1980· Round 3
South African Grand Prix 1980
1 March 1980 · Kyalami, Midrand
The 1980 South African Grand Prix, round 3 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by René Arnoux (Renault), with Jacques Laffite (Ligier) second and Didier Pironi (Ligier) third. Held on 1 March 1980 at Kyalami, Midrand/South Africa.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | — | 🇨🇭Marc Surer | — |
| W | — | 🇫🇷Alain Prost | — |
| R | 1 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jabouille | — |
| 1 | 2 | 🇫🇷René Arnoux | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 🇫🇷Didier Pironi | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 🇧🇷Nelson Piquet | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | 🇩🇪Jochen Mass | 1 |
| R | 7 | 🇫🇷Patrick Depailler | — |
| 7 | 13 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jarier | — |
| 8 | 18 | 🇧🇷Emerson Fittipaldi | — |
| R | 8 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | — |
| R | 9 | 🇿🇦Jody Scheckter | — |
| 9 | 20 | 🇨🇭Clay Regazzoni | — |
| 10 | 17 | 🇦🇷Ricardo Zunino | — |
| R | 10 | 🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve | — |
| 11 | 21 | 🇬🇧John Watson | — |
| R | 11 | 🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese | — |
| 12 | 15 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | — |
| R | 12 | 🇮🇹Bruno Giacomelli | — |
| 13 | 24 | 🇬🇧Geoff Lees | — |
| R | 14 | 🇮🇹Elio de Angelis | — |
| R | 16 | 🇮🇪Derek Daly | — |
| R | 22 | 🇺🇸Eddie Cheever | — |
| R | 23 | 🇫🇮Keke Rosberg | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | — | — | — |
| 2 | René Arnoux | — | — | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | — | — | — |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | — | — | — |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | — | — | — |
| 8 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | — | — | — |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | — | — | — |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | — | — |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | — | — | — |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 16 | Derek Daly | — | — | — |
| 17 | Ricardo Zunino | — | — | — |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | — | — | — |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni | — | — | — |
| 21 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 22 | Eddie Cheever | — | — | — |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | — | — | — |
| 24 | Geoff Lees | — | — | — |