| Race details | ||
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| Race 3 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season | ||
| Date | March 1, 1980 | |
| Location | Kyalami Gauteng, South Africa |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.104 km (2.550 mi) |
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| Distance | 78 laps, 320.112 km (198.908 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
| Time | 1:10.00 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | René Arnoux | Renault |
| Time | 1:13.15 on lap 51 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | René Arnoux | Renault |
| Second | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford |
| Third | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford |
The 1980 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on March 1, 1980.
Alain Prost and Marc Surer both crashed in separate incidents during qualifying: Prost broke his wrist and Surer suffered serious injuries to his legs. Neither started the race, with Prost also missing the following race, and Surer the next three races.[1][2] Surer's place was taken by Jan Lammers.
This was the first race since the 1968 United States Grand Prix to have a podium made up of drivers from just one country.
Contents |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 78 | 1:36:52.54 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 78 | +34.07 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford | 78 | +52.49 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 78 | +1:01.02 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 77 | +1 Lap | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 77 | +1 Lap | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 77 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 8 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 77 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| 9 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford | 77 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 10 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 77 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 76 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 12 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 76 | +2 laps | 15 | |
| 13 | 17 | Geoff Lees | Shadow-Ford | 70 | Suspension | 24 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 69 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 61 | Puncture | 1 | |
| Ret | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 61 | Puncture | 16 | |
| Ret | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 58 | Accident | 23 | |
| NC | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 53 | Not Classified | 7 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 34 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 31 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 14 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 10 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford | 8 | Spun Off | 22 | |
| Ret | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1 | Spun Off | 14 | |
| DNS | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford | Accident | |||
| DNS | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS-Ford | Accident | |||
| DNQ | 18 | Dave Kennedy | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Jan Lammers | ATS-Ford |
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| 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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