Round 2 of 14 · São Paulo · 27 January 1980, Sunday
Brazilian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Jabouille
pole position
40
laps
16
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:40:01.33 | 9 |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +21.86 | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1:06.11 | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | +1:40.13 | 3 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +1:45.41 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | ATS | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Throttle | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | Electrical | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Turbo | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Suspension | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Electrical | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | Engine | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Spun off | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Halfshaft | |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Dave Kennedy | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Stefan Johansson | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Eddie Cheever | Osella | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify