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.[1][2]

## Calendar

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### Championship

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Round | Official name | Track | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner

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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

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* 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

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

Official name | Track | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner

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Gran Premio di Monza |  Monza | 7 September | 35 | 3.603=203 km | 1'01:03.01 | 199.487 km/h |  Derek Warwick

## Results

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### Drivers' Championship

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| Pos  | Driver  | Car(s)  | THR
| HOC
| NUR
| VAL
| PAU
| SIL
| ZOL
| MUG
| ZAN
| PER
| MIS
| HOC
| Pts

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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
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| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

* 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

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* 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.

1. ^ "1980 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
2. ^ Codling, Stuart (16 May 2022). "The underdog F1 squad that thrust Senna into the limelight". Autosport. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

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