1980 Brazilian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 27 January 1980
Winner:	Rene Arnoux Renault
Pole position:	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault
Fastest lap:	Rene Arnoux Renault
Circuit:	Interlagos, 40 laps
Round:	2 of 14

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+5	Rene Arnoux	Renault	40	1hr 40m 01.330s	9
2	+5	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	40	+21.860s	6
3	+7	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	40	+1m 06.110s	4
4	-2	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	40	+1m 40.130s	3
5	+8	Alain Prost	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	40	+2m 25.410s	2
6	+8	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	39	+1 lap	1
7	+13	Marc Surer	ATS-Ford Cosworth	39	+1 lap
8	+10	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	39	+1 lap
9	+6	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	39	+1 lap
10	+6	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	39	+1 lap
11	+12	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	39	+1 lap
12	+10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	39	+1 lap
13	+4	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	39	+1 lap
14	+10	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	38	+2 laps
15	+4	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	38	+2 laps
16	-13	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	36	DNF
R		Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	33	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	25	DNF
R		Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	14	DNF
R		Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	13	DNF
R		Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	13	DNF
R		Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	10	DNF
R		Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1	DNF
R		Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	2:21.400
2	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2:21.650
3	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2:22.170
4	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	2:22.260
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2:22.300
6	Rene Arnoux	Renault	2:22.310
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:22.400
8	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	2:23.020
9	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2:23.160
10	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	2:23.380
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:23.460
12	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	2:24.850
13	Alain Prost	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:24.950
14	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	2:25.060
15	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	2:25.740
16	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	2:25.750
17	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	2:25.800
18	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2:26.530
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	2:26.860
20	Marc Surer	ATS-Ford Cosworth	2:27.100
21	Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	2:27.110
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:27.150
23	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:27.290
24	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:28.210

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	2:21.400
2	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2:21.650	0.250
3	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2:22.170	0.770
4	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	2:22.260	0.860
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2:22.300	0.900
6	Rene Arnoux	Renault	2:22.310	0.910
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:22.400	1.000
8	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	2:23.020	1.620
9	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2:23.160	1.760
10	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	2:23.380	1.980
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:23.460	2.060
12	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	2:24.850	3.450
13	Alain Prost	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:24.950	3.550
14	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	2:25.060	3.660
15	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	2:25.740	4.340
16	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	2:25.750	4.350
17	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	2:25.800	4.400
18	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2:26.530	5.130
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	2:26.860	5.460
20	Marc Surer	ATS-Ford Cosworth	2:27.100	5.700
21	Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	2:27.110	5.710
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:27.150	5.750
23	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:27.290	5.890
24	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:28.210	6.810
Did not qualify
25	Jan Lammers	ATS-Ford Cosworth	2:29.540	8.140
26	David Kennedy	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	2:30.520	9.120
27	Stefan Johansson	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	2:31.480	10.080
28	Eddie Cheever	Osella-Ford Cosworth	2:34.520	13.120

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alan Jones	13
2	Rene Arnoux	9
3	Nelson Piquet	6
=	Elio de Angelis	6
5	Keke Rosberg	4
6	Derek Daly	3
=	Didier Pironi	3
8	Alain Prost	3
9	Bruno Giacomelli	2
10	Riccardo Patrese	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Ford Cosworth	13
2	Renault	9
3	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	6
=	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	6
5	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	4
6	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	3
=	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	3
8	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	3
9	Alfa Romeo	2
10	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Wins

Driver: 1st for Rene Arnoux (65th different winner, 6th French driver)

Constructor: 2nd for Renault

Podiums

Driver: 10th for Alan Jones, 4th for Rene Arnoux, 1st for Elio de Angelis (136th different podium finisher, 17th Italian driver)

Constructor: 134th for Lotus, 14th for Williams, 5th for Renault

Poles

Driver: 5th for Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Constructor: 7th for Renault

Fastest laps

Driver: 3rd for Rene Arnoux

Constructor: 3rd for Renault

Front row starts

Driver: 6th for Jean-Pierre Jabouille, 1st for Didier Pironi (98th different front row starter, 12th French driver)

Win & fastest lap

Driver: 1st for Rene Arnoux (39th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 3rd French driver)

See also

• Brazilian Grand Prix
• Interlagos Circuit
• 1980 World Championship season