1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

  1980 Nations Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 10 races in the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
File:Misano World Circuit (pre-1993).svg
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

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
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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References

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