
Elio de Angelis, an Italian driver, raced for Team Lotus in the 1980 Formula 1 season with car number 12. de Angelis was born on 26 March 1958. de Angelis finished 7th in the 1980 drivers' championship with 13 points, 1 podium but no wins – 54 points behind champion Alan Jones.
de Angelis's best result was 2nd at the Brazilian Grand Prix. de Angelis's teammate was Mario Andretti; de Angelis led their qualifying head-to-head 8–6 and was level in the race head-to-head 7–7.
de Angelis scored points in 4 of 14 Grands Prix. From grid to flag, de Angelis gained a net 27 places across 8 classified finishes. de Angelis scored 93% of Team Lotus's 1980 total of 14 points.
Final 1980 results after 14 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Short answers about de Angelis's 1980 season.
Elio de Angelis drove for Team Lotus in the 1980 Formula 1 season.
Elio de Angelis raced with car number 12 in 1980.
Elio de Angelis scored 13 points in 1980 and finished 7th in the drivers' championship, 54 points behind champion Alan Jones.
Elio de Angelis did not win a Grand Prix in 1980. de Angelis's best result was 2nd at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Mario Andretti was Elio de Angelis's teammate at Team Lotus in 1980. de Angelis led the qualifying head-to-head 8–6 and was level in the race head-to-head 7–7.
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
14 shared GPs
2 shared GPs
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNF |
0 |
| 2 | P2 | 6 |
| 3 | DNF | 0 |
| 4 | DNF | 0 |
| 5 | P10 | 0 |
| 6 | P9 | 0 |
| 7 | DNF | 0 |
| 8 | DNF | 0 |
| 9 | P16 | 0 |
| 10 | P6 | 1 |
| 11 | DNF | 0 |
| 12 | P4 | 3 |
| 13 | P10 | 0 |
| 14 | P4 | 3 |