Round 1 · 13 January 1980
1980 Argentine Grand Prix: results
Alan Jones (Williams) won the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 13 January 1980 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina), starting from position 1. Nelson Piquet (Brabham) and Keke Rosberg (Fittipaldi) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 1:43:24.380 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +24.590 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 13 | +78.640 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 22 | +83.480 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 20 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 15 | — | — | Not classified |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | — | — | Not classified |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Marc Surer | ATS | 21 | — | — | Heat shield fire |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 19 | — | — | Suspension |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 18 | — | — | Collision |