United States Grand Prix
1980 · Round 14 · New York State, United States · Oct 5, 1980Race summary
Victory went to Jones (from 5th on the grid), with a 4.210s margin. Scheckter made the biggest gain, from 23rd on the grid to 11th (up 12 places). Arnoux had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 7th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 59 | 1:34:36.050 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 59 | +4.210 | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 7 | 59 | +12.570 | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 4 | 59 | +29.690 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 58 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer | ATS | 17 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Rupert Keegan | Williams | 15 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 23 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 50 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 18 | 49 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 22 | 40 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 24 | 36 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 31 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 8 | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 16 | 20 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 20 | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jan Lammers | Ensign | 25 | 16 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | 15 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 21 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | McLaren | 13 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |