The 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 July 1980 at the Circuit Zolder.
This was the only time that a race was held in Zolder, after all the factory teams (with drivers such as Kenny Roberts, Franco Uncini, Graziano Rossi, Jack Middelburg and various others) retired due to the slippery and very dangerous conditions at Spa-Francorchamps after a resurfacing of the track.
Classification
500 cc Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Randy Mamola Suzuki 51'07.210 15 2 Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Olio Fiat +12.400 12 3 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company +31.140 10 4 Graeme Crosby Texaco Heron Team Suzuki +34.930 8 5 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing +40.750 6 6 Franco Uncini Suzuki +56.260 5 7 Carlo Perugini Suzuki +1'26.330 4 8 Patrick Pons Team Sonauto Gauloises +1'32.300 3 9 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha Motor Company +1'32.460 2 10 Bernard Fau GME Motul GPA +1'45.590 1 11 Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Frankonia +1 lap 12 Raymond Roche Team Sonauto Gauloises +1 lap 13 Maurizio Massimiani Scuderia Naldoni Imola +1 lap 14 Willem Zoet Stimorol Racing +1 lap 15 Sadao Asami Yamaha Motor Company +1 lap 16 Seppo Rossi Suzuki +1 lap 17 Kenny Blake Yamaha +2 laps Ret Jeff Sayle George Beale Team Castrol Retired Ret Johnny Cecotto Venemotos Racing Team Retired Ret Gustav Reiner Nava Kucera Racing Team Retired Ret Klaus Nies Yamaha Motor Company Retired Ret Dale Singleton Beaulieu Racing Retired Ret Freddie Spencer Yamaha Motor Company Fuel problem Ret Graziano Rossi Team Nava Olio Fiat Accident Ret Franck Gross Elf Motor Racing Team Retired Ret Michel Rougerie Ecurie Ste Pernod Retired Ret Franco Bonera Yamaha Retired Ret Patrick Fernandez Ecurie Ste Pernod Accident Ret Jack Middelburg Yamaha IMN Accident DNS Markku Matikainen Suzuki Did not start DNQ Peter Sjöström Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Philippe Chaltin Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Hubert Rigal Moto Club de Monaco Did not qualify DNQ Henk de Vries Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Dave Potter Yamaha IMN Did not qualify DNQ Christian Estrosi Team Furygan Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Steve Parrish Steve Parrish Racing Did not qualify DNQ Barry Sheene Yamaha Motor Company Did not qualify DNQ Gianni Pelletier Morbidelli Did not qualify DNQ Stuart Avant Dieter Braun Team Did not qualify DNQ Michel Frutschi Elf Motor Racing Team Did not qualify DNQ Sergio Pellandini Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Albert Siegers Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Carlo Prati Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Dennis Ireland Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Josef Hage Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Masaru Iwasaki Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Walter Koschine Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Antonio Garcia Yamaha Did not qualify DNQ Henk Twikler Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Jean Philippe Delers Yamaha Did not qualify Sources:
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