| «1980-02» | Brazil Grand Prix - IX Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1980-01-27 | Interlagos - Autodromo José Carlos Pace - 40 laps × 7.874 km : 314.96 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 40 | 1:40:01.330 | 188.934 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 40 | +21.860 | +21.860 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 40 | +01:06.110 | +44.250 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 40 | +01:40.130 | +34.020 | 3 |
| 5 | 13 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 40 | +02:25.410 | +45.280 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 39 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 20 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 39 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 18 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 39 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 15 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 39 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 16 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 39 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 23 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 39 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 22 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 39 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 17 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 39 | +1 lap | ||
| 14 | 24 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2 laps | ||
| 15 | 19 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2 laps | ||
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 36 | throttle | ||
| 21 | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 33 | ignition | |||
| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 25 | turbo | |||
| 9 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 14 | suspension | |||
| 12 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 13 | suspension | |||
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 13 | ignition | |||
| 8 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 10 | engine | |||
| 4 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 1 | transmission | |||
| 11 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 1 | accident | |||
| DNQ | 10 | Jan Lammers | ATS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 18 | David Kennedy | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 17 | Stefan Johansson | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 02:27.310 - 192.427 km/h - René Arnoux (lap 22)