Autódromo José Carlos Pace · 27 January 1980
René Arnoux won the 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix for Renault from 6th on the grid, 21.86s ahead of Elio de Angelis. Marc Surer gained the most places, from 20th on the grid to 7th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault Arnoux 9 + Jabouille 0 | Arnoux 9 + Jabouille 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Team Lotus de Angelis 6 + Andretti 0 | de Angelis 6 + Andretti 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Williams Jones 4 + Reutemann 0 | Jones 4 + Reutemann 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ligier Pironi 3 + Laffite 0 | Pironi 3 + Laffite 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | McLaren Prost 2 + Watson 0 | Prost 2 + Watson 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Arrows Patrese 1 + Mass 0 | Patrese 1 + Mass 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | ATS Surer 0 | Surer 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Brabham Zunino 0 + Piquet 0 | Zunino 0 + Piquet 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Fittipaldi Rosberg 0 + Fittipaldi 0 | Rosberg 0 + Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Tyrrell Jarier 0 + Daly 0 | Jarier 0 + Daly 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Alfa Romeo Giacomelli 0 + Depailler 0 | Giacomelli 0 + Depailler 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Ferrari Villeneuve 0 + Scheckter 0 | Villeneuve 0 + Scheckter 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Ensign Regazzoni 0 | Regazzoni 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux Renault | Renault | 1:40:01.330 | 40 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +21.860s | 40 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Alan Jones Williams | Williams | +1:06.110 | 40 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Didier Pironi Ligier | Ligier | +1:40.130 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Alain Prost McLaren | McLaren | +1:45.410 | 40 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | Arrows | +1 Lap | 39 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Marc Surer ATS | ATS | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 8 | Ricardo Zunino Brabham | Brabham | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jochen Mass Arrows | Arrows | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 11 | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 39 | — | — | |
| 14 | Derek Daly Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 38 | — | — | |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 38 | — | — | |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Throttle | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Electrical | 33 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | Renault | DNF Turbo | 25 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Brabham | Brabham | DNF Suspension | 14 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | DNF Electrical | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni Ensign | Ensign | DNF Engine | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 10 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Spun off | 1 | — | — | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann Williams | Williams | DNF Halfshaft | 1 | — | — |