The 1980 South African Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1980 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 1 March 1980. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started on pole position for Renault and his team-mate René Arnoux was the race winner.
1980 South African Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 78 | 1:36:52.54 | 1:36:52.540 | - | - | 1:13.150 | 51 | 198.260 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +34.070 | 1:37:26.610 | +34.070 | +34.070 | 1:13.910 | 40 | 197.110 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +52.490 | 1:37:45.030 | +52.490 | +18.420 | 1:14.190 | 53 | 196.490 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +1:01.020 | 1:37:53.560 | +1:01.020 | +8.530 | 1:14.570 | 22 | 196.200 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:14.410 | 12 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:14.800 | 4 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:13.340 | 60 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:14.900 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| 9 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:15.050 | 76 | 20 | ||||
| 10 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:14.930 | 21 | 17 | ||||
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:15.690 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 12 | 11 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:14.620 | 6 | 15 | ||||
| 13 | 17 | Geoff Lees | Great Britain | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 70 | Suspension | 8 laps | 6 laps | 1:16.810 | 22 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 69 | Engine | 1:14.880 | 26 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 61 | Puncture | 1:13.290 | 48 | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 61 | Puncture | 1:15.100 | 9 | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 58 | Accident | 1:15.570 | 10 | 23 | |||||
| NC | 22 | Patrick Depailler | France | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 53 | +25 laps | 1:15.080 | 44 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 34 | Gearbox | 1:13.990 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 31 | Transmission | 1:14.650 | 17 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 1 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 14 | Engine | 1:14.680 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 10 | Spun Off | 1:14.390 | 9 | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Osella Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Spun Off | 1:16.610 | 8 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Spun Off | 14 | |||||||
| DNQ | 8 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Dave Kennedy | Ireland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | ATS Ford | Goodyear |