| Circuit | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez |
|---|---|
| Date | 1980-01-13 |
| Round | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 53 | 1:43:24.380 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 53 | +24.590 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 13 | 53 | +1:18.640 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 22 | 53 | +1:23.480 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 16 | 51 | +2 Laps | — | 0 |
| 8 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 23 | 46 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 45 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 15 | 44 | Not classified | — | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 37 | Not classified | — | 0 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 36 | Accident | — | 0 |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 30 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | 27 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | ATS | 21 | 27 | Heat shield fire | — | 0 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 20 | Fuel system | — | 0 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | 20 | Gearbox | — | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 10 | 12 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | 7 | Suspension | — | 0 |
| 20 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 5 | Gearbox | — | 0 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 3 | Gearbox | — | 0 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 19 | 2 | Suspension | — | 0 |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | 1 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 18 | 1 | Collision | — | 0 |