| Circuit | Autódromo José Carlos Pace |
|---|---|
| Date | 1980-01-27 |
| Round | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 40 | 1:40:01.330 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 40 | +21.860 | — | 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 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | 39 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | 39 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 16 | 39 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 23 | 39 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 22 | 39 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 39 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | 38 | +2 Laps | — | 0 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | 38 | +2 Laps | — | 0 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 36 | Throttle | — | 0 |
| 17 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 21 | 33 | Electrical | — | 0 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 25 | Turbo | — | 0 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | 14 | Suspension | — | 0 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 13 | Electrical | — | 0 |
| 21 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 12 | 13 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 22 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 8 | 10 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 1 | Spun off | — | 0 |
| 24 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 1 | Halfshaft | — | 0 |