Pit Lane F1
1980 Season - Round 1 - 1980-01-13
Alan Jones won the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix from pole position, leading Nelson Piquet (Brabham) and Keke Rosberg (Fittipaldi) home for Williams.
Derek Daly (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P4 at the flag â a 18-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 13 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Derek Daly |
| Tyrrell |
| 22 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 20 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 15 | Not classified | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | Not classified | 0 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | ATS | 21 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 18 | Collision | 0 |
