1980-1-Argentina
XVI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Buenos Aires, 13 gennaio 1980
53 giri x 5.968 km – 316.304 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Jody SCHECKTER | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T5 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 2 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T5 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Candy Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell | 009 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 4 | Derek DALY | Candy Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell | 009 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 5 | Nelson PIQUET | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT49 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 6 | Ricardo ZUNINO | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT49 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 7 | John WATSON | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M29 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 8 | Alain PROST | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M29 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 9 | Marc SURER | Team ATS | ATS | D3 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 10 | Jan LAMMERS | Team ATS | ATS | D3 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 11 | Mario ANDRETTI | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus | 81 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 12 | Elio De ANGELIS | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus | 81 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 14 | Clay REGAZZONI | Unipart Racing Team | Ensign | N180 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RE20 | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 |
| 16 | René ARNOUX | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RE20 | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 |
| 17 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Shadow Cars | Shadow | DN11 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | David KENNEDY | Shadow Cars | Shadow | DN11 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 20 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Skol Fittipaldi Team | Fittipaldi | F7 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 21 | Keke ROSBERG | Skol Fittipaldi Team | Fittipaldi | F7 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 22 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 179 | Alfa Romeo | 1260 V12 3.0 |
| 23 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 179 | Alfa Romeo | 1260 V12 3.0 |
| 25 | Didier PIRONI | Equipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Equipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 27 | Alan JONES | Albilad-Williams Racing Team | Williams | FW07 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 28 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Albilad-Williams Racing Team | Williams | FW07B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | A3 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 30 | Jochen MASS | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | A3 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 31 | Eddie CHEEVER | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | FA1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”17 |
| 2 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”44 |
| 3 | Didier PIRONI | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”64 |
| 4 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”02 |
| 5 | Elio De ANGELIS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”46 |
| 6 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”78 |
| 7 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”01 |
| 8 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’46”07 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 1’46”15 |
| 10 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”19 |
| 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’46”28 |
| 12 | Alain PROST | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”75 |
| 13 | Keke ROSBERG | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”97 |
| 14 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”05 |
| 15 | Clay REGAZZONI | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”18 |
| 16 | Ricardo ZUNINO | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”41 |
| 17 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”70 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”83 |
| 19 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 1’48”24 |
| 20 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 1’48”44 |
| 21 | Marc SURER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”86 |
| 22 | Derek DALY | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”95 |
| 23 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 1’49”20 |
| 24 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 1’49”42 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 25 | David KENNEDY | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’50”25 |
| 26 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”57 |
| 27 | Jan LAMMERS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”59 |
| 28 | Eddie CHEEVER | Osella | Ford Cosworth | 1’54”12 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 43m 24.38s ( 183.531 km/h ) |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 53 | ( +24.59s ) |
| 3 | 21 | Keke ROSBERG | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 53 | ( +1m 18.64s ) |
| 4 | 4 | Derek DALY | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 53 | ( +1m 23.48s ) |
| 5 | 23 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 52 | |
| 6 | 8 | Alain PROST | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 52 | |
| 7 | 6 | Ricardo ZUNINO | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| ab | 22 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 46 | |
| ab | 1 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 45 | |
| nc | 14 | Clay REGAZZONI | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 44 | |
| nc | 20 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 37 | |
| ab | 2 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 36 | |
| ab | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 30 | |
| ab | 9 | Marc SURER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 27 | |
| ab | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 27 | |
| ab | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 20 | |
| ab | 11 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 20 | |
| ab | 28 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 12 | |
| ab | 12 | Elio De ANGELIS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 7 | |
| ab | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 5 | |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 3 | |
| ab | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 2 | |
| ab | 25 | Didier PIRONI | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 1 | |
| ab | 3 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1 | |
| nq | 18 | David KENNEDY | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | ||
| nq | 10 | Jan LAMMERS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | ||
| nq | 17 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | ||
| nq | 31 | Eddie CHEEVER | Osella | Ford Cosworth |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’50”45 | 5 | 194.521 |
