1980 season/Round 3
South African Grand Prix 1980
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 1 March 1980
- 78 laps
- 320.1 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1René ArnouxRenault1:36:52.540
- P2Jacques LaffiteLigier+34.070
- P3Didier PironiLigier+52.490
- Pole positionJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault · 1:10.000
- Fastest lapRené Arnoux1:13.150 · lap 51
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | 51 | 1:13.150 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | 18 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | 13 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 9 | |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | 7 | ▲2 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | 6 | ▼2 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | 6 | |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | 4 | ▼2 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | 3 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Alain Prost | 3 | ▼3 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | 2 | ▼1 |
| Pos | Team | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | 18 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Williams | 15 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Ligier | 13 | ▲3 |
| 4 | Brabham | 9 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Lotus | 6 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | 4 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | 3 | ▼1 |
| 8 | McLaren | 3 | |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | |
| 10 | Arrows | 2 |