1980 - Grand Prix of Argentina

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1980 - Grand Prix of Argentina

Race Name - Grand Prix of Argentina
Date - 1/13/1980
Race Track - Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 53
Pole Winner Alan Jones
Average Race Speed - 183.547 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alan Jones
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Alan Jones	AlbiladWilliams Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	4	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	13	Keke Rosberg	Skol Fittipaldi Team	Fittipaldi F7	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	22	Derek Daly	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	20	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179	Alfa Romeo 1260
6	12	Alain Prost	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29B	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	16	Ricardo Zunino	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	23	Patrick Depailler	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179	Alfa Romeo 1260
9	11	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T5	Ferrari 015
10	15	Clay Regazzoni	Unipart Racing Team	Ensign N180	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	24	Emerson Fittipaldi	Skol Fittipaldi Team	Fittipaldi F7	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	8	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T5	Ferrari 015
13	2	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11/15	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	7	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	21	Marc Surer	Team ATS	ATS D3	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	6	Mario Andretti	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	14	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	10	Carlos Reutemann	AlbiladWilliams Racing Team	Williams FW07B	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	5	Elio de Angelis	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	17	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29B	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	9	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20	Renault-Gordini EF1
22	19	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20	Renault-Gordini EF1
23	3	Didier Pironi	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11/15	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	18	JeanPierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV