Race Result
| GP n. 330 - 27/01/1980 - Grand Prix of Brazil Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace |
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| Winner: | Rene Arnoux / Renault - 1:40'01.33 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Jean Pierre Jabouille / Renault - 2:21.40 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Rene Arnoux / Renault - 2:27.31 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 16 | Renault | 40 | 1:40'01.33 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Lotus-Ford | 40 | + 21.86 | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 27 | Williams-Ford | 40 | + 1'06.11 | 10 | 4 | |
| 4 | 25 | Ligier-Ford | 40 | + 1'40.13 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | McLaren-Ford | 40 | + 2'25.41 | 13 | 2 | |
| 6 | 29 | Arrows-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 14 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | ATS-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 20 | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | Brabham-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 18 | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | Fittipaldi-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 15 | 0 | |
| 10 | 30 | Arrows-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 16 | 0 | |
| 11 | 7 | McLaren-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 23 | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 22 | 0 | |
| 13 | 23 | Alfa Romeo | 39 | + 1 lap | 17 | 0 | |
| 14 | 4 | Tyrrell-Ford | 38 | + 2 laps | 24 | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | Fittipaldi-Ford | 38 | + 2 laps | 19 | 0 | |
| 16 | 2 | Ferrari | 36 | throttle | 3 | 0 | |
| Ret | 22 | Alfa Romeo | 33 | electrical | 21 | 0 | |
| Ret | 15 | Renault | 25 | turbo | 1 | 0 | |
| Ret | 5 | Brabham-Ford | 14 | suspension | 9 | 0 | |
| Ret | 14 | Ensign-Ford | 13 | engine | 12 | 0 | |
| Ret | 26 | Ligier-Ford | 13 | electrical | 5 | 0 | |
| Ret | 1 | Ferrari | 10 | engine | 8 | 0 | |
| Ret | 11 | Lotus-Ford | 1 | spun off | 4 | 0 | |
| Ret | 28 | Williams-Ford | 1 | halfshaft | 11 | 0 | |
| Dnq | 10 | ATS-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 31 | Osella-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 17 | Shadow-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 18 | Shadow-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||