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September 28, 1980: Alan Jones won the Canadian Grand Prix and in so doing secured his first and only world championship. The race itself was hardly a classic, more memorable for accidents, breakdowns and a re-start than any outstanding driving skills

July 13, 1980: Alan Jones won the British Grand Prix, his third win in succession even though the one in Spain had been invalidated, to extend his lead over Nelson Piquet in the drivers' championship to six points

June 29, 1980: Three weeks after his win-that-never-was at the Spanish Grand Prix subsequently declared illegal by the FIA, there was no disputing Alan Jones' victory at the French Grand Prix

June 1, 1980: At Jarama politics and racing collided head on - a confusing weekend ended with a "Formula DFV" race going ahead without Ferrari, Alfa and Renault. Alan Jones' win was not to count for world championship points

May 18, 1980: Carlos Reutemann won an action-packed and wet Monaco Grand Prix for Williams, a race marked by a spectacular four-car first-corner pile-up

May 4, 1980: Didier Pironi won the Belgian Grand Prix, the first race of the European season, having led from start to finish at the tight circuit of Zolder

March 1, 1980: Renault's Rene Arnoux followed his win at Interlagos with victory at the South African Grand Prix

January 13, 1980: Alan Jones, who ended the 1979 championship in blistering form, showed his Williams was the car to beat with victory in the season-opening Argentine Grand Prix

October 7, 1979: Gilles Villeneuve recorded his third win of the season in the USA Grand Prix at a wet Watkins Glen. The title had already gone to his Ferrari team-mate Jody Scheckter but Villeneuve was determined to prove he was a championship contender

September 30, 1979: Alan Jones recorded his fourth win in five races at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, successfully fighting off a determined challenge from local hero Gilles Villeneuve

March 3, 1979: All eyes were on the Ligiers after their dominance of the opening two races, but it was Gilles Villeneuve who steered his brand new Ferrari to victory - his second win in four outings - at Kyalami