January 27, 1980 Autódromo José Carlos Pace | Lap distance 7.874 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (8) | 1980 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE20 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 40 | 1:40'01.33 | 6 | 2'22.31 | 1 | 2'27.31 | (22) | |
| 2 | 6 | 12 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 1:40'23.19 | +21.86 | 7 | 2'22.40 | 4 | 2'28.64 | (16) |
| 3 | 4 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 1:41'07.44 | +1'06.11 | 10 | 2'23.38 | 6 | 2'29.69 | (30) |
| 4 | 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 1:41'41.46 | +1'40.13 | 2 | 2'21.65 | 3 | 2'28.18 | (16) |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 1:42'26.74 | +2'25.41 | 13 | 2'24.95 | 9 | 2'30.88 | (38) |
| 6 | 1 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 1:40'01.68 | +1 lap | 14 | 2'25.06 | 15 | 2'32.12 | (17) |
| 7 | 9 | Marc Surer (SUI) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 20 | 2'27.10 | |||||
| 8 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino (ARG) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 1:40'21.92 | +1 lap | 18 | 2'26.53 | 14 | 2'31.89 | (27) | |
| 9 | 21 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 1:40'26.40 | +1 lap | 15 | 2'25.74 | 13 | 2'31.85 | (35) | |
| 10 | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 1:40'51.11 | +1 lap | 16 | 2'25.75 | 19 | 2'33.24 | (13) | |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 1:40'54.11 | +1 lap | 23 | 2'27.29 | 20 | 2'33.43 | (9) | |
| 12 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 1:41'43.18 | +1 lap | 22 | 2'27.15 | 18 | 2'33.17 | (16) | |
| 13 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 39 | 1:41'53.26 | +1 lap | 17 | 2'25.80 | 10 | 2'31.11 | (35) | |
| 14 | 4 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 38 | 1:40'23.38 | +2 laps | 24 | 2'28.21 | 8 | 2'30.54 | (16) | |
| 15 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 38 | 1:41'07.66 | +2 laps | 19 | 2'26.86 | 16 | 2'32.55 | (12) | |
| 16 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 36 | +4 laps | 3 | 2'22.17 | 12 | 2'31.47 | |||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| electrical | 22 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 33 | 21 | 2'27.11 | 17 | 2'32.77 | (29) | |||
| turbo | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RE20 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 25 | 1 | 2'21.40 | 2 | 2'27.98 | (24) | |||
| suspension | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 14 | 9 | 2'23.16 | 11 | 2'31.27 | ||||
| electrical | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 13 | 5 | 2'22.30 | 5 | 2'29.08 | (12) | |||
| engine | 14 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ensign N180 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 13 | 12 | 2'24.85 | 21 | 2'35.42 | (2) | |||
| engine | 1 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 10 | 8 | 2'23.02 | 7 | 2'30.21 | (3) | |||
| spun off | 11 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 2'42.19 | 11 | 2'23.46 | 22 | 2'42.19 | (1) | ||
| halfshaft | 28 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 6'04.82 | 4 | 2'22.26 | 23 | 6'04.82 | (1) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 10 | Jan Lammers (NED) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 2'29.54 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Dave Kennedy (IRL) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 2'30.52 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 2'31.48 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Osella FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 2'34.52 | ||||||||
