1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 July 1980 at the Circuit Zolder.

  1980 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 6 of 10 races in the
1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 July 1980
Official nameGrand Prix of Belgium[1][2]
LocationCircuit Zolder
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.262 km (2.648 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Randy Mamola
Time 1:40.410
Fastest lap
Rider Marco Lucchinelli
Time 1:40.820
Podium
First Randy Mamola
Second Marco Lucchinelli
Third Kenny Roberts
350 cc
Pole position
Rider No 350cc race was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 350cc race was held
Podium
First No 350cc race was held
Second No 350cc race was held
Third No 350cc race was held
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Anton Mang
Second Giampaolo Marchetti
Third Patrick Fernandez
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Ángel Nieto
Second Guy Bertin
Third Loris Reggiani
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Stefan Dörflinger
Second Eugenio Lazzarini
Third Yves Dupont

This was the only time that a race was held in Zolder, after all the factory teams (with drivers such as Kenny Roberts, Franco Uncini, Graziano Rossi, Jack Middelburg and various others) retired due to the slippery and very dangerous conditions at Spa-Francorchamps after a resurfacing of the track.

Classification

500 cc

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Randy Mamola Suzuki 51'07.210 15
2 Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Olio Fiat +12.400 12
3 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company +31.140 10
4 Graeme Crosby Texaco Heron Team Suzuki +34.930 8
5 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing +40.750 6
6 Franco Uncini Suzuki +56.260 5
7 Carlo Perugini Suzuki +1'26.330 4
8 Patrick Pons Team Sonauto Gauloises +1'32.300 3
9 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha Motor Company +1'32.460 2
10 Bernard Fau GME Motul GPA +1'45.590 1
11 Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Frankonia +1 lap
12 Raymond Roche Team Sonauto Gauloises +1 lap
13 Maurizio Massimiani Scuderia Naldoni Imola +1 lap
14 Willem Zoet Stimorol Racing +1 lap
15 Sadao Asami Yamaha Motor Company +1 lap
16 Seppo Rossi Suzuki +1 lap
17 Kenny Blake Yamaha +2 laps
Ret Jeff Sayle George Beale Team Castrol Retired
Ret Johnny Cecotto Venemotos Racing Team Retired
Ret Gustav Reiner Nava Kucera Racing Team Retired
Ret Klaus Nies Yamaha Motor Company Retired
Ret Dale Singleton Beaulieu Racing Retired
Ret Freddie Spencer Yamaha Motor Company Fuel problem
Ret Graziano Rossi Team Nava Olio Fiat Accident
Ret Franck Gross Elf Motor Racing Team Retired
Ret Michel Rougerie Ecurie Ste Pernod Retired
Ret Franco Bonera Yamaha Retired
Ret Patrick Fernandez Ecurie Ste Pernod Accident
Ret Jack Middelburg Yamaha IMN Accident
DNS Markku Matikainen Suzuki Did not start
DNQ Peter Sjöström Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Philippe Chaltin Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Hubert Rigal Moto Club de Monaco Did not qualify
DNQ Henk de Vries Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Dave Potter Yamaha IMN Did not qualify
DNQ Christian Estrosi Team Furygan Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Steve Parrish Steve Parrish Racing Did not qualify
DNQ Barry Sheene Yamaha Motor Company Did not qualify
DNQ Gianni Pelletier Morbidelli Did not qualify
DNQ Stuart Avant Dieter Braun Team Did not qualify
DNQ Michel Frutschi Elf Motor Racing Team Did not qualify
DNQ Sergio Pellandini Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Albert Siegers Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Carlo Prati Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Dennis Ireland Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Josef Hage Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Masaru Iwasaki Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Walter Koschine Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Antonio Garcia Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ Henk Twikler Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Jean Philippe Delers Yamaha Did not qualify
Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1980". Archive.today. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Zolder - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. "1980 Belgian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. "motogp.com · BELGIUM GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1980". Motogp.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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1980 Finnish Grand Prix
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