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| Pos | Nr | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Q1 | Q2 | G | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |  Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault RE20 [RE23] |
Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 | Michelin | 01:10.000 | 01:11.920 | 01:10.000 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault RE20 [RE21] |
Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 | Michelin | 01:10.210 | 01:11.110 | 01:10.210 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 |  Nelson Piquet |
 Brabham BT49 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:11.870 | 01:12.160 | 01:11.870 | 0 |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier JS11/15 [03] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:11.880 | 01:12.400 | 01:11.880 | 0 |
| 5 | 25 | Didier Pironi |
Ligier JS11/15 [04] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:12.110 | 01:12.160 | 01:12.110 | 0 |
| 6 | 28 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Williams FW07B [5] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:12.150 | 01:12.180 | 01:12.150 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | Patrick Depailler |
 Alfa Romeo 179 [003] |
Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.130 | 01:12.160 | 01:12.160 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 |  Alan Jones |
Williams FW07B [7] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:12.230 | 01:12.660 | 01:12.230 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 |  Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari 312T5 [046] |
Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | 01:12.950 | 01:12.320 | 01:12.320 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari 312T5 [042] |
Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | 01:12.380 | 01:13.400 | 01:12.380 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows A3 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:12.950 | 01:12.500 | 01:12.500 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo 179 [001] |
Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:12.510 | 01:12.830 | 01:12.510 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell 010 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:12.700 | 01:12.760 | 01:12.700 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus 81 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:12.740 | 01:13.000 | 01:12.740 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 |  Mario Andretti |
Lotus 81 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.260 | 01:12.930 | 01:12.930 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 |  Derek Daly |
Tyrrell 010 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.040 | 01:13.600 | 01:13.040 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino |
Brabham BT49 [5] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.050 | 01:13.290 | 01:13.050 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi F7 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.230 | 01:13.530 | 01:13.230 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 |  Jochen Mass |
Arrows A3 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.250 | 01:13.290 | 01:13.250 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ensign N180 [MN11] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.560 | 01:13.250 | 01:13.250 | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | John Watson |
McLaren M29B [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:14.040 | 01:13.610 | 01:13.610 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | Eddie Cheever |
Osella FA1 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.840 | 01:13.830 | 01:13.830 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 |  Keke Rosberg |
Fittipaldi F7 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.840 | 01:13.930 | 01:13.840 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | Geoff Lees |
Shadow DN11 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:14.460 | 01:15.200 | 01:14.460 | 0 |
| DNS | 8 | Alain Prost |
McLaren M29C [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:13.760 | 01:13.760 | 0 |
|
| WD | 9 | Marc Surer |
ATS D4 [01] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:14.540 | 01:14.540 | 0 |
|
| DNQ | 18 | David Kennedy |
Shadow DN11 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:15.230 | 01:15.380 | 01:15.230 | 0 |
| DNQ | 9 |  Jan Lammers |
ATS D3 [02] |
Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:15.290 | 01:15.290 | 0 |
|
| Starting grid limited to 24 positions. Marc Surer with an injured ankle after an accident in first practice was replaced by Lammers, who did not qualify. Prost injured his wrist in second practice and was not replaced. As Prost failed to start, Lees won the last spot on the grid. | |||||||||
| Official Name | The South African Nashua Grand Prix 1980 |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Kyalami |
| Date | March 1 |
| Pole | Jean-Pierre Jabouille 01:10.000 |
| Fastest Lap | René Arnoux 01:13.150 |
| Podium | 1st René Arnoux (17) , 2nd Jacques Laffite, 3rd Didier Pironi |
| GP Number | 331 |
| Round | 3 |
| Weather | Overcast |
| Prev race | Grande Prêmio do Brasil January 27 |
| Next race | United States Grand Prix West March 30 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux |
Renault | 18 |
| 2 | Alan Jones |
Williams | 13 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham | 9 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi |
Ligier | 7 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier | 6 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus | 6 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg |
Fittipaldi | 4 |
| 8 | Derek Daly |
Tyrrell | 3 |
| 9 | Alain Prost |
McLaren | 3 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo | 2 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann |
Williams | 2 |
| 12 | Jochen Mass |
Arrows | 1 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows | 1 |
| 14 | Ricardo Zunino |
Brabham | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell | 0 |
| 16 | Marc Surer |
ATS | 0 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi | 0 |
| 18 | Clay Regazzoni |
Ensign | 0 |
| 19 | John Watson |
McLaren | 0 |
| 20 | Mario Andretti |
Lotus | 0 |
| 21 | Geoff Lees |
Shadow | 0 |
| 22 | Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari | 0 |
| 23 | Patrick Depailler |
Alfa Romeo | 0 |
| 24 | Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari | 0 |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault | 0 |
| 26 | Eddie Cheever |
Osella | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Engine | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault |
Renault | 18 |
| 2 | Williams |
Ford Cosworth | 15 |
| 3 | Ligier |
Ford Cosworth | 13 |
| 4 | Brabham |
Ford Cosworth | 9 |
| 5 | Lotus |
Ford Cosworth | 6 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi |
Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 7 | Tyrrell |
Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 8 | McLaren |
Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo |
Alfa Romeo | 2 |
| 10 | Arrows |
Ford Cosworth | 2 |
| 11 | ATS |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |
| 12 | Ensign |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |
| 13 | Shadow |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |
| 14 | Ferrari |
Ferrari | 0 |
| 15 | Osella |
Ford Cosworth | 0 |