Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1980 season calendar
| Rd | Date | Grand Prix | Track | Track length | Laps | Race distance | Winner |
| 1 | 13 Jan | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 5.968 | 53 | 316.304 | Alan Jones |
| 2 | 27 Jan | Brazil | Interlagos | 7.874 | 40 | 314.960 | René Arnoux |
| 3 | 1 Mar | South Africa | Kyalami | 4.104 | 78 | 320.112 | René Arnoux |
| 4 | 30 Mar | United States West | Long Beach | 3.251 | 80 | 261.705 | Nelson Piquet |
| 5 | 4 May | Belgium | Zolder | 4.262 | 72 | 306.864 | Didier Pironi |
| 6 | 18 May | Monaco | Monte-Carlo | 3.312 | 76 | 251.712 | Carlos Reutemann |
| 7 | 29 Jun | France | Le Castellet | 5.810 | 54 | 313.740 | Alan Jones |
| 8 | 13 Jul | Great Britain | Brands Hatch | 4.207 | 76 | 319.732 | Alan Jones |
| 9 | 10 Aug | Germany | Hockenheim | 6.789 | 45 | 305.505 | Jacques Laffite |
| 10 | 17 Aug | Austria | Spielberg | 5.942 | 54 | 320.868 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 11 | 31 Aug | Netherlands | Zandvoort | 4.252 | 72 | 306.144 | Nelson Piquet |
| 12 | 14 Sep | Italy | Imola | 5.000 | 60 | 300.000 | Nelson Piquet |
| 13 | 28 Sep | Canada | Montréal | 4.410 | 70 | 308.700 | Alan Jones |
| 14 | 5 Oct | United States | Watkins Glen | 5.435 | 59 | 320.665 | Alan Jones |