| «1980-01» | Argentina Grand Prix - XVI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| 1980-01-13 | Buenos Aires - Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez - 53 laps × 5.968 km : 316.304 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1:43:24.380 | 183.531 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +24.590 | +24.590 | 6 |
| 3 | 13 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +01:18.640 | +54.050 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +01:23.480 | +04.840 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 52 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 51 | +2 laps | ||
| 23 | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 46 | engine | |||
| 11 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 45 | engine | |||
| DNC | 15 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 44 | |||
| DNC | 24 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 37 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 36 | accident | |||
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 30 | engine | |||
| 21 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 27 | fire | |||
| 7 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 27 | engine | |||
| 14 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 20 | gearbox | |||
| 6 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 20 | fuel injection | |||
| 10 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 12 | engine | |||
| 5 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 7 | suspension | |||
| 17 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 5 | gearbox | |||
| 9 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | clutch | |||
| 19 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | accident | |||
| 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 1 | engine | |||
| 18 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 1 | collision | |||
| DNQ | 18 | David Kennedy | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 10 | Jan Lammers | ATS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 17 | Stefan Johansson | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:50.450 - 194.521 km/h - Alan Jones (lap 5)