- Winner
- Alan Jones
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, and Keke Rosberg
- Race date
- January 13, 1980
- Pole
- Alan Jones
- Fastest lap
- Alan Jones
- Classified drivers
- 28
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
The decisive result
Alan Jones finished first for Williams. Nelson Piquet is listed 2 for Brabham, with Keke Rosberg 3 for Fittipaldi.
Grid to finish
Derek Daly from P22 to P4 (+18), Bruno Giacomelli from P20 to P5 (+15), and Keke Rosberg from P13 to P3 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alan Jones started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 Engine, 4 DNQ, 4 Finished, 3 Gearbox, and 3 Suspension. Alan Jones holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:50.450 on lap 5. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.