1980 South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Arnoux | 2 | 24 | 34.070 | 78 | 320.1 | René Arnoux |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 78 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Ford | 78 | +34.070s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | Ford | 78 | +52.490s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 78 | +61.020s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 13 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 18 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 20 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 17 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | Ford | 77 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 21 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 76 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 15 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 76 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 24 | 17 | Geoff Lees | Shadow | Ford | 70 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 69 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 61 | — | Puncture | ||
| — | 16 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | Ford | 61 | — | Puncture | ||
| — | 23 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Ford | 58 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 7 | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 53 | +25 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 8 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 34 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 10 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 31 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 9 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari | 14 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 10 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 22 | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | Ford | 8 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 14 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 1 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | — | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | Ford | — | Accident | |||
| — | — | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Accident | |||
| — | — | 18 | David Kennedy | Shadow | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Not classified |