Argentine Grand Prix
Round 1 · 13 January 1980 ·Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Piquet
Brabham
2
Jones
Williams
1
Rosberg
Fittipaldi
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 53 | 1:43:24.38 | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 53 | +24.59 | 6 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 53 | +1:18.64 | 4 | |
| 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 53 | +1:23.48 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| N | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 44 | Not classified | 0 | |
| N | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 37 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 36 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 30 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Marc Surer | ATS | 27 | Heat shield fire | 0 | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 20 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 12 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | Dave Kennedy | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Stefan Johansson | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- N
- Not classified