| «1980-03» | South Africa Grand Prix - XIV Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1980-03-01 | Kyalami - 78 laps × 4.104 km : 320.112 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 78 | 1:36:52.540 | 198.262 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +34.070 | +34.070 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +52.490 | +18.420 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +01:01.020 | +08.530 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 13 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 18 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 20 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 17 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 21 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | 15 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +2 laps | ||
| 13 | 24 | 17 | Geoff Lees | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 70 | accident | ||
| 12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 69 | engine | |||
| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 61 | puncture | |||
| 16 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 61 | puncture | |||
| 23 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 58 | accident | |||
| DNC | 7 | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 53 | |||
| 8 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 34 | gearbox | |||
| 10 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 31 | transmission | |||
| 9 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 14 | engine | |||
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 10 | accident | |||
| 22 | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 8 | accident | |||
| 14 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 1 | accident | |||
| DNS | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | accident | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS • Ford Cosworth | accident | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | David Kennedy | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 10 | Jan Lammers | ATS • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:13.150 - 201.974 km/h - René Arnoux (lap 51)