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South African Grand Prix

South African Grand Prix 1980

Round 3 of 14Kyalami Racing Circuit, MidrandMar 1 198078 laps

Podium

LAFLigier

ARNRenault

PIRLigier

Key facts

WinnerARN1:36:52.540 from P2

PoleJAB1:10.000

Fastest lapARN1:13.150 on lap 51

Finishers13 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	2	▲1	78	1:36:52.540	9	1:13.150
2	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	4	▲2	78	+34.070s	6	–
3	PIRDidier Pironi	Ligier	5	▲2	78	+52.490s	4	–
4	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	3	▼1	78	+61.020s	3	–
5	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	6	▲1	77	+1 lap	2	–
6	MASJochen Mass	Arrows	19	▲13	77	+1 lap	1	–
7	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	13	▲6	77	+1 lap		–
8	FITEmerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	18	▲10	77	+1 lap		–
9	REGClay Regazzoni	Ensign	20	▲11	77	+1 lap		–
10	ZUNRicardo Zunino	Brabham	17	▲7	77	+1 lap		–
11	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	21	▲10	76	+2 laps		–
12	ANDMario Andretti	Lotus	15	▲3	76	+2 laps		–
13	LEEGeoffrey Lees	Shadow	24	▲11	70	+8 laps		–
DNF	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	12		69	Engine		–
DNF	JABJean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1		61	Puncture		–
DNF	DALDerek Daly	Tyrrell	16		61	Puncture		–
DNF	ROSKeke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	23		58	Accident		–
NC	DEPPatrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	7		53	Not classified		–
DNF	JONAlan Jones	Williams	8		34	Gearbox		–
DNF	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	10		31	Transmission		–
DNF	SCHJody Scheckter	Ferrari	9		14	Engine		–
DNF	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	11		10	Spun off		–
DNF	CHEEddie Cheever	Osella	22		8	Spun off		–
DNF	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	14		1	Spun off		–
DNS	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	–		0	Accident		–
DNS	SURMarc Surer	ATS	–		0	Accident		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	JABJean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:10.000
2	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	1:10.210	+0.210s
3	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	1:11.870	+1.870s
4	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	1:11.880	+1.880s
5	PIRDidier Pironi	Ligier	1:12.110	+2.110s
6	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	1:12.150	+2.150s
7	DEPPatrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	1:12.160	+2.160s
8	JONAlan Jones	Williams	1:12.230	+2.230s
9	SCHJody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:12.320	+2.320s
10	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:12.380	+2.380s
11	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:12.500	+2.500s
12	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:12.510	+2.510s
13	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:12.700	+2.700s
14	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	1:12.740	+2.740s
15	ANDMario Andretti	Lotus	1:12.930	+2.930s
16	DALDerek Daly	Tyrrell	1:13.040	+3.040s
17	ZUNRicardo Zunino	Brabham	1:13.050	+3.050s
18	FITEmerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:13.230	+3.230s
19	MASJochen Mass	Arrows	1:13.250	+3.250s
20	REGClay Regazzoni	Ensign	1:13.250	+3.250s
21	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	1:13.610	+3.610s
22	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	1:13.760	+3.760s
23	CHEEddie Cheever	Osella	1:13.830	+3.830s
24	ROSKeke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:13.840	+3.840s
25	LEEGeoffrey Lees	Shadow	1:14.460	+4.460s
26	SURMarc Surer	ATS	1:14.540	+4.540s
27	DAVDAV	Shadow	1:15.230	+5.230s
28	LAMJan Lammers	ATS	1:15.290	+5.290s

Kyalami Racing Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1980. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1979	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
1978	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus
1977	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
1976	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
1975	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell
1974	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham
1973	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell
1972	Denny Hulme	McLaren
1971	Mario Andretti	Ferrari
1970	Jack Brabham	Brabham

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