Argentine Grand Prix
1980 · Round 1 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Jan 13, 1980Race summary
Victory went to Jones (from 1st on the grid), with a 24.6s margin. Daly made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 4th (up 18 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 53 | 1:43:24.380 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 53 | +24.590 | 6 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 13 | 53 | +1:18.640 | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 22 | 53 | +1:23.480 | 3 |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 16 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 23 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 15 | 44 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 37 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 36 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 30 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Marc Surer | ATS | 21 | 27 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 20 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 10 | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | 7 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 19 | 2 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 18 | 1 | Collision | 0 |