1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

  1980 Nations Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 10 races in the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	11 May 1980
Official name	Gran Premio delle Nazioni
Location	Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.488 km (2.167 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Marco Lucchinelli Time 1:22.470 Fastest lap Rider Kenny Roberts Time 1:22.400 Podium First Kenny Roberts Second Franco Uncini Third Graziano Rossi
350 cc
Pole position Rider Johnny Cecotto Time 1:24.140 Fastest lap Rider Carlos Lavado Time 1:24.540 Podium First Johnny Cecotto Second Massimo Matteoni Third Walter Villa
250 cc
Pole position Rider Anton Mang Time 1:25.710 Fastest lap Rider Kork Ballington Time 1:26.720 Podium First Anton Mang Second Jean-François Baldé Third Pierluigi Conforti
125 cc
Pole position Rider Pier Paolo Bianchi Time 1:30.000 Fastest lap Rider Pier Paolo Bianchi Time 1:30.580 Podium First Pier Paolo Bianchi Second Guy Bertin Third Bruno Kneubühler
50 cc
Pole position Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Time 1:41.920 Fastest lap Rider Stefan Dörflinger Time 1:40.600 Podium First Eugenio Lazzarini Second Theo Timmer Third Hans-Jürgen Hummel

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	55'57.660	15
2	Franco Uncini		Suzuki	+16.740	12
3	Graziano Rossi	Team Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	+28.640	10
4	Johnny Cecotto	Venemotos Racing Team	Yamaha	+32.240	8
5	Carlo Perugini		Suzuki	+42.340	6
6	Takazumi Katayama		Suzuki	+46.840	5
7	Barry Sheene		Yamaha	+1'01.940	4
8	Christian Estrosi	Team Furygan Suzuki	Suzuki	+1 lap	3
9	Philippe Coulon	Marlboro Nava Frankonia	Suzuki	+1 lap	2
10	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	+1 lap	1
11	Maurizio Massimiani	Scuderia Naldoni Imola	Yamaha	+1 lap
12	Franco Bonera		Yamaha	+1 lap
13	Guido Paci		Suzuki	+1 lap
14	Richard Hubin		Yamaha	+3 laps
Ret	Patrick Fernandez	Ecurie Ste Pernod	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Carlo Prati		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Marco Lucchinelli	Team Nava Olio Fiat	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Raymond Roche	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Randy Mamola		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Bernard Fau	GME Motul GPA	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Boet van Dulmen		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Graeme Crosby	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Gianni Rolando		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Gianni Pelletier	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	Retired
Ret	Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Patrick Pons	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Michel Frutschi	Elf Motor Racing Team	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Retired
Ret	Sadao Asami		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
DNS	Jack Middelburg	Yamaha IMN	Yamaha	Did not start
DNQ	Michel Rougerie	Ecurie Ste Pernod	Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Werner Nenning	Mobel Nenning Racing Team	Yamaha	Did not qualify
DNQ	Seppo Rossi		Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Jeff Sayle	George Beale Team Castrol	Yamaha	Did not qualify
DNQ	Markku Matikainen		Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Roberto Pietri		Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Marco Greco		Yamaha	Did not qualify
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