March 1, 1980 Kyalami | Lap distance 4.104 km
Report | Articles (2) | Photos (4) | 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 | 78 | 2.000000.540 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.000000.150 | (51) | |
| 2 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 6.000000.610 | +4.000000.070 | 4 | 1.000000.880 | 4 | 3.000000.910 | (40) |
| 3 | 4 | 25 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 5.000000.030 | +2.000000.490 | 5 | 2.000000.110 | 6 | 4.000000.190 | (53) |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 3.000000.560 | +1.000000.020 | 3 | 1.000000.870 | 9 | 4.000000.570 | (22) |
| 5 | 2 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 6 | 2.000000.150 | 8 | 4.000000.410 | (12) | |
| 6 | 1 | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 19 | 3.000000.250 | 13 | 4.000000.800 | (4) | |
| 7 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 13 | 2.000000.700 | 3 | 3.000000.340 | (60) | ||
| 8 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 18 | 3.000000.230 | 15 | 4.000000.900 | (20) | ||
| 9 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ensign N180 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 20 | 3.000000.250 | 17 | 5.000000.050 | (76) | ||
| 10 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino (ARG) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 17 | 3.000000.050 | 16 | 4.000000.930 | (21) | ||
| 11 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 21 | 3.000000.610 | 21 | 5.000000.690 | (21) | ||
| 12 | 11 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 15 | 2.000000.930 | 10 | 4.000000.620 | (6) | ||
| 13 | 17 | Geoff Lees (GBR) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 70 | +8 laps | 24 | 4.000000.460 | 23 | 6.000000.810 | (22) | ||
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 22 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 53 | 7 | 2.000000.160 | 18 | 5.000000.080 | (44) | |||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 69 | 12 | 2.000000.510 | 14 | 4.000000.880 | (26) | |||
| puncture | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RE20 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 61 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 3.000000.290 | (48) | |||
| puncture | 4 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 61 | 16 | 3.000000.040 | 19 | 5.000000.100 | (9) | |||
| accident | 21 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 23 | 3.000000.840 | 20 | 5.000000.570 | (10) | |||
| gearbox | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 8 | 2.000000.230 | 5 | 3.000000.990 | (4) | |||
| transmission | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 31 | 10 | 2.000000.380 | 11 | 4.000000.650 | (17) | |||
| engine | 1 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 14 | 9 | 2.000000.320 | 12 | 4.000000.680 | (4) | |||
| spun off | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 10 | 11 | 2.000000.500 | 7 | 4.000000.390 | (9) | |||
| spun off | 31 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Osella FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8 | 22 | 3.000000.830 | 22 | 6.000000.610 | (8) | |||
| spun off | 12 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 14 | 2.000000.740 | ||||||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| accident | 8 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 3.000000.760 | ||||||||
| accident | 9 | Marc Surer (SUI) | ATS D4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 4.000000.540 | ||||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 18 | Dave Kennedy (IRL) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.230 | ||||||||
| -- | 10 | Jan Lammers (NED) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.290 | ||||||||
