United States Grand Prix 1980
5 October 1980
Watkins Glen, USA
- Location
- New York State, USA
- Laps
- 59
- Previous winners
- 1979Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
- 1978Carlos ReutemannFerrari
- 1977James HuntMcLaren
- 1976James HuntMcLaren
- 1975Niki LaudaFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 3
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 4
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 5
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 6
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 7
Didier Pironi
Ligier
No time set
- 8
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- 9
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 10
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 11
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 12
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 13
Alain Prost
McLaren
No time set
- 14
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 15
Rupert Keegan
Williams
No time set
- 16
Eddie Cheever
Osella
No time set
- 17
Marc Surer
ATS
No time set
- 18
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 19
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 20
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 21
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
No time set
- 22
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
No time set
- 23
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
No time set
- 24
Jochen Mass
Arrows
No time set
- 25
Jan Lammers
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Mike Thackwell
Tyrrell
No time set
- PIT
Geoff Lees
Williams
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +4 | Alan Jones Williams | 59 laps | 1:34:36.05 | 9pts |
| 2 | +1 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 59 laps | +4.21 | 6pts |
| 3 | +4 | Didier Pironi Ligier | 59 laps | +12.57 | 4pts |
| 4 | 0 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 59 laps | +29.69 | 3pts |
| 5 | +7 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 58 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +5 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 58 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | -1 | René Arnoux Renault | 58 laps | ||
| 8 | +9 | Marc Surer ATS | 57 laps | ||
| 9 | +6 | Rupert Keegan Williams | 57 laps | ||
| 10 | +4 | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 57 laps | ||
| 11 | +12 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | 56 laps | ||
| N | - | John Watson McLaren | 50 laps | ||
| R | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 49 laps | ||
| N | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Jochen Mass Arrows | 36 laps | ||
| R | - | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 31 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | Eddie Cheever Osella | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Jan Lammers Ensign | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 15 laps | ||
| R | - | Derek Daly Tyrrell | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo | 2 laps | ||
| W | - | Alain Prost McLaren | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Mike Thackwell Tyrrell | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Geoff Lees Williams | 0 laps |