South African Grand Prix
René Arnoux (Renault) won the 1980 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami.
Circuit Kyalami
LocationMidrand, South Africa
Date1 March 1980
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 78 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 78 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 5 | 78 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 78 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | 77 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | 77 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 20 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 17 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Geoff Lees | Shadow | 24 | 70 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 69 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 61 | Puncture | 0 |
| 16 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 16 | 61 | Puncture | 0 |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | 58 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 53 | Not classified | 0 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | 31 | Transmission | 0 |
| 21 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 22 | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| 25 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 0 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Marc Surer | ATS | 0 | 0 | Accident | 0 |