1980 Grand Prix of Brazil
27 January - Interlagos: 40 laps x 7.874 km = 314.960 km


 Pole Position: J-P Jabouille Renault 2 min:21.400s
 Fastest Lap: 192.427 km/h R Arnoux Renault 2 min:27.310s

Results:

 1   R Arnoux      Renault       1 h 40m O1.330s
 2   E de Angelis  Lotus         1 h 40m 23.190s
 3   A Jones       Williams      1 h 41m 07.440s
 4   D Pironi      Ligier        1 h 41m 41.460s
 5   A Prost       McLaren       1 h 42m 26.740s
 6   R Patrese     Arrows        39
 7   M Surer       ATS           39
 8   R Zunino      Brabham       39
 9   K Rosberg     Fittipaldi    39
 10  J Mass        Arrows        39
 11  J Watson      McLaren       39
 12  J-P Jarier    Tyrrell       39
 13  B Giacomelli  Alfa Romeo    39
 14  D Daly        Tyrrell       38
 15  E Fittipaldi  Fittipaldi    38
 16r G Villeneuve  Ferrari       36 throttle jammed/ spin

Did Not Finish:

     P Depailler   Alfa Romeo    33 electrics
     J-P Jabouille Renault       25 turbo
     N Piquet      Brabham       14 suspension/ accident 
     C Regazzoni   Ensign        13 handling
     J Laffite     Ligier        13 electrics
     J Scheckter   Ferrari       10 engine
     C Reutemann   Williams       1 drive shaft
     M Andretti    Lotus          1 spin

Did Not Qualify:

     J Lammers     ATS
     D Kennedy     Shadow
     S Johansson   Shadow
     E Cheever     Osella

Qualifying Times:

1 15   J.P.Jabouille    Renault          2'21.40
2 25   Didier Pironi    Ligier/Ford      2'21.65
3 2    G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          2'22.17
4 28   Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    2'22.26
5 26   Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Ford      2'22.30
6 16   Rene Arnoux      Renault          2'22.31
7 12   Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       2'22.40
8 1    Jody Scheckter   Ferrari          2'23.02
9 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     2'23.16
10 27  Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    2'23.38
11 11  Mario Andretti   Lotus/Ford       2'23.46
12 14  Clay Regazzoni   Ensign/Ford      2'24.85
13 8   Alain Prost      McLaren/Ford     2'24.95
14 29  Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      2'25.06
15 21  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  2'25.74
16 30  Jochen Mass      Arrows/Ford      2'25.75
17 23  Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       2'25.80
18 6   Ricardo Zunino   Brabham/Ford     2'26.53
19 20  E.Fittipaldi     Fittipaldi/Ford  2'26.86
20 9   Marc Surer       ATS/Ford         2'27.10
21 22  P.Depailler      Alfa Romeo       2'27.11
22 3   J.P.Jarier       Tyrrell/Ford     2'27.15
23 7   John Watson      McLaren/Ford     2'27.29
24 4   Derek Daly       Tyrrell/Ford     2'28.21
 Not qualified 
25 10  Jan Lammers      ATS/Ford         2'29.54
26 18  Dave Kennedy     Shadow/Ford      2'30.52
27 17  Stefan Johansson Shadow/Ford      2'31.48
28 31  Eddie Cheever    Osella/Ford      2'34.52