January 13, 1980 Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | Lap distance 5.968 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1980 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:43'24.38 | 1 | 1'44.17 | 1 | 1'50.45 | (5) | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:43'48.97 | +24.59 | 4 | 1'45.02 | 3 | 1'51.59 | (5) |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:44'43.02 | +1'18.64 | 13 | 1'46.97 | 8 | 1'52.30 | (4) |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:44'47.86 | +1'23.48 | 22 | 1'48.95 | 11 | 1'54.01 | (6) |
| 5 | 2 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'48.44 | 14 | 1'55.04 | (9) | |
| 6 | 1 | 8 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 12 | 1'46.75 | 13 | 1'54.13 | (5) | |
| 7 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino (ARG) | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 16 | 1'47.41 | 20 | 1'56.12 | (2) | ||
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 14 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ensign N180 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 15 | 1'47.18 | 17 | 1'55.46 | (7) | |||
| -- | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 37 | 24 | 1'49.42 | 15 | 1'55.27 | (6) | |||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 22 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 46 | 23 | 1'49.20 | 19 | 1'55.90 | (6) | |||
| engine | 1 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 45 | 11 | 1'46.28 | 5 | 1'52.06 | (6) | |||
| accident | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T5 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 36 | 8 | 1'46.07 | 7 | 1'52.15 | (5) | |||
| engine | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 30 | 2 | 1'44.44 | 2 | 1'51.38 | (5) | |||
| engine | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 27 | 7 | 1'46.01 | 9 | 1'52.76 | (2) | |||
| fire | 9 | Marc Surer (SUI) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 27 | 21 | 1'48.86 | 16 | 1'55.38 | (4) | |||
| fuel system | 11 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 20 | 6 | 1'45.78 | 18 | 1'55.79 | (2) | |||
| gearbox | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 20 | 14 | 1'47.05 | 6 | 1'52.10 | (4) | |||
| engine | 28 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 12 | 10 | 1'46.19 | 4 | 1'51.69 | (5) | |||
| suspension | 12 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 7 | 5 | 1'45.46 | 10 | 1'53.05 | (6) | |||
| gearbox | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M29B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5 | 17 | 1'47.70 | 12 | 1'54.06 | (4) | |||
| gearbox | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RE20 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 3 | 9 | 1'46.15 | 23 | 2'31.57 | (2) | |||
| suspension | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE20 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 2 | 19 | 1'48.24 | 21 | 1'57.49 | (2) | |||
| engine | 25 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ligier JS11/15 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 1'59.53 | 3 | 1'44.64 | 22 | 1'59.53 | (1) | ||
| collision | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 2'41.18 | 18 | 1'47.83 | 24 | 2'41.18 | (1) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 18 | Dave Kennedy (IRL) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'50.25 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Shadow DN11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'51.57 | ||||||||
| -- | 10 | Jan Lammers (NED) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'51.59 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Osella FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'54.12 | ||||||||
