Round 3 · 1 March 1980
1980 South African Grand Prix: results
René Arnoux (Renault) won the 1980 South African Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 1 March 1980 at Kyalami (South Africa), starting from position 2. Jacques Laffite (Ligier) and Didier Pironi (Ligier) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jean-Pierre Jabouille.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 1:36:52.540 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | +34.070 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 5 | +52.490 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | +61.020 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Geoff Lees | Shadow | 24 | — | — | Suspension |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | — | — | Puncture |
| 16 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 16 | — | — | Puncture |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 7 | — | — | Not classified |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Transmission |
| 21 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 23 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 22 | — | — | Spun off |
| 24 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 25 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | Accident |
| 26 | Marc Surer | ATS | — | — | — | Accident |