1980 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 3 of 1980
- Circuit
- Kyalami
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Rene Arnoux
- Constructor
- Renault
- Entrant
- Renault
- Pole position
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Fastest lap
- Rene Arnoux
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 78 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 78 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 5 | 78 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 78 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | 77 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | 77 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | 77 | — | — |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 77 | — | — |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 20 | 77 | — | — |
| 10 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 17 | 77 | — | — |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | 76 | — | — |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 76 | — | — |
| 13 | Geoff Lees | Shadow | 24 | 70 | — | Suspension |
| DNS | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | Accident |
| DNS | Marc Surer | ATS | — | — | — | Accident |
| DNQ | David Kennedy | Shadow | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | ATS | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 61 | — | Puncture |
| NC | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 53 | — | NC |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | 34 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 14 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | 31 | — | Transmission |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 10 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 69 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 1 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 16 | 61 | — | Puncture |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 22 | 8 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | 58 | — | Accident |