Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 2 · 27 January 1980 ·Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
de Angelis
Team Lotus
2
Arnoux
Renault
1
Jones
Williams
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 40 | 1:40:01.33 | 9 | |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 40 | +21.86 | 6 | |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 40 | +1:06.11 | 4 | |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 40 | +1:40.13 | 3 | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 40 | +1:45.41 | 2 | |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 39 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Marc Surer | ATS | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 38 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 38 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 36 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 33 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 25 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 14 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 10 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| F | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Dave Kennedy | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Stefan Johansson | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify