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United States Grand Prix 1980

Round 14 of 14  · 5 October 1980  · Watkins Glen  · 59 laps

Fastest Lap Alan Jones 1:34.068 (lap 44)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 JON Alan Jones FL Williams 5 1:34:36.050 9
2 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 3 +4.210 6
3 PIR Didier Pironi Ligier 7 +12.570 4
4 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 4 +29.690 3
5 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 12 +1 lap 2
6 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 11 +1 lap 1
7 ARN René Arnoux Renault 6 +1 lap —
8 SUR Marc Surer ATS 17 +2 laps —
9 KEE Rupert Keegan Williams 15 +2 laps —
10 ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 14 +2 laps —
11 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 23 +3 laps —
NC WAT John Watson McLaren 9 +9 laps —
DNF VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 18 Accident —
NC JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 22 +19 laps —
DNF MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 24 Transmission —
DNF GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1 Electrical —
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 Spun off —
DNF CHE Eddie Cheever Osella 16 Suspension —
DNF REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 8 Engine —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 20 Spun off —
DNF LAM Jan Lammers Ensign 25 Steering —
DNF FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 19 Suspension —
DNF DAL Derek Daly Tyrrell 21 Spun off —
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 10 Accident —
DNS PRO Alain Prost McLaren 13 Injury —
DNQ THA Mike Thackwell Tyrrell — — —
DNQ LEE Geoff Lees Williams — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:33.291
2 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:34.080
3 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:34.111
4 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:34.185
5 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:34.216
6 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:34.839
7 PIR Didier Pironi Ligier 1:34.971
8 REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 1:35.166
9 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:35.202
10 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:35.235
11 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:35.343
12 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:35.421
13 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 1:35.988
14 ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 1:36.332
15 KEE Rupert Keegan Williams 1:36.750
16 CHE Eddie Cheever Osella 1:36.903
17 SUR Marc Surer ATS 1:37.001
18 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:37.040
19 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:37.088
20 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:37.405
21 DAL Derek Daly Tyrrell 1:37.923
22 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 1:37.966
23 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:38.149
24 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 1:38.526
25 LAM Jan Lammers Ensign 1:38.532
26 THA Mike Thackwell Tyrrell 1:51.102
27 LEE Geoff Lees Williams —