Round 3 · 1980
South African Grand Prix
WinnerALXAlpine · from P2
PoleJAB
Fastest lap1:13.150Alexandre Arnoux · L51
Biggest gain+13Mass P19→P6
Retirements11of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpine | 2 | +1 | 78 | 1:36:52.540 FL | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 4 | +2 | 78 | +34.070 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ligier | 5 | +2 | 78 | +52.490 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Brabham | 3 | -1 | 78 | +1:01.020 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams | 6 | +1 | 77 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass MAJ | Arrows | 19 | +13 | 77 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | 13 | +6 | 77 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 8 | Fittipaldi | 18 | +10 | 77 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ensign | 20 | +11 | 77 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Brabham | 17 | +7 | 77 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 11 | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 21 | +10 | 76 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 15 | +3 | 76 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Geoff Lees LEE | Shadow | 24 | +11 | 70 | +8 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Osella | 22 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Depaille ANU | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 7 | 53 | NC · L53 | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Ferrari | 9 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Alpine | 1 | 61 | DNF · L61 | — | |||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 8 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 11 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | ||
| — | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 12 | 69 | DNF · L69 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 10 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | |||
| — | Keke Rosberg ROG | Fittipaldi | 23 | 58 | DNF · L58 | — | ||
| — | Derek Daly DAD | Tyrrell | 16 | 61 | DNF · L61 | — | ||
| — | Elio de Angelis DEA | Team Lotus | 14 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Jan Lammers LAM | ATS | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Marc Surer SUR | ATS | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Dave Kennedy KEN | Shadow | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | — | 0 | DNS | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | South African Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | |
| 1978 | South African Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 11 |
| 1977 | South African Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 3 |
| 1976 | South African Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 2 |
| 1975 | South African Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 3 |
| 1974 | South African Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 4 |
| 1973 | South African Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 16 |
| 1972 | South African Grand Prix | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 5 |