1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

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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 United States Randy Mamola
Time 1:40.410
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Lucchinelli
Time 1:40.820
Podium
First United States Randy Mamola
Second Italy Marco Lucchinelli
Third United States 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 West Germany Anton Mang
Second Italy Giampaolo Marchetti
Third France Patrick Fernandez
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second France Guy Bertin
Third Italy Loris Reggiani
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Third France Yves Dupont

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.

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[edit]

500 cc[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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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