The 1980 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 8–10 August 1980 at the Silverstone Circuit.
Classification
500 cc Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Randy Mamola Suzuki 42'52.710 15 2 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company +11.150 12 3 Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Olio Fiat +26.390 10 4 Graziano Rossi Team Nava Olio Fiat +26.510 8 5 Johnny Cecotto Venemotos Racing Team +46.210 6 6 Franco Uncini Suzuki +49.780 5 7 Kork Ballington Team Kawasaki +56.020 4 8 Philippe Coulon Marlboro Nava Frankonia +1'03.500 3 9 Jack Middelburg Yamaha IMN +1'10.670 2 10 Dave Potter Yamaha IMN +1'16.230 1 11 Dale Singleton Beaulieu Racing +1'16.420 12 John Newbold Team Appleby Glade +1'18.570 13 Graeme Crosby Texaco Heron Team Suzuki +1'19.910 14 Raymond Roche Team Sonauto Gauloises +1'39.160 15 Takazumi Katayama Suzuki +1 lap 16 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha Motor Company +1 lap 17 Steve Parrish Steve Parrish Racing +1 lap 18 Roger Marshall George Beale Team Castrol +1 lap 19 Willem Zoet Stimorol Racing +1 lap 20 Peter Sjöström Suzuki +1 lap 21 Phil Henderson Suzuki +1 lap 22 Gustav Reiner Nava Kucera Racing Team +1 lap 23 Werner Nenning Mobel Nenning Racing Team +1 lap 24 Gerhard Vogt Suzuki +1 lap 25 Henk de Vries Suzuki +1 lap Ret Carlo Perugini Suzuki Retired Ret Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Retired Ret Graham Wood Yamaha Retired Ret Barry Sheene Yamaha Motor Company Retired Ret Gianni Rolando Suzuki Retired Ret Steve Manship Yamaha Retired Ret Bernard Fau GME Motul GPA Retired Ret Hubert Rigal Moto Club de Monaco Retired Ret Michel Frutschi Elf Motor Racing Team Retired Ret Jeff Sayle George Beale Team Castrol Retired Ret Seppo Rossi Suzuki Retired Ret Sadao Asami Yamaha Motor Company Retired Ret Stuart Avant Dieter Braun Team Retired Ret Patrick Pons Team Sonauto Gauloises Fatal accident Ret Michel Rougerie Ecurie Ste Pernod Retired DNS Ron Haslam Yamaha Motor Company Did not start Sources:
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