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.
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 Sources:
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