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 | 1.000000.330 | 6 | 2.000000.310 | 1 | 7.000000.310 | (22) | |
| 2 | 6 | 12 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 3.000000.190 | +1.000000.860 | 7 | 2.000000.400 | 4 | 8.000000.640 | (16) |
| 3 | 4 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 7.000000.440 | +6.000000.110 | 10 | 3.000000.380 | 6 | 9.000000.690 | (30) |
| 4 | 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 1.000000.460 | +0.00 | 2 | 1.000000.650 | 3 | 8.000000.180 | (16) |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 6.000000.740 | +5.000000.410 | 13 | 4.000000.950 | 9 | 0.00 | (38) |
| 6 | 1 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 1.000000.680 | +1 lap | 14 | 5.000000.060 | 15 | 2.000000.120 | (17) |
| 7 | 9 | Marc Surer (SUI) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 20 | 7.000000.100 | |||||
| 8 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino (ARG) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 1.000000.920 | +1 lap | 18 | 6.000000.530 | 14 | 1.000000.890 | (27) | |
| 9 | 21 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 6.000000.400 | +1 lap | 15 | 5.000000.740 | 13 | 1.000000.850 | (35) | |
| 10 | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 1.000000.110 | +1 lap | 16 | 5.000000.750 | 19 | 3.000000.240 | (13) | |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 4.000000.110 | +1 lap | 23 | 7.000000.290 | 20 | 3.000000.430 | (9) | |
| 12 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | 3.000000.180 | +1 lap | 22 | 7.000000.150 | 18 | 3.000000.170 | (16) | |
| 13 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 39 | 3.000000.260 | +1 lap | 17 | 5.000000.800 | 10 | 1.000000.110 | (35) | |
| 14 | 4 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 38 | 3.000000.380 | +2 laps | 24 | 8.000000.210 | 8 | 0.00 | (16) | |
| 15 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 38 | 7.000000.660 | +2 laps | 19 | 6.000000.860 | 16 | 2.000000.550 | (12) | |
| 16 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 36 | +4 laps | 3 | 2.000000.170 | 12 | 1.000000.470 | |||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| electrical | 22 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 33 | 21 | 7.000000.110 | 17 | 2.000000.770 | (29) | |||
| turbo | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RE20 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 25 | 1 | 1.000000.400 | 2 | 7.000000.980 | (24) | |||
| suspension | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 14 | 9 | 3.000000.160 | 11 | 1.000000.270 | ||||
| electrical | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 13 | 5 | 2.000000.300 | 5 | 9.000000.080 | (12) | |||
| engine | 14 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ensign N180 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 13 | 12 | 4.000000.850 | 21 | 5.000000.420 | (2) | |||
| engine | 1 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 10 | 8 | 3.000000.020 | 7 | 0.00 | (3) | |||
| spun off | 11 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 2.000000.190 | 11 | 3.000000.460 | 22 | 2.000000.190 | (1) | ||
| halfshaft | 28 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 4.000000.820 | 4 | 2.000000.260 | 23 | 4.000000.820 | (1) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 10 | Jan Lammers (NED) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 9.000000.540 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Dave Kennedy (IRL) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 0.00 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1.000000.480 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Osella FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 4.000000.520 | ||||||||
