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| 1980 Argentine Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 1 of 14 in the 1980 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 13 January 1980 | ||
| Official name | XVI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | ||
| Location | Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.81 km (3.61 miles) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.93 km (191.33 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, Very hot, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:44.17 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | |
| Time | 1:50.45 on lap 5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Ford | ||
| Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Third | Fittipaldi-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1980 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 January 1980 at the Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires in Argentina. It was the opening round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 16th Argentine Grand Prix and the sixth to be held on the #15 variation of the Buenos Aires circuit. The race was held over 53 laps of the 5.81-kilometre (3.61 mi) circuit for a total race distance of 308 kilometres (191 mi).
The race was won by Australian driver Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07. It was Jones' sixth World Championship victory. Jones won by 24 seconds over Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet driving a Brabham BT49. It was a prelude of the season to come, as Jones and Piquet would fight out the 1980 season. Another future world champion, Finnish driver Keke Rosberg, finished third driving a Fittipaldi F7.