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1980 Argentina Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Buenos Aires circuit. Full information

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1980 Argentina Grand Prix

1980 Argentina Grand Prix is 329th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Buenos Aires circuit. Alan Jones won the pole position and this race. This was his 6th victory. Nelson Piquet and Keke Rosberg also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 53 laps (316 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1979 USA East Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1980 Brazil Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1980 Argentina Grand Prix

6th victory for the Williams team
6th victory for the Alan Jones
9th podium for the Alan Jones
1st podium for the Nelson Piquet
1st podium for the Keke Rosberg

Alan Jones - Winner of the 1980 Argentina Grand Prix

1980 Argentina Grand Prix

Williams FW07 - 1980 Argentina Grand Prix winner

1980 Argentina Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Alan Jones	9.00	1h 43m 24.38s ( 183.531 km/h )	53	Albilad-Williams Racing Team
2	Nelson Piquet	6.00	1h 43m 48.97s ( +24.59s )	53	Parmalat Racing Team
3	Keke Rosberg	4.00	1h 44m 43.02s ( +1m 18.64s )	53	Skol Fittipaldi Team
4	Derek Daly	3.00	1h 44m 47.86s ( +1m 23.48s )	53	Candy Tyrrell Team
5	Bruno Giacomelli	2.00		52	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
6	Alain Prost	1.00		52	Marlboro Team McLaren
7	Ricardo Zunino	0		51	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Patrick Depailler	0	Engine	46	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
ab	Jody Scheckter	0	Engine	45	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
nc	Clay Regazzoni	0		44	Unipart Racing Team
nc	Emerson Fittipaldi	0		37	Skol Fittipaldi Team
ab	Gilles Villeneuve	0	Accident	36	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Jacques Laffite	0	Engine	30	Equipe Ligier Gitanes
ab	Marc Surer	0	Fire	27	Team ATS
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Engine	27	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
ab	Mario Andretti	0	Fuel injection	20	Team Essex Lotus
ab	Jochen Mass	0	Gearbox	20	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
ab	Carlos Reutemann	0	Engine	12	Albilad-Williams Racing Team
ab	Elio De Angelis	0	Suspension	7	Team Essex Lotus
ab	John Watson	0	Gearbox	5	Marlboro Team McLaren
ab	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	Clutch	3	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	René Arnoux	0	Accident	2	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	Collision	1	Candy Tyrrell Team
ab	Didier Pironi	0	Engine	1	Equipe Ligier Gitanes
nq	Jan Lammers	0			Team ATS
nq	Stefan Johansson	0			Shadow Cars
nq	David Kennedy	0			Shadow Cars
nq	Eddie Cheever	0			Osella Squadra Corse

Qualifying Results for the 1980 Argentina Grand Prix on the Buenos Aires circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Alan Jones	1'44''17	Albilad-Williams Racing Team
2	Jacques Laffite	1'44''44	Equipe Ligier Gitanes
3	Didier Pironi	1'44''64	Equipe Ligier Gitanes
4	Nelson Piquet	1'45''02	Parmalat Racing Team
5	Elio De Angelis	1'45''46	Team Essex Lotus
6	Mario Andretti	1'45''78	Team Essex Lotus
7	Riccardo Patrese	1'46''01	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
8	Gilles Villeneuve	1'46''07	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
9	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1'46''15	Equipe Renault Elf
10	Carlos Reutemann	1'46''19	Albilad-Williams Racing Team
11	Jody Scheckter	1'46''28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
12	Alain Prost	1'46''75	Marlboro Team McLaren
13	Keke Rosberg	1'46''97	Skol Fittipaldi Team
14	Jochen Mass	1'47''05	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
15	Clay Regazzoni	1'47''18	Unipart Racing Team
16	Ricardo Zunino	1'47''41	Parmalat Racing Team
17	John Watson	1'47''70	Marlboro Team McLaren
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1'47''83	Candy Tyrrell Team
19	René Arnoux	1'48''24	Equipe Renault Elf
20	Bruno Giacomelli	1'48''44	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
21	Marc Surer	1'48''86	Team ATS
22	Derek Daly	1'48''95	Candy Tyrrell Team
23	Patrick Depailler	1'49''20	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
24	Emerson Fittipaldi	1'49''42	Skol Fittipaldi Team
25	David Kennedy	1'50''25	Shadow Cars
26	Stefan Johansson	1'51''57	Shadow Cars
27	Jan Lammers	1'51''59	Team ATS
28	Eddie Cheever	1'54''12	Osella Squadra Corse