1980 season/Round 1
Argentine Grand Prix 1980
- Juan y Oscar Gálvez
- Buenos Aires
- 13 January 1980
- 53 laps
- 316.3 km
- 5.968 km a lap
- P1Alan JonesWilliams1:43:24.380
- P2Nelson PiquetBrabham+24.590
- P3Keke RosbergFittipaldi+1:18.640
- Pole positionAlan JonesWilliams · 1:44.170
- Fastest lapAlan Jones1:50.450 · lap 5
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 5 | 1:50.450 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 6 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | 4 | |
| 4 | Derek Daly | 3 | |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | 2 | |
| 6 | Alain Prost | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 9 | |
| 2 | Brabham | 6 | |
| 3 | Fittipaldi | 4 | |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 3 | |
| 5 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | |
| 6 | McLaren | 1 |