P16
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	42		6	P13
11	Riccardo Patrese	36		7	P9
12	Keke Rosberg	36		6	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.