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  • Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Arnoux eases to Interlagos victory

  • January 27, 1980: Rene Arnoux, driving a turbocharged Renault, won the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, with Elio de Angelis second for Lotus and new championship favourite Alan Jones back in third

  • Argentine Grand Prix
  • Jones continues where he left off

  • January 13, 1980: Alan Jones, who ended the 1979 championship in blistering form, showed his Williams was the car to beat with victory in the season-opening Argentine Grand Prix

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