The 1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the

1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 32nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary Yamaha's Kenny Roberts claimed his third successive 500cc world championship in a season shortened by the cancellations of ...

. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 May 1980 at the

Paul Ricard Circuit The Circuit Paul Ricard () is a French motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, Var, near Marseille, with finance from pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a racetrack. The circuit has ho ...

Classification

500 cc

References

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French Grand Prix The French Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de France), formerly known as the Grand Prix de l'ACF (Automobile Club de France), is an auto race held as part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One World Championsh ...

, Year_of_race = 1980 , Previous_race_in_season = 1980 Spanish Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1980 Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1979 French Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1981 French Grand Prix French motorcycle Grand Prix French

Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...

May 1980 sports events in Europe