1980 European Formula Two Championship Explained

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		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		13 April	27	6.789=183.303 km	0'54:28.99	201.864 km/h	Andrea de Cesaris	Mike Thackwell	Teo Fabi
3			27 April	9	22.835=205.515 km	1'08:08.51	180.959 km/h	Richard Dallest	Mike Thackwell	Teo Fabi
4			11 May	65	3.2=208.0 km	1'15:56.1	164.351 km/h	Derek Warwick	Brian Henton	Brian Henton
5			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		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		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		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		20 July	45	4.226=191.34 km	1'15:23.59	152.274 km/h	Richard Dallest	Brian Henton	Richard Dallest
10			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		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		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.

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 Toleman TG280B-Hart NC 2 1 12 2 2 2 Derek Warwick Toleman TG280-Hart 2 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 4 42 Toleman TG280B-Hart 2 2 11 3 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 AGS JH15-BMW 5 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 Toleman TG280-Hart 8 6 5 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 Maurer MM80-BMW Ret 11 6 Ret 7 Ret 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 Minardi GM75-BMW 15 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 March 792-BMW Ret 12 DNQ 11 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 March 782-BMW Ret 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1980 European F2 Championship. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 1 April 2018.
2. News: The underdog F1 squad that thrust Senna into the limelight . Codling . Stuart . . 16 May 2022 . 17 May 2022 . subscription.