1980 Grand Prix of South Africa
1 March - Kyalami: 78 laps x 4.104 km = 320.112 km


 Pole Position: J-P Jabouille Renault 1 min:10.000s
 Fastest Lap: 201.974 km/h R Arnoux Renault 1 min:l3.150s

Results:

 1   R Arnoux      Renault      1 h 36m 52.540s
 2   J Laffite     Ligier       1 h 37m 26.610s
 3   D Pironi      Ligier       1 h 37m 45.030s
 4   N Piquet      Brabham      1 h 37m 53.560s
 5   C Reutemann   Williams     77
 6   J Mass        Arrows       77
 7   J-P Jarier    Tyrrell      77
 8   E Fittipaldi  Fittipaldi   77
 9   C Regazzoni   Ensign       77
 10  R Zunino      Brabham      77
 11  J Watson      McLaren      76
 12  M Andretti    Lotus        76
 13r G Lees        Shadow       70 suspension/ accident

Not Classified:

     P Depailler   Alfa Romeo   53

Did Not Finish:

     B Giacomelli  Alfa Romeo   69 engine
     J-P Jabouille Renault      61 puncture
     D Daly        Tyrrell      61 puncture
     K Rosberg     Fittipaldi   58 accident
     A Jones       Williams     34 gearbox oil cooler
     G Villeneuve  Ferrari      31 transmission
     J Scheckter   Ferrari      14 engine/ electrics
     R Patrese     Arrows       10 accident
     E Cheever     Osella        8 accident
     E de Angelis  Lotus         1 accident

Did Not Start:

     A Prost       McLaren         accident/ injury

Did Not Qualify:

     M Surer       ATS             accident/ injury
     D Kennedy     Shadow
     J Lammers     ATS

Qualifying Times:

1 15   J.P.Jabouille    Renault          1'10.00
2 16   Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'10.21
3 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'11.87
4 26   Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Ford      1'11.88
5 25   Didier Pironi    Ligier/Ford      1'12.11
6 28   Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'12.15
7 22   P.Depailler      Alfa Romeo       1'12.16
8 27   Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'12.23
9 1    Jody Scheckter   Ferrari          1'12.32
10 2   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'12.38
11 29  Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'12.50
12 23  Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'12.51
13 3   J.P.Jarier       Tyrrell/Ford     1'12.70
14 12  Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       1'12.74
15 11  Mario Andretti   Lotus/Ford       1'12.93
16 4   Derek Daly       Tyrrell/Ford     1'13.04
17 6   Ricardo Zunino   Brabham/Ford     1'13.05
18 20  E.Fittipaldi     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'13.23
19 30  Jochen Mass      Arrows/Ford      1'13.25
20 14  Clay Regazzoni   Ensign/Ford      1'13.25
21 7   John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'13.61
22 31  Eddie Cheever    Osella/Ford      1'13.83
23 21  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'13.84
24 17  Geoff Lees       Shadow/Ford      1'14.46
 Not qualified 
25 18  Dave Kennedy     Shadow/Ford      1'15.23
26 10  Jan Lammers      ATS/Ford         1'15.29
 Not present 
27 8   Alain Prost      McLaren/Ford     1'13.76
28 9   Marc Surer       ATS/Ford         1'14.54