1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 August 1980 at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.

  1980 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 10 of 10 races in the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	24 August 1980
Official name	Grosser Preis von Deutschland[1][2]
Location	Nürburgring-Nordschleife
Course	Permanent racing facility 22.834 km (14.188 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Randy Mamola Time 8:24.910 Fastest lap Rider Marco Lucchinelli Time 8:22.230 Podium First Marco Lucchinelli Second Graeme Crosby Third Wil Hartog
350 cc
Pole position Rider Anton Mang Time 8:37.290 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Jon Ekerold Second Anton Mang Third Johnny Cecotto
250 cc
Pole position Rider Anton Mang Time 8:37.290 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Kork Ballington Second Jean-François Baldé Third Anton Mang
125 cc
Pole position Rider Guy Bertin Time 9:28.050 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Guy Bertin Second Ángel Nieto Third Hans Müller
50 cc
Pole position Rider Ricardo Tormo Time 10:22.450 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Stefan Dörflinger Second Eugenio Lazzarini Third Hans-Jürgen Hummel

Classification

500 cc

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Marco Lucchinelli	Team Nava Olio Fiat	50'38.330	15
2	Graeme Crosby	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	+19.710	12
3	Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	+23.670	10
4	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	+47.900	8
5	Randy Mamola	Suzuki	+49.730	6
6	Johnny Cecotto	Venemotos Racing Team	+51.700	5
7	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	+1'13.740	4
8	Jack Middelburg	Yamaha IMN	+1'35.610	3
9	Carlo Perugini	Suzuki	+1'38.600	2
10	Gustav Reiner	Nava Kucera Racing Team	+1'40.360	1
11	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	+2'05.610
12	Takazumi Katayama	Suzuki	+2'07.440
13	Maurizio Massimiani	Scuderia Naldoni Imola	+2'59.600
14	Stuart Avant	Dieter Braun Team	+2'59.890
15	Sadao Asami	Yamaha Motor Company	+3'14.820
16	Dale Singleton	Beaulieu Racing	+3'17.220
17	Steve Parrish	Steve Parrish Racing	+3'22.260
18	Werner Nenning	Mobel Nenning Racing Team	+3'36.790
19	Josef Hage	Dieter Braun Team	+4'07.770
20	Peter Ammann	Barbula und Hauser Motorradzubehor	+4'40.590
21	Gianni Pelletier	Morbidelli	+1 lap
22	Wolfgang von Muralt	Wolfgang von Muralt Racing Team	+1 lap
23	Seppo Rossi	Suzuki	+1 lap
24	Jürgen Steiner	Suzuki	+1 lap
25	Max Wiener	Suzuki	+1 lap
26	Michael Schmid	Suzuki	+1 lap
27	Alois Tost	Yamaha	+1 lap
28	Bruno Kölble	Yamaha	+1 lap
29	Bert Schneider	Suzuki	+1 lap
Ret	Clemens Driesch	Bronni Sieker Team	Retired
Ret	Fritz Reitmaier	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Carlo Prati	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Philippe Coulon	Marlboro Nava Frankonia	Retired
Ret	Jeff Sayle	George Beale Team Castrol	Retired
Ret	Sergio Pellandini	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Willem Zoet	Stimorol Racing	Retired
Ret	Gregg Hansford	Team Kawasaki Australia	Retired
Ret	Elmar Renner	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Boet van Dulmen	Yamaha Motor Company	Retired
Ret	Virginio Ferrari	Cagiva	Retired
Ret	Graziano Rossi	Team Nava Olio Fiat	Retired
Ret	Michel Frutschi	Elf Motor Racing Team	Retired
Ret	Franck Gross	Elf Motor Racing Team	Retired
Ret	Klaus Klein	Suzuki	Retired
DNS	Jon Ekerold	Team Solitude International	Did not start
Sources:[3][4]

References

1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1980". Archive.today. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Nürburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
3. "1980 German MotoGP". Motrosportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
4. "motogp.com · WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1980". Motogp.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

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