Brazilian Grand Prix
1980 · Round 2 · São Paulo, Brazil · Jan 27, 1980Race summary
Arnoux won the race from 6th on the grid, 21.9s ahead of de Angelis. Surer was the standout mover, climbing from 20th to 7th. Villeneuve lost the most ground, from 3rd on the grid down to 16th (down 13 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 40 | 1:40:01.330 | 9 |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 40 | +21.860 | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | 40 | +1:06.110 | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 2 | 40 | +1:40.130 | 3 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 13 | 40 | +1:45.410 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 39 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | ATS | 20 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 16 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 23 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 22 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | 38 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | 38 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 36 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 21 | 33 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 25 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | 14 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 13 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 12 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 8 | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 1 | Halfshaft | 0 |