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 | 1:36'52.54 | 2 | 1'10.21 | 1 | 1'13.15 | (51) | |
| 2 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 1:37'26.61 | +34.07 | 4 | 1'11.88 | 4 | 1'13.91 | (40) |
| 3 | 4 | 25 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 1:37'45.03 | +52.49 | 5 | 1'12.11 | 6 | 1'14.19 | (53) |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 1:37'53.56 | +1'01.02 | 3 | 1'11.87 | 9 | 1'14.57 | (22) |
| 5 | 2 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 6 | 1'12.15 | 8 | 1'14.41 | (12) | |
| 6 | 1 | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 19 | 1'13.25 | 13 | 1'14.80 | (4) | |
| 7 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 13 | 1'12.70 | 3 | 1'13.34 | (60) | ||
| 8 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'13.23 | 15 | 1'14.90 | (20) | ||
| 9 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ensign N180 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'13.25 | 17 | 1'15.05 | (76) | ||
| 10 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino (ARG) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 17 | 1'13.05 | 16 | 1'14.93 | (21) | ||
| 11 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 21 | 1'13.61 | 21 | 1'15.69 | (21) | ||
| 12 | 11 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 15 | 1'12.93 | 10 | 1'14.62 | (6) | ||
| 13 | 17 | Geoff Lees (GBR) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 70 | +8 laps | 24 | 1'14.46 | 23 | 1'16.81 | (22) | ||
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| -- | 22 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 53 | 7 | 1'12.16 | 18 | 1'15.08 | (44) | |||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 69 | 12 | 1'12.51 | 14 | 1'14.88 | (26) | |||
| puncture | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RE20 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 61 | 1 | 1'10.00 | 2 | 1'13.29 | (48) | |||
| puncture | 4 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 61 | 16 | 1'13.04 | 19 | 1'15.10 | (9) | |||
| accident | 21 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 23 | 1'13.84 | 20 | 1'15.57 | (10) | |||
| gearbox | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 8 | 1'12.23 | 5 | 1'13.99 | (4) | |||
| transmission | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 31 | 10 | 1'12.38 | 11 | 1'14.65 | (17) | |||
| engine | 1 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 14 | 9 | 1'12.32 | 12 | 1'14.68 | (4) | |||
| spun off | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 10 | 11 | 1'12.50 | 7 | 1'14.39 | (9) | |||
| spun off | 31 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Osella FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8 | 22 | 1'13.83 | 22 | 1'16.61 | (8) | |||
| spun off | 12 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 14 | 1'12.74 | ||||||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| accident | 8 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'13.76 | ||||||||
| accident | 9 | Marc Surer (SUI) | ATS D4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'14.54 | ||||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 18 | Dave Kennedy (IRL) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'15.23 | ||||||||
| -- | 10 | Jan Lammers (NED) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'15.29 | ||||||||
