The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 3

South African Grand Prix

1980  ·  Kyalami  ·  1 March 1980  ·  78 laps

  1. 1st René Arnoux Renault · 01:36:52.54
  2. 2nd Jacques Laffite Ligier · +34.07
  3. 3rd Didier Pironi Ligier · +52.49

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 58

Keke Rosberg

Retirement Fittipaldi  —  Accident

03 Lap 61

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Retirement Renault  —  Puncture

04 Lap 61

Derek Daly

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Puncture

05 Lap 69

Bruno Giacomelli

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Engine

06 On the Charge

Jochen Mass

Arrows  —  P19 → P6

07 Victory

René Arnoux

Renault  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 René Arnoux Renault 2 78 01:36:52.54 9
2 Jacques Laffite Ligier 4 78 +34.07 6
3 Didier Pironi Ligier 5 78 +52.49 4
4 Nelson Piquet Brabham 3 78 +1:01.020 3
5 Carlos Reutemann Williams 6 77 +1 Lap 2
6 Jochen Mass Arrows 19 77 +1 Lap 1
7 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 13 77 +1 Lap
8 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 18 77 +1 Lap
9 Clay Regazzoni Ensign 20 77 +1 Lap
10 Ricardo Zunino Brabham 17 77 +1 Lap
11 John Watson McLaren 21 76 +2 Laps
12 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 15 76 +2 Laps
13 Geoff Lees Shadow 24 70 Suspension
14 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 12 69 Engine
15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1 61 Puncture
16 Derek Daly Tyrrell 16 61 Puncture
17 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 23 58 Accident
18 Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 7 53 Not classified
19 Alan Jones Williams 8 34 Gearbox
20 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 10 31 Transmission
21 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 9 14 Engine
22 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 11 10 Spun off
23 Eddie Cheever Osella 22 8 Spun off
24 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 14 1 Spun off
25 Alain Prost McLaren 0 Accident
26 Marc Surer ATS 0 Accident

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