1980 European Formula Two Championship

The 1980 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Toleman driver Brian Henton clinched the championship title.^[1]^[2]

Calendar

Championship

Round	Official name	Track	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winner
1	P&O Ferries/Jochen Rindt Trophy	Thruxton	7 April	55	3.792=208.560 km	1'04:10.56	194.989 km/h	Derek Warwick	Brian Henton	Brian Henton
2	Jim Clark Rennen	Hockenheim	13 April	27	6.789=183.303 km	0'54:28.99	201.864 km/h	Andrea de Cesaris	Mike Thackwell	Teo Fabi
3	Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	27 April	9	22.835=205.515 km	1'08:08.51	180.959 km/h	Richard Dallest	Mike Thackwell	Teo Fabi
4	30 Gran Premio Roma	Vallelunga	11 May	65	3.2=208.0 km	1'15:56.1	164.351 km/h	Derek Warwick	Brian Henton	Brian Henton
5	40 Pau Grand Prix	Pau	26 May	73	2.76=201.48 km	1'34:03.57	128.523 km/h	Derek Warwick	Brian Henton	Richard Dallest
6	Marlboro Formula 2 Trophy	Silverstone	8 June	47	4.719=221.793 km	1'03:18.66	210.194 km/h	Brian Henton	Brian Henton	Derek Warwick
7	Grote Prijs van België Formel 2	Zolder	22 June	50	4.262=213,10 km	1.13:44.61	173.385 km/h	Teo Fabi	Brian Henton	Huub Rothengatter
8	Marlboro Formula 2 Trophy	Mugello	6 July	42	5.245=220.290 km	1'15:22.6	175.351 km/h	Derek Warwick	Derek Warwick	Brian Henton
9	European Formula 2 Championship Race	Zandvoort	20 July	45	4.226=191.34 km	1'15:23.59	152.274 km/h	Richard Dallest	Brian Henton	Richard Dallest
10	18 Gran Premio del Mediterraneo	Pergusa-Enna	3 August	45	4.95=222.75 km	1'10:39.79	189.136 km/h	Siegfried Stohr	Teo Fabi	Siegfried Stohr
11	4 Gran Premio del Adriatico	Misano	10 August	60	3.488=209.28 km	1'12:39.38	172.835 km/h	Brian Henton	Brian Henton	Andrea de Cesaris
12	Preis Baden-Württemberg	Hockenheim	9 September	30	6.789=203.67 km	0'59:41.06	204.747 km/h	Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	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	Monza	7 September	35	3.603=203 km	1'01:03.01	199.487 km/h	Derek Warwick

Results

Drivers' Championship

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

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.

References

Phillips, Ian (1980). "Formula 2: Henton and Toleman; undisputed champions". Autocourse 1980-81. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 220–221. ISBN 0-905138-12-0.
Taylor, John (1980). "1980 results: A detailed summary of the season - Formula 2". Autocourse 1980-81. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 227–228. ISBN 0-905138-12-0.

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