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Race · 1980 Formula 1

1980 Argentine Grand Prix

Alan Jones won · Argentine Grand Prix, 1980-01-13

Only seven cars were classified — the 1980 season's race of attrition. Alan Jones won the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix.

P1
Winner from
7
Cars classified
24
Cars started
Fewest cars classified in any 1980 race (7)
Won by Alan Jones (Williams), from P1.

Alan Jones won the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix for Williams, from grid slot 1, on 1980-01-13 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez.

Why this race is here

Selection is threshold-earned: a race qualifies only by holding an outright season record — the deepest winning grid slot or the fewest cars classified — held uniquely, on completed seasons only. Fame carries no weight.

The race

WinnerAlan Jones
ConstructorWilliams
Started fromP1
Cars classified7 of 24 started
CircuitAutódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina
Date1980-01-13

Data from F1DB (github.com/f1db/f1db), licensed CC BY 4.0 — source

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