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1980 German Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1980
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Summary

1980 German Grand Prix is a recurring sporting event edition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of recurring sporting event edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Jacques Laffite[3], Equipe Ligier[4], Cosworth[5]
  • Country: Germany[6]
  • Follows: 1979 German Grand Prix[7]
  • Followed by: 1981 German Grand Prix[8]
  • Location: Hockenheimring[9], West Germany[10]
  • Part of: 1980 Formula One season[11]
  • Edition number: 42[12]
  • Point in time: August 10, 1980[13]
  • Sport: auto racing[14]
  • Official name: XLII German Grand Prix[15]
  • Event distance: 45 lap[16]
  • Sports season of league or competition: German Grand Prix[17]
  • Pole position: Alan Jones[18]
  • Fastest lap: Alan Jones[19]

Why It Matters

1980 German Grand Prix has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did 1980 German Grand Prix receive?

Honors received include Jacques Laffite[3], Equipe Ligier[4], and Cosworth[5].

Related Entities

Alan Jones Germany Jacques Laffite West Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edition number → 42
    Followed by → 1981 German Grand Prix
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', '
    Sitelink count → 23
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Edition number: 42, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290282|batch #290282]]"
  2. 12w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sports season of league or competition → German Grand Prix
    Follows → 1979 German Grand Prix
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Follows: 1979 German Grand Prix"
  3. 22w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Germany
    Fastest lap → Alan Jones
    Part of → 1980 Formula One season
    Point in time → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Instance of to Sports season of league or competition"
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