1980 Argentine Grand Prix

  1980 Argentine Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season
Date	January 13, 1980
Official name	XVI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Location	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.81 km (3.61 mi)
Distance	53 laps, 307.93 km (191.33 mi)
Weather	Sunny, Very hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford
Time	1:44.17
Fastest lap
Driver	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford
Time	1:50.45 on lap 5
Podium
First	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford
Second	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford
Third	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford

The 1980 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on January 13, 1980 at the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Circuit in Argentina. It was the first race of the 1980 Formula One season. This race was notable for the drivers threatening to boycott the event because of the appalling state of the track, which was breaking up in many spots in the infield; and a battle between Gilles Villeneuve, Alan Jones, Jacques Laffite and Nelson Piquet, made even more exciting due to the break-up of the track surface. Keke Rosberg scored his first ever podium, and Alain Prost scored a point on his Formula 1 debut.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	53	1:43:24.38	1	9
2	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	53	+24.59 secs	4	6
3	21	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford	53	+1:18.64	13	4
4	4	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford	53	+1:23.48	22	3
5	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	52	+1 Lap	20	2
6	8	Alain Prost	McLaren-Ford	52	+1 Lap	12	1
7	6	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford	51	+2 Laps	16
Ret	22	Patrick Depailler	Alfa Romeo	46	Engine	23
Ret	1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	45	Engine	11
NC	14	Clay Regazzoni	Ensign-Ford	44	Not Classified	15
NC	20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	37	Not Classified	24
Ret	2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	36	Accident	8
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	30	Engine	2
Ret	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	27	Engine	7
Ret	9	Marc Surer	ATS-Ford	27	Fire	21
Ret	11	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	20	Fuel System	6
Ret	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	20	Gearbox	14
Ret	28	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	12	Engine	10
Ret	12	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	7	Suspension	5
Ret	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	5	Gearbox	17
Ret	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	3	Gearbox	9
Ret	16	René Arnoux	Renault	2	Suspension	19
Ret	25	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ford	1	Engine	3
Ret	3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford	1	Collision	18
DNQ	18	Dave Kennedy	Shadow-Ford
DNQ	17	Stefan Johansson	Shadow-Ford
DNQ	10	Jan Lammers	ATS-Ford
DNQ	31	Eddie Cheever	Osella-Ford

Notes

• Milestones:
  • 100th Race Entry - Jody Scheckter
  • 100th Race Entry - Mario Andretti
  • 1st Race Entry - Alain Prost
  • 1st Race Entry - Stefan Johansson

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alan Jones	9
2	Nelson Piquet	6
3	Keke Rosberg	4
4	Derek Daly	3
5	Bruno Giacomelli	2

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Ford	9
2	Brabham-Ford	6
3	Fittipaldi-Ford	4
4	Tyrrell-Ford	3
5	Alfa Romeo	2

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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