The Brazilian Grand Prix 1980 was the 2nd round of the 1980 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 27th.

René Arnoux won the race after starting in the 6th position, followed by Elio de Angelis, and Alan Jones completing the podium.

Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he had a turbo failure, and had to retire on lap 25th.

Final results

1
5
René Arnoux
Renault
1:40:01.33
Finished
2
5
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
+21.86
Finished
3
7
Alan Jones
Williams
+1:06.11
Finished
4
2
Didier Pironi
Ligier
+1:40.13
Finished
5
8
Alain Prost
McLaren
+1:45.41
Finished
6
8
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
+1 Lap
7
13
Marc Surer
ATS
+1 Lap
8
10
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham
+1 Lap
9
6
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
+1 Lap
10
6
Jochen Mass
Arrows
+1 Lap
11
12
John Watson
McLaren
+1 Lap
12
10
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
13
4
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
+1 Lap
14
10
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
15
4
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
+2 Laps
16
13
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Throttle
17
4
Patrick Depailler
Alfa Romeo
Electrical
18
17
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
Turbo
19
10
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
Suspension
20
15
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Electrical
21
9
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
Engine
22
14
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
Engine
23
12
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Spun off
24
20
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
Halfshaft
25
25
Jan Lammers
ATS
Did not qualify
26
26
Dave Kennedy
Shadow
Did not qualify
27
27
Stefan Johansson
Shadow
Did not qualify
28
28
Eddie Cheever
Osella
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

There were some incidents during the race, with 9 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Gilles Villeneuve, who had a throttle issue on lap 36, Patrick Depailler, and Jacques Laffite, both suffered from electrical problems, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who had a turbo failure on lap 25, Nelson Piquet, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 14, Clay Regazzoni, and Jody Scheckter, both suffered an engine malfunction, Mario Andretti, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 1, and Carlos Reutemann, who had problems with the halfshaft on lap 1.

Throttle

  • Gilles Villeneuve
    Lap 36

Electrical

  • Patrick Depailler
    Lap 33
  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 13

Turbo

  • Jean-Pierre Jabouille
    Lap 25

Suspension

  • Nelson Piquet
    Lap 14

Engine

  • Clay Regazzoni
    Lap 13
  • Jody Scheckter
    Lap 10

Spun off

  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 1

Halfshaft

  • Carlos Reutemann
    Lap 1

Qualifying

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