1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 1 of 10 races in the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 11 May 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran Premio delle Nazioni[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 9–11 May 1980 at the Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica.
Classification
500 cc
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Kenny Roberts
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Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | 55'57.660 | 15 | ||
| 2 |  Franco Uncini
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Suzuki | +16.740 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Graziano Rossi
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Team Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +28.640 | 10 | ||
| 4 |  Johnny Cecotto
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Venemotos Racing Team | Yamaha | +32.240 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Carlo Perugini
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Suzuki | +42.340 | 6 | |||
| 6 |  Takazumi Katayama
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Suzuki | +46.840 | 5 | |||
| 7 |  Barry Sheene
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Yamaha | +1'01.940 | 4 | |||
| 8 |  Christian Estrosi
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Team Furygan Suzuki | Suzuki | +1 lap | 3 | ||
| 9 |  Philippe Coulon
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Marlboro Nava Frankonia | Suzuki | +1 lap | 2 | ||
| 10 | Sergio Pellandini
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Suzuki | +1 lap | 1 | |||
| 11 | Maurizio Massimiani
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Scuderia Naldoni Imola | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
| 12 | Franco Bonera
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Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
| 13 | Guido Paci
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Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
| 14 |  Richard Hubin
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Yamaha | +3 laps | ||||
| Ret | Patrick Fernandez
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Ecurie Ste Pernod | Yamaha | Retired | |||
| Ret | Carlo Prati
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Marco Lucchinelli
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Team Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Raymond Roche
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Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Retired | |||
| Ret | Randy Mamola
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Bernard Fau
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GME Motul GPA | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret |  Boet van Dulmen
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Yamaha | Retired | ||||
| Ret |  Graeme Crosby
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Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Gianni Rolando
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Gianni Pelletier
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Morbidelli | Morbidelli | Retired | |||
| Ret | Wil Hartog
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Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Patrick Pons
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Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Retired | |||
| Ret | Michel Frutschi
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Elf Motor Racing Team | Yamaha | Retired | |||
| Ret |  Kork Ballington
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Team Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Sadao Asami
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Yamaha | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Christian Sarron
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Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Retired | |||
| DNS | Jack Middelburg
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Yamaha IMN | Yamaha | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | Michel Rougerie
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Ecurie Ste Pernod | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ |  Werner Nenning
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Mobel Nenning Racing Team | Yamaha | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ |  Seppo Rossi
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Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ |  Jeff Sayle
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George Beale Team Castrol | Yamaha | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Markku Matikainen
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Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | Roberto Pietri
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Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ |  Marco Greco
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Yamaha | Did not qualify | ||||
| Sources:[4][5] | |||||||
References
- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1980". Archive.fo. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1980 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Misano | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "1981 Nations MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "NATIONS GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1980". Motogp.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.