The 1980 Argentine Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday, 13 January 1980. Alan Jones started on pole position in the Williams Ford and was the race winner. Alain Prost made his F1 debut at this Grand Prix in the McLaren Ford and finished 6th.
1980 Argentine Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 53 | 1:43:24.38 | 1:43:24.380 | - | - | 1:50.450 | 5 | 183.540 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +24.590 | 1:43:48.970 | +24.590 | +24.590 | 1:51.590 | 5 | 182.810 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1:18.640 | 1:44:43.020 | +1:18.640 | +54.050 | 1:52.300 | 4 | 181.240 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1:23.480 | 1:44:47.860 | +1:23.480 | +4.840 | 1:54.010 | 6 | 181.100 | 22 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:55.040 | 9 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:54.130 | 5 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:56.120 | 2 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Depailler | France | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 46 | Engine | 1:55.900 | 6 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 1 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 45 | Engine | 1:52.060 | 6 | 11 | |||||
| NC | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +9 laps | 1:55.460 | 7 | 15 | |||||
| NC | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 37 | +16 laps | 1:55.270 | 6 | 24 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 36 | Accident | 1:52.150 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 30 | Engine | 1:51.380 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Engine | 1:52.760 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Fire | 1:55.380 | 4 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Fuel System | 1:55.790 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Gearbox | 1:52.100 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 12 | Engine | 1:51.690 | 5 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Suspension | 1:53.050 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 5 | Gearbox | 1:54.060 | 4 | 17 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 3 | Gearbox | 2:31.570 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 2 | Suspension | 1:57.490 | 2 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Didier Pironi | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Engine | 1:59.530 | 1:59.530 | 1 | 179.750 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Collision | 2:41.180 | 2:41.180 | 1 | 133.300 | 18 | |||
| DNQ | 18 | Dave Kennedy | Ireland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 17 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | ATS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Osella Ford | Goodyear |