1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 May 1980 at the Paul Ricard Circuit.

  1980 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 10 races in the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	25 May 1980
Official name	Grand Prix de France Moto
Location	Circuit Paul Ricard
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.809 km (3.610 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Marco Lucchinelli Time 2:03.420 Fastest lap Rider Kenny Roberts Time 2:04.790 Podium First Kenny Roberts Second Randy Mamola Third Marco Lucchinelli
350 cc
Pole position Rider Johnny Cecotto Time 2:09.910 Fastest lap Rider Jon Ekerold Podium First Jon Ekerold Second Johnny Cecotto Third Éric Saul
250 cc
Pole position Rider Anton Mang Time 2:12.270 Fastest lap Rider Thierry Espié Time 2:12.960 Podium First Kork Ballington Second Anton Mang Third Thierry Espié
125 cc
Pole position Rider Guy Bertin Time 2:18.980 Fastest lap Rider Ángel Nieto Time 2:18.750 Podium First Ángel Nieto Second Pier Paolo Bianchi Third Loris Reggiani
50 cc
Pole position Rider No 50cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 50cc race was held Podium First No 50cc race was held Second No 50cc race was held Third No 50cc race was held

Classification

500 cc

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	44'13.980	15
2	Randy Mamola	Suzuki	+5.380	12
3	Marco Lucchinelli	Team Nava Olio Fiat	+5.790	10
4	Graziano Rossi	Team Nava Olio Fiat	+45.900	8
5	Graeme Crosby	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	+53.870	6
6	Takazumi Katayama	Suzuki	+55.190	5
7	Michel Rougerie	Ecurie Ste Pernod	+1'07.860	4
8	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	+1'10.250	3
9	Johnny Cecotto	Venemotos Racing Team	+1'12.950	2
10	Patrick Pons	Team Sonauto Gauloises	+1'13.500	1
11	Raymond Roche	Team Sonauto Gauloises	+1'14.430
12	Sadao Asami	Yamaha Motor Company	+1'17.280
13	Carlo Perugini	Suzuki	+1'19.020
14	Seppo Rossi	Suzuki	+1'20.580
15	Bernard Fau	GME Motul GPA	+1'26.960
16	Philippe Coulon	Marlboro Nava Frankonia	+1'34.200
17	Franco Bonera	Yamaha	+1'40.490
18	Willem Zoet	Stimorol Racing	+1'44.020
19	Boet van Dulmen	Yamaha Motor Company	+2'10.370
20	Markku Matikainen	Saga Racing	+2'23.560
21	Sergio Pellandini	Suzuki	+1 lap
22	Michel Frutschi	Elf Motor Racing Team	+1 lap
23	Maurizio Massimiani	Scuderia Naldoni Imola	+1 lap
24	Franck Gross	Suzuki	+1 lap
25	Jack Middelburg	Yamaha IMN	+2 laps
NC	Guido Paci	Suzuki	Not classified
Ret	Hubert Rigal	Moto Club de Monaco	Retired
Ret	Barry Sheene	Yamaha Motor Company	Retired
Ret	Christian Estrosi	Team Furygan Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Patrick Fernandez	Ecurie Ste Pernod	Retired
DNQ	Gianni Pelletier	Morbidelli	Did not qualify
DNQ	Peter Sjöström	Suzuki	Did not qualify
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