The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

1980  ·  Autódromo José Carlos Pace  ·  27 January 1980  ·  40 laps

  1. 1st René Arnoux Renault · 01:40:01.33
  2. 2nd Elio de Angelis Team Lotus · +21.86
  3. 3rd Alan Jones Williams · +1:06.110

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 1

Carlos Reutemann

Retirement Williams  —  Halfshaft

03 Lap 13

Jacques Laffite

Retirement Ligier  —  Electrical

04 Lap 25

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Retirement Renault  —  Turbo

05 Lap 33

Patrick Depailler

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Electrical

06 On the Charge

Marc Surer

ATS  —  P20 → P7

07 Victory

René Arnoux

Renault  —  Won from P6

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 René Arnoux Renault 6 40 01:40:01.33 9
2 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 7 40 +21.86 6
3 Alan Jones Williams 10 40 +1:06.110 4
4 Didier Pironi Ligier 2 40 +1:40.130 3
5 Alain Prost McLaren 13 40 +1:45.410 2
6 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 14 39 +1 Lap 1
7 Marc Surer ATS 20 39 +1 Lap
8 Ricardo Zunino Brabham 18 39 +1 Lap
9 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 15 39 +1 Lap
10 Jochen Mass Arrows 16 39 +1 Lap
11 John Watson McLaren 23 39 +1 Lap
12 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 22 39 +1 Lap
13 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 17 39 +1 Lap
14 Derek Daly Tyrrell 24 38 +2 Laps
15 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 19 38 +2 Laps
16 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 3 36 Throttle
17 Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 21 33 Electrical
18 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1 25 Turbo
19 Nelson Piquet Brabham 9 14 Suspension
20 Jacques Laffite Ligier 5 13 Electrical
21 Clay Regazzoni Ensign 12 13 Engine
22 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 8 10 Engine
23 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 11 1 Spun off
24 Carlos Reutemann Williams 4 1 Halfshaft

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