27 Jan 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
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The 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday, 27 January 1980. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started on pole position for Renault and his team-mate René Arnoux was the race winner.
1980 Brazilian 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 | 40 | 1:40:01.33 | 1:40:01.330 | - | - | 2:27.310 | 22 | 188.930 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +21.860 | 1:40:23.190 | +21.860 | +21.860 | 2:28.640 | 16 | 188.240 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +1:06.110 | 1:41:07.440 | +1:06.110 | +44.250 | 2:29.690 | 30 | 186.870 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Didier Pironi | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +1:40.130 | 1:41:41.460 | +1:40.130 | +34.020 | 2:28.180 | 16 | 185.830 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +2:25.410 | 1:42:26.740 | +2:25.410 | +45.280 | 2:30.880 | 38 | 184.460 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:40:01.680 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 2:32.120 | 17 | 184.200 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 20 | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:40:21.920 | 1 lap | +1:40:21.920 | 2:31.890 | 27 | 183.580 | 18 | |
| 9 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:40:26.400 | 1 lap | +4.480 | 2:31.850 | 35 | 183.440 | 15 | |
| 10 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:40:51.110 | 1 lap | +24.710 | 2:33.240 | 13 | 182.690 | 16 | |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:40:54.110 | 1 lap | +3.000 | 2:33.430 | 9 | 182.600 | 23 | |
| 12 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:41:43.180 | 1 lap | +49.070 | 2:33.170 | 16 | 181.130 | 22 | |
| 13 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1:41:53.260 | 1 lap | +10.080 | 2:31.110 | 35 | 180.830 | 17 | |
| 14 | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 38 | +2 laps | 1:40:23.380 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 2:30.540 | 16 | 178.830 | 24 | |
| 15 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 38 | +2 laps | 1:41:07.660 | 2 laps | +44.280 | 2:32.550 | 12 | 177.520 | 19 | |
| 16 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 36 | Throttle | 4 laps | 2 laps | 2:31.470 | 3 | ||||
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Depailler | France | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 33 | Electrical | 2:32.770 | 29 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 25 | Turbo | 2:27.980 | 24 | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Suspension | 2:31.270 | 9 | ||||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Electrical | 2:29.080 | 12 | 5 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Engine | 2:35.420 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
| DNF | 1 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 10 | Engine | 2:30.210 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Spun Off | 2:42.190 | 2:42.190 | 1 | 174.770 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Halfshaft | 6:04.820 | 6:04.820 | 1 | 77.700 | 4 | |||
| DNQ | 10 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | ATS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Dave Kennedy | Ireland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 17 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Osella Ford | Goodyear |