1980 United States Grand Prix

Round

14/14

Date

Oct 5, 1980 at 00:00 CET

Location

Watkins Glen, United States of America

Circuit

Watkins Glen International

Circuit length

5.435 m (11 turns)

Race distance

320.665 km (59 laps)

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Jones

Winner

1:34:36.050

Winning time

Giacomelli

Pole position

Jones

Fastest lap

1:34.068

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:34:36.050	5th	59	9
2	#28 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	+4.210	3rd	59	6
3	#25 Didier Pironi	Ligier	+12.570	7th	59	4
4	#12 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	+29.690	4th	59	3
5	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1 lap	12th	58	2
6	#11 Mario Andretti	Lotus	+1 lap	11th	58	1
7	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	+1 lap	6th	58
8	#9 Marc Surer	ATS	+2 laps	17th	57
9	#50 Rupert Keegan	Williams	+2 laps	15th	57
10	#21 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	+2 laps	14th	57
11	#1 Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	+3 laps	23rd	56
NC	#7 John Watson	McLaren	+9 laps	9th	50
DNF	#2 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Accident	18th	49
NC	#3 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	+19 laps	22nd	40
DNF	#30 Jochen Mass	Arrows	Transmission	24th	36
DNF	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Electrical	1st	31
DNF	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Spun off	2nd	25
DNF	#31 Eddie Cheever	Osella	Suspension	16th	21
DNF	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	Engine	8th	20
DNF	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Spun off	20th	16
DNF	#14 Jan Lammers	Ensign	Steering	25th	16
DNF	#20 Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Suspension	19th	15
DNF	#4 Derek Daly	Tyrrell	Spun off	21st	3
DNF	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Accident	10th	2
DNS	#8 Alain Prost	McLaren	Injury	13th
DNQ	#43 Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell
DNQ	#51 Geoff Lees	Williams

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:33.291
2	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:34.080	+0.789
3	#28 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:34.111	+0.820
4	#12 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:34.185	+0.894
5	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.216	+0.925
6	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.839	+1.548
7	#25 Didier Pironi	Ligier	1:34.971	+1.680
8	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:35.166	+1.875
9	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:35.202	+1.911
10	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:35.235	+1.944
11	#11 Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:35.343	+2.052
12	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:35.421	+2.130
13	#8 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:35.988	+2.697
14	#21 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:36.332	+3.041
15	#50 Rupert Keegan	Williams	1:36.750	+3.459
16	#31 Eddie Cheever	Osella	1:36.903	+3.612
17	#9 Marc Surer	ATS	1:37.001	+3.710
18	#2 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.040	+3.749
19	#20 Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:37.088	+3.797
20	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:37.405	+4.114
21	#4 Derek Daly	Tyrrell	1:37.923	+4.632
22	#3 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:37.966	+4.675
23	#1 Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:38.149	+4.858
24	#30 Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:38.526	+5.235
25	#14 Jan Lammers	Ensign	1:38.532	+5.241
26	#43 Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell	1:51.102	+17.811
27	#51 Geoff Lees	Williams

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:33.291
2	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:34.080	+0.789
3	#28 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:34.111	+0.820
4	#12 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:34.185	+0.894
5	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.216	+0.925
6	#25 Didier Pironi	Ligier	1:34.971	+1.680
7	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:35.005	+1.714
8	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:35.166	+1.875
9	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:35.202	+1.911
10	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:35.235	+1.944
11	#11 Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:35.343	+2.052
12	#21 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:36.332	+3.041
13	#50 Rupert Keegan	Williams	1:36.750	+3.459
14	#9 Marc Surer	ATS	1:37.001	+3.710
15	#2 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.040	+3.749
16	#20 Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:37.088	+3.797
17	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:37.421	+4.130
18	#4 Derek Daly	Tyrrell	1:37.923	+4.632
19	#1 Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:38.149	+4.858
20	#3 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:38.460	+5.169
21	#30 Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:38.691	+5.400
22	#31 Eddie Cheever	Osella	1:38.798	+5.507
23	#14 Jan Lammers	Ensign	1:38.828	+5.537
24	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier
25	#8 Alain Prost	McLaren
26	#43 Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell
27	#51 Geoff Lees	Williams

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:34.551
2	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.563	+0.012
3	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.839	+0.288
4	#28 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:34.971	+0.420
5	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.202	+0.651
6	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:35.330	+0.779
7	#12 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:35.385	+0.834
8	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:35.421	+0.870
9	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:35.974	+1.423
10	#8 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:35.988	+1.437
11	#25 Didier Pironi	Ligier	1:36.070	+1.519
12	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:36.097	+1.546
13	#11 Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:36.856	+2.305
14	#31 Eddie Cheever	Osella	1:36.903	+2.352
15	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:37.405	+2.854
16	#2 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.572	+3.021
17	#21 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:37.645	+3.094
18	#9 Marc Surer	ATS	1:37.788	+3.237
19	#3 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:37.966	+3.415
20	#4 Derek Daly	Tyrrell	1:38.073	+3.522
21	#30 Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:38.526	+3.975
22	#14 Jan Lammers	Ensign	1:38.532	+3.981
23	#1 Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:38.645	+4.094
24	#50 Rupert Keegan	Williams	1:39.731	+5.180
25	#20 Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:42.720	+8.169
26	#43 Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell	1:51.102	+16.551
27	#51 Geoff Lees	Williams

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#27 Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.068		44

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Alan Jones	Williams	5	10	67
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	3	6	54	-13
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1	8	42	-25
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	5	34	-33
5	Didier Pironi	Ligier	1	5	32	-35
6	René Arnoux	Renault	2	3	29	-38
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	1	13	-54
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	1	9	-58
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	1	7	-60
10	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	0	1	6	-61
11	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	0	0	6	-61
12	John Watson	McLaren	0	0	6	-61
13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	0	0	6	-61
14	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	0	0	6	-61
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	0	1	5	-62
16	Alain Prost	McLaren	0	0	5	-62
17	Jochen Mass	Arrows	0	0	4	-63
18	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	0	0	4	-63
19	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	0	0	2	-65
20	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	0	0	1	-66
21	Mario Andretti	Lotus	0	0	1	-66

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Ford	6	18	120
2	Ligier	Ford	2	10	66	-54
3	Brabham	Ford	3	6	55	-65
4	Renault	Renault	3	4	38	-82
5	Lotus	Ford	0	1	14	-106
6	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	12	-108
7	Arrows	Ford	0	1	11	-109
8	Fittipaldi	Ford	0	2	11	-109
9	McLaren	Ford	0	0	11	-109
10	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	0	8	-112
11	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	4	-116

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The 1980 United States Grand Prix started Oct 5, 1980 on Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, United States of America. Bruno Giacomelli started from pole position with Nelson Piquet next to him. Carlos Reutemann started from third place.

In 1 hour, 34 minutes and 36 seconds Alan Jones finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Carlos Reutemann in second and Didier Pironi in third place.

After the 1980 United States Grand Prix, Alan Jones is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 67 points. Jones is 13 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.