1980 Argentine Grand Prix

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.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
127Alan JonesAustraliaWilliams FordGoodyear531:43:24.381:43:24.380--1:50.4505183.54019
25Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham FordGoodyear53+24.5901:43:48.970+24.590+24.5901:51.5905182.81046
321Keke RosbergFinlandFittipaldi FordGoodyear53+1:18.6401:44:43.020+1:18.640+54.0501:52.3004181.240134
44Derek DalyIrelandTyrrell FordGoodyear53+1:23.4801:44:47.860+1:23.480+4.8401:54.0106181.100223
523Bruno GiacomelliItalyAlfa RomeoGoodyear52+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:55.0409202
68Alain ProstFranceMcLaren FordGoodyear52+1 lap1 lap1:54.1305121
76Ricardo ZuninoArgentinaBrabham FordGoodyear51+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:56.120216
DNF22Patrick DepaillerFranceAlfa RomeoGoodyear46Engine1:55.900623
DNF1Jody ScheckterSouth AfricaFerrariMichelin45Engine1:52.060611
NC14Clay RegazzoniSwitzerlandEnsign FordGoodyear44+9 laps1:55.460715
NC20Emerson FittipaldiBrazilFittipaldi FordGoodyear37+16 laps1:55.270624
DNF2Gilles VilleneuveCanadaFerrariMichelin36Accident1:52.15058
DNF26Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier FordGoodyear30Engine1:51.38052
DNF29Riccardo PatreseItalyArrows FordGoodyear27Engine1:52.76027
DNF9Marc SurerSwitzerlandATS FordGoodyear27Fire1:55.380421
DNF11Mario AndrettiUnited StatesLotus FordGoodyear20Fuel System1:55.79026
DNF30Jochen MassGermanyArrows FordGoodyear20Gearbox1:52.100414
DNF28Carlos ReutemannArgentinaWilliams FordGoodyear12Engine1:51.690510
DNF12Elio de AngelisItalyLotus FordGoodyear7Suspension1:53.05065
DNF7John WatsonGreat BritainMcLaren FordGoodyear5Gearbox1:54.060417
DNF15Jean-Pierre JabouilleFranceRenaultMichelin3Gearbox2:31.57029
DNF16René ArnouxFranceRenaultMichelin2Suspension1:57.490219
DNF25Didier PironiFranceLigier FordGoodyear1Engine1:59.5301:59.5301179.7503
DNF3Jean-Pierre JarierFranceTyrrell FordGoodyear1Collision2:41.1802:41.1801133.30018
DNQ18Dave KennedyIrelandShadow FordGoodyear
DNQ17Stefan JohanssonSwedenShadow FordGoodyear
DNQ10Jan LammersNetherlandsATS FordGoodyear
DNQ31Eddie CheeverUnited StatesOsella FordGoodyear