Race results
Race startJanuary 26, 1980 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:40:01.33 | 40 | - | - | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +21.860 | 40 | - | - | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1:06.110 | 40 | - | - | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | +1:40.130 | 40 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +1:45.410 | 40 | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 Lap | 39 | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | +1 Lap | 39 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | +1 Lap | 39 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 39 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +1 Lap | 39 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 39 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 39 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 39 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 38 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 38 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Throttle) | 36 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Electrical) | 33 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Turbo) | 25 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | DNF (Suspension) | 14 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Electrical) | 13 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 13 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 10 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Spun off) | 1 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | DNF (Halfshaft) | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 |