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Alan Jones won the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix

Alan Jones won the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Keke Rosberg at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alan JonesWilliams1:43:24.3809
2Nelson PiquetBrabham1:43:48.9706
3Keke RosbergFittipaldi1:44:43.0204
4Derek DalyTyrrell1:44:47.8603
5Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo+1 lap2
6Alain ProstMcLaren+1 lap1
7Ricardo ZuninoBrabham+2 laps0
DNFPatrick DepaillerAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFJody ScheckterFerrariEngine0
NCClay RegazzoniEnsign+9 laps0
NCEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+16 laps0
DNFGilles VilleneuveFerrariSuspension0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseArrowsEngine0
DNFMarc SurerATS WheelsFire0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusFuel system0
DNFJochen MassArrowsGearbox0
DNFCarlos ReutemannWilliamsEngine0
DNFElio de AngelisTeam LotusSuspension0
DNFJohn WatsonMcLarenGearbox0