Pit Lane F1
1980 Season - Round 2 - 1980-01-27
René Arnoux won the 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix for Renault, with Elio de Angelis (Team Lotus) second and Alan Jones (Williams) third. The win came from P6 on the grid.
Marc Surer (ATS) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Didier Pironi |
| Ligier |
| 2 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 13 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | ATS | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 23 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | Throttle | 0 |
| 17 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 21 | Electrical | 0 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | Turbo | 0 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Electrical | 0 |
| 21 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | Halfshaft | 0 |
