1980 South African Grand Prix

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Results from the 1980 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on March 1, 1980.

Alain Prost had a Broken Wrist and did not start the race, also missing the following USGP West.[1]

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16 Flag of France René Arnoux Renault 78 1:36:52.54 2 9
2 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 78 +34.07 secs 4 6
3 25 Flag of France Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford 78 +52.49 secs 5 4
4 5 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 78 +61.02 secs 3 3
5 28 Flag of Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 77 +1 Lap 6 2
6 30 Flag of West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 77 +1 Lap 19 1
7 3 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 77 +1 Lap 13
8 20 Flag of Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 77 +1 Lap 18
9 14 Flag of Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford 77 +1 Lap 20
10 6 Flag of Argentina Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford 77 +1 Lap 17
11 7 Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 76 +2 Laps 21
12 11 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 76 +2 laps 15
13 17 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Lees Shadow-Ford 70 Suspension 24
Ret 23 Flag of Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 69 Engine 12
Ret 15 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 61 Puncture 1
Ret 4 Flag of Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 61 Puncture 16
Ret 21 Flag of Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 58 Accident 23
NC 22 Flag of France Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 53 Not Classified 7
Ret 27 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 34 Gearbox 8
Ret 2 Flag of Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 31 Transmission 10
Ret 1 Flag of South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari 14 Engine 9
Ret 29 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 10 Spun Off 11
Ret 31 Flag of the United States Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford 8 Spun Off 22
Ret 12 Flag of Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1 Spun Off 14
DNS 8 Flag of France Alain Prost McLaren-Ford Broken Wrist
DNQ 18 Flag of Ireland Dave Kennedy Shadow-Ford
DNQ 10 Flag of the Netherlands Jan Lammers ATS-Ford

[edit] Notes


Previous race:
1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1980 season
Next race:
1980 United States Grand Prix West
Previous race:
1979 South African Grand Prix
South African Grand Prix Next race:
1981 South African Grand Prix

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