The 1980 United States Grand Prix West started March 30th, 1980 at 01:00 on Long Beach in California, USA. Nelson Piquet started from pole position with René Arnoux next to him. Patrick Depailler started from third place.
After 1 hour, 50 minutes and 19 seconds Nelson Piquet finished the race first. The podium was completed with Riccardo Patrese in second and Emerson Fittipaldi in third place.
After the 1980 United States Grand Prix West, René Arnoux is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 18 points. Arnoux is 0 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.
After 1 hour, 50 minutes and 19 seconds Nelson Piquet finished the race first. The podium was completed with Riccardo Patrese in second and Emerson Fittipaldi in third place.
After the 1980 United States Grand Prix West, René Arnoux is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 18 points. Arnoux is 0 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.
Circuit
Location
California, USA
Date
March 30th, 1980 at 01:00
Round
4/14
Winner
Nelson Piquet
Winning time
1:50:19.4
Pole position
Nelson Piquet
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:50:19.4 | 1 | 80 | 9 |
2 6 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +49.212 | 8 | 80 | 6 |
3 21 | #20 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1:18.563 | 24 | 80 | 4 |
4 17 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 21 | 79 | 3 |
5 11 | #1 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 16 | 79 | 2 |
6 3 | #25 Didier Pironi | Ligier | +1 Lap | 9 | 79 | 1 |
7 10 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | +1 Lap | 17 | 79 | 0 |
8 6 | #4 Derek Daly | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 14 | 79 | 0 |
9 7 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | +2 Laps | 2 | 78 | 0 |
10 1 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +9 Laps | 11 | 71 | 0 |
- | #21 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | DNF (Overheating) | 22 | 58 | 0 |
- | #14 Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | DNF (Accident) | 23 | 50 | 0 |
- | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Accident) | 6 | 49 | 0 |
- | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 5 | 47 | 0 |
- | #2 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Transmission) | 10 | 46 | 0 |
- | #22 Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Suspension) | 3 | 40 | 0 |
- | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Puncture) | 13 | 36 | 0 |
- | #31 Eddie Cheever | Osella | DNF (Transmission) | 19 | 11 | 0 |
- | #28 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | DNF (Transmission) | 7 | 3 | 0 |
- | #3 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 12 | 3 | 0 |
- | #12 Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 20 | 3 | 0 |
- | #9 Jan Lammers | ATS | DNF (Transmission) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
- | #11 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 15 | 0 | 0 |
- | #6 Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 18 | 0 | 0 |
- | #18 Dave Kennedy | Shadow | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | #17 Geoff Lees | Shadow | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | #8 Stephen South | McLaren | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 2 | 13 | -5 |
4 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1 | 8 | -10 | |
5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1 | 7 | -11 | |
6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 6 | -12 | |
7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | 6 | -12 | |
8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | 4 | -14 | |
9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1 | 4 | -14 | |
10 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 3 | -15 | ||
11 | John Watson | McLaren | 3 | -15 | ||
12 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | -15 | ||
13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 2 | -16 | ||
14 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | -16 | ||
15 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | -16 | ||
16 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1 | -17 | ||
17 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 0 | -18 | ||
18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | -18 | ||
19 | Marc Surer | ATS | 0 | -18 | ||
20 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 0 | -18 | ||
21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | -18 | ||
22 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | -18 | ||
23 | Geoff Lees | Shadow | 0 | -18 | ||
24 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | -18 | ||
25 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -18 | ||
26 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 0 | -18 | ||
27 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | -18 | ||
28 | Dave Kennedy | Shadow | 0 | -18 | ||
29 | Stefan Johansson | Shadow | 0 | -18 | ||
30 | Stephen South | McLaren | 0 | -18 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Renault | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
2 | Brabham | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
3 | Williams | 1 | 2 | 15 | -3 |
4 | Ligier | 2 | 14 | -4 | |
5 | Arrows | 1 | 8 | -10 | |
6 | Fittipaldi | 2 | 8 | -10 | |
7 | Team Lotus | 1 | 6 | -12 | |
8 | McLaren | 6 | -12 | ||
9 | Tyrrell | 3 | -15 | ||
10 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | -16 | ||
11 | Ferrari | 2 | -16 | ||
12 | ATS | 0 | -18 | ||
13 | Ensign | 0 | -18 | ||
14 | Shadow | 0 | -18 | ||
15 | Osella | 0 | -18 |
Other race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | #7 John Watson | Niki Lauda | René Arnoux | Patrick Tambay | |
1982 | #8 Niki Lauda | Keke Rosberg | Riccardo Patrese | Andrea de Cesaris | |
1981 | #1 Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Nelson Piquet | Riccardo Patrese | |
1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | |
1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | Carlos Reutemann | |
1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda | |
1976 | #2 Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | Patrick Depailler | Clay Regazzoni |