- Winner
- René Arnoux
- Team
- Renault
- Top listed
- René Arnoux, Elio de Angelis, and Alan Jones
- Race date
- January 27, 1980
- Pole
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Fastest lap
- René Arnoux
- Classified drivers
- 28
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace
The decisive result
René Arnoux finished first for Renault. Elio de Angelis is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Alan Jones 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Marc Surer from P20 to P7 (+13), John Watson from P23 to P11 (+12), and Ricardo Zunino from P18 to P8 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 8 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 4 DNQ, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Electrical. René Arnoux holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:27.310 on lap 22. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.