1980 European Formula Two Championship

1980 European Formula Two season

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The 1980 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Toleman driver Brian Henton clinched the championship title.

Calendar

Championship

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

Notes

• Race 2 was originally scheduled for 30 laps, but abandoned due to Markus Höttinger's fatal crash.
• Hans-Georg Bürger was fatally injured in the warm-up for Race 9.

Non-championship

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

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

Results

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver Car(s) THR Template:Flagicon HOC Template:Flagicon NUR Template:Flagicon VAL Template:Flagicon PAU Template:Flagicon SIL Template:Flagicon ZOL Template:Flagicon MUG Template:Flagicon ZAN Template:Flagicon PER Template:Flagicon MIS Template:Flagicon HOC Template:Flagicon Pts 1 Template:Flagicon Brian Henton Toleman TG280-Hart 1 2 2 1 3 61 Toleman TG280B-Hart NC 2 1 12 2 2 2 Template:Flagicon Derek Warwick Toleman TG280-Hart 2 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 4 42 Toleman TG280B-Hart 2 2 11 3 3 Template:Flagicon Teo Fabi March 802-BMW 7 1 1 Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 3 8 Ret 1 38 4 Template:Flagicon Siegfried Stohr Toleman TG280-Hart 4 5 2 18 3 6 Ret 1 13 3 29 5 Template:Flagicon Andrea de Cesaris March 802-BMW 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 Ret 5 Ret 6 1 28 6 Template:Flagicon Richard Dallest AGS JH17-BMW Ret 10 Ret 9 1 DNS 8 7 1 Ret 4 23 AGS JH15-BMW 5 7 Template:Flagicon Huub Rothengatter Toleman TG280-Hart 6 5 6 7 Ret 5 1 Ret 7 4 4 13 21 8 Template:Flagicon Mike Thackwell March 802-BMW Ret Ret 10 4 4 3 6 18 Ret 9 Ret 11 9 Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Guerra Minardi GM75-BMW Ret 7 8 8 5 6 5 4 9 Ret 5 10 10 Template:Flagicon Alberto Colombo March 782-BMW Ret 3 9 6 6 17 14 9 Ret 9 Toleman TG280-Hart 8 6 5 11 Template:Flagicon Chico Serra March 802-BMW 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 9 12 Template:Flagicon Nigel Mansell Ralt RH6-Honda 11 Ret 5 2 8 13 Template:Flagicon Manfred Winkelhock March 802-BMW Ret Ret Ret 10 8 9 7 10 10 3 9 7 4 14 Template:Flagicon Oscar Pedersoli March 782-BMW 5 6 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 3 15 Template:Flagicon Jochen Dauer Chevron B48-BMW 11 5 2 16 Template:Flagicon Fredy Schnarwiler March 802-BMW Ret Ret 7 12 7 Ret Ret 17 Ret 10 10 6 1 17 Template:Flagicon Beppe Gabbiani Minardi G75-BMW 14 1 Maurer MM80-BMW Ret 11 6 Ret 7 Ret 18 Template:Flagicon Jürg Lienhard March 802-BMW Ret 7 Ret 9 0 19 Template:Flagicon Jo Gartner March 782-BMW 13 7 12 11 Ret 0 20 Template:Flagicon Helmut Henzler Maurer MM80-BMW Ret 10 Ret 8 13 Ret Ret Ret 0 21 Template:Flagicon Eugen Strähl March 802-BMW 8 12 0 22 Template:Flagicon Riccardo Paletti March 802-BMW Ret 14 8 Ret 0 23 Template:Flagicon Hans-Georg Bürger Tiga F280-BMW 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 24 Template:Flagicon Gianfranco Trombetti March 782-BMW Ret DNQ 8 0 25 Template:Flagicon Bernard Devaney March 802-BMW 9 Ret 12 Ret 0 26 Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto March 802-BMW Ret 9 0 Minardi GM75-BMW 15 27 Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario Merzario M1-BMW Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 16 17 DNS Ret 0 28 Template:Flagicon Rad Dougall Ralt RT4-BMW DNS 9 Ret 16 0 29 Template:Flagicon Warren Booth Chevron B48-Hart 10 15 DNQ 0 30 Template:Flagicon Jim Crawford Chevron B45-Ford Ret 10 0 31 Template:Flagicon Carlo Rossi Toleman TG280-Hart 10 0 32 Template:Flagicon Guido Daccò Merzario M1-BMW 11 Ret 0 March 792-BMW Ret 12 DNQ 11 33 Template:Flagicon Patrick Studer March 802-BMW 11 14 Ret 0 34 Template:Flagicon Maurizio Flammini Ralt RT2-Hart Ret Ret 11 0 35 Template:Flagicon Piero Necchi Merzario M1-BMW Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 12 0 36 Template:Flagicon Walter Baltisser March 802-BMW 12 16 0 37 Template:Flagicon Tom Gloy Ralt RH6-Honda Ret 12 0 38 Template:Flagicon Bruno Corradi Minardi GM75-BMW 13 Ret Ret 0 39 Template:Flagicon Kim Mather March 802-Hart DNS 13 0 40 Template:Flagicon Danilo Tesini Chevron B48-BMW 13 DNQ DNQ 0 41 Template:Flagicon Pierre Dieudonné March 802-Hart 13 0 42 Template:Flagicon Helmut Bross March 792-Hart 14 Ret 0 43 Template:Flagicon Marco Rocca Osella FA2-BMW 15 0 March 782-BMW Ret Template:Flagicon Eje Elgh Maurer MM80-BMW Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Markus Höttinger Maurer MM80-BMW Ret Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Divina Galica March 792-Hart Ret Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Patrick Gaillard Maurer MM80-BMW Ret Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Roy Baker Chevron B48-Hart Ret DNQ 0 Template:Flagicon Franz Konrad March 792-BMW DNQ Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Paul Smith March 782-Hart DNQ Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Locher March 782-Hart Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Harald Grohs March 792-Hart Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Helmut Kalenborn Chevron B42-BMW Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Bruno Eichmann March 802-BMW Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Patrick Nève March 802-BMW Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Jan Lammers March 802-BMW Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Enzo Coloni March 782-BMW Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Willi Siller Chevron B48-BMW Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Michael Korten March 802-BMW Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Ami Guichard March 782-BMW Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Geoff Lees Ralt RH6-Honda Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson March 802-BMW DNS 0 Template:Flagicon Sergio Mingotti Mirage M1-BMW DNQ 0 Pos Driver Car(s) THR Template:Flagicon HOC Template:Flagicon NUR Template:Flagicon VAL Template:Flagicon PAU Template:Flagicon SIL Template:Flagicon ZOL Template:Flagicon MUG Template:Flagicon ZAN Template:Flagicon PER Template:Flagicon MIS Template:Flagicon HOC Template:Flagicon Pts

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• Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.
• Points system: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for first six finishers. Each driver's best nine results counted towards the championship.