Round 1 of 14 · Buenos Aires · 13 January 1980, Sunday
Argentine Grand Prix
Key highlights
Jones
pole position
53
laps
7
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:43:24.38 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +24.59 | 6 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | +1:18.64 | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | +1:23.48 | 3 |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Engine | |
| NC | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | Not classified | |
| NC | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Not classified | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Accident | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | Marc Surer | ATS | Heat shield fire | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Engine | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Suspension | |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Gearbox | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Suspension | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Collision | |
| DNQ | Dave Kennedy | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Stefan Johansson | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Eddie Cheever | Osella | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify