Season
1980
Race
3. South African Grand Prix
1980 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 331
R
01/03/1980 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 78 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | +1 | 78 | 1:36:52.540 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | +2 | 78 | 1:37:26.610 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 5 | +2 | 78 | 1:37:45.030 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | -1 | 78 | 1:37:53.560 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | +1 | 77 | — | 2 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | +13 | 77 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | +6 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | +10 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 20 | +11 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 17 | +7 | 77 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | +10 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | +3 | 76 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Geoff Lees | Shadow | 24 | +11 | 70 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | -2 | 69 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | -14 | 61 | — | 0 | Puncture | — | |
| 16 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 16 | = | 61 | — | 0 | Puncture | — | |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | +6 | 58 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 18 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 7 | -11 | 53 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | -11 | 34 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | -10 | 31 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 21 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | -12 | 14 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | -11 | 10 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 23 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 22 | -1 | 8 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 24 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | -10 | 1 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 25 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 0 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 26 | Marc Surer | ATS | 0 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Accident | — |