South African Grand Prix
1980 · Round 3 · Midrand, South Africa · Mar 1, 1980Race summary
Victory went to Arnoux (from 2nd on the grid), with a 34.1s margin. Mass made the biggest gain, from 19th on the grid to 6th (up 13 places). Piquet had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 4th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 78 | 1:36:52.540 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 78 | +34.070 | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 5 | 78 | +52.490 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 78 | +1:01.020 | 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 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 69 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 61 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 16 | 61 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | 58 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 53 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | 31 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 22 | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | McLaren | – | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Marc Surer | ATS | – | 0 | Accident | 0 |