Hockenheimring · 10 August 1980
Jacques Laffite won the 1980 German Grand Prix for Ligier from 5th on the grid, 3.19s ahead of Carlos Reutemann. Bruno Giacomelli gained the most places, from 19th on the grid to 5th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Reutemann 6 + Jones 4 | Reutemann 6 + Jones 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | Ligier Laffite 9 + Pironi 0 | Laffite 9 + Pironi 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Brabham Piquet 3 + Rebaque 0 | Piquet 3 + Rebaque 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo Giacomelli 2 | Giacomelli 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | Ferrari Villeneuve 1 + Scheckter 0 | Villeneuve 1 + Scheckter 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Team Lotus Andretti 0 + de Angelis 0 | Andretti 0 + de Angelis 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Arrows Mass 0 + Patrese 0 | Mass 0 + Patrese 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tyrrell Daly 0 + Jarier 0 | Daly 0 + Jarier 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | McLaren Prost 0 + Watson 0 | Prost 0 + Watson 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | ATS Surer 0 | Surer 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Ensign Lammers 0 | Lammers 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Renault Jabouille 0 + Arnoux 0 | Jabouille 0 + Arnoux 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Osella Cheever 0 | Cheever 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 + Rosberg 0 | Fittipaldi 0 + Rosberg 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | 1:23:59.730 | 45 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | Williams | +3.190s | 45 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Alan Jones Williams | Williams | +43.530s | 45 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | Brabham | +44.480s | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | +1:16.490 | 45 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | Ferrari | +1:28.720 | 45 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1:33.010 | 45 | — | — | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass Arrows | Arrows | +1:47.750 | 45 | — | — | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | Arrows | +1 Lap | 44 | — | — | |
| 10 | Derek Daly Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 44 | — | — | |
| 11 | Alain Prost McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 44 | — | — | |
| 12 | Marc Surer ATS | ATS | +1 Lap | 44 | — | — | |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 44 | — | — | |
| 14 | Jan Lammers Ensign | Ensign | +1 Lap | 44 | — | — | |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 44 | — | — | |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Wheel bearing | 43 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 39 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | Renault | DNF Engine | 27 | — | — | |
| DNF | René Arnoux Renault | Renault | DNF Engine | 26 | — | — | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever Osella | Osella | DNF Gearbox | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi Ligier | Ligier | DNF Transmission | 18 | — | — | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF Brakes | 18 | — | — | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF Wheel bearing | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque Brabham | Brabham | DNF Gearbox | 4 | — | — |