Round 3 of 14 · Midrand · 1 March 1980, Saturday
South African Grand Prix
Key highlights
Jabouille
pole position
78
laps
13
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:36:52.54 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +34.07 | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | +52.49 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1:01.02 | 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Geoff Lees | Shadow | Suspension | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Puncture | |
| DNF | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | Puncture | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Accident | |
| NC | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | Not classified | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Transmission | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Osella | Spun off | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Spun off | |
| WD | Alain Prost | McLaren | Accident | |
| WD | Marc Surer | ATS | Accident | |
| DNQ | Dave Kennedy | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | ATS | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- WD
- Withdrew