1980 Grand Prix of Argentina
13 January - Busnos Aires: 53 laps x 5.968 km = 316.304 km


 Pole Position: 206.247 km/h A Jones Williams 1 min:44.170s
 Fastest Lap: 194.521 km/h A Jones Wiiliams 1 min:50.450s

Results:

 1   A Jones       Williams     1 h 43m 24.380s
 2   N Piquet      Brabham      1 h 43m 48.970s
 3   K Rosberg     Fittipaldi   1 h 44m 43.020s
 4   D Daly        Tyrrell      1 h 44m 47.860s
 5   B Giacomelli  Alfa Romeo   52
 6   A Prost       McLaren      52
 7   R Zunino      Brabham      51

Not Classified:

 nc  C Regazzoni   Ensign       44
 nc  E Fittipaldi  Fittipaldi   37

Did NOt Finish:

     P Depailler   Alfa Romeo   46 engine
     J Scheckter   Ferrari      45 engine
     G Villeneuve  Ferrari      36 steering/ accident
     J Laffite     Ligier       30 engine
     M Surer       ATS          27 brake fluid on disc/ fire
     R Patrese     Arrows       27 engine
     J Mass        Arrows       20 gearbox
     M Andretti    Lotus        20 fuel metering unit
     C Reuiemann   Williams     12 engine
     E de Angelis  Lotus         7 suspension
     J Watson      McLaren       5 gearbox oil leak
     J-P Jabouille Renault       3 clutch/ gearbox
     R Arnoux      Renault       2 suspension
     D Pironi      Ligier        1 engine
     J-P Jarier    Tyrrell       1 accident

Did Not Qualify:

     D Kennedy     Shadow
     J Lammers     ATS
     S Johansson   Shadow
     E Cheever     Osella

Qualifying Times:

1 27   Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'44.17
2 26   Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Ford      1'44.44
3 25   Didier Pironi    Ligier/Ford      1'44.64
4 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'45.02
5 12   Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       1'45.46
6 11   Mario Andretti   Lotus/Ford       1'45.78
7 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'46.01
8 2    G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'46.07
9 15   J.P.Jabouille    Renault          1'46.15
10 28  Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'46.19
11 1   Jody Scheckter   Ferrari          1'46.28
12 8   Alain Prost      McLaren/Ford     1'46.75
13 21  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'46.97
14 30  Jochen Mass      Arrows/Ford      1'47.05
15 14  Clay Regazzoni   Ensign/Ford      1'47.18
16 6   Ricardo Zunino   Brabham/Ford     1'47.41
17 7   John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'47.70
18 3   J.P.Jarier       Tyrrell/Ford     1'47.83
19 16  Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'48.24
20 23  Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'48.44
21 9   Marc Surer       ATS/Ford         1'48.86
22 4   Derek Daly       Tyrrell/Ford     1'48.95
23 22  P.Depailler      Alfa Romeo       1'49.20
24 20  E.Fittipaldi     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'49.42
 Not qualified 
25 18  Dave Kennedy     Shadow/Ford      1'50.25
26 17  Stefan Johansson Shadow/Ford      1'51.57
27 10  Jan Lammers      ATS/Ford         1'51.59
28 31  Eddie Cheever    Osella/Ford      1'54.12