1980 United States Grand Prix
- Date
- 5 Oct 1980
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen, New York State, USA
- Round
- 14 of 14
- Winner
- Alan Jones (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 59 | 1:34:36.05 | 9 | |
| 2 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 59 | +4.21 | 6 | |
| 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 7 | 59 | +12.57 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 4 | 59 | +29.69 | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 58 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 17 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | Williams | 15 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 23 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 50 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 18 | 49 | Accident | 0 | |
| N | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 22 | 40 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 24 | 36 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 31 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 25 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 8 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 16 | 20 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 20 | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jan Lammers | Ensign | 25 | 16 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | 15 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 21 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 13 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| F | 43 | Mike Thackwell | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 51 | Geoff Lees | Williams | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 67 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 54 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 42 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 34 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1 | 32 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1 | 9 | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 6 | 120 |
| 2 | Ligier | 2 | 66 |
| 3 | Brabham | 3 | 55 |
| 4 | Renault | 3 | 38 |
| 5 | Team Lotus | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Tyrrell | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Arrows | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | McLaren | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |