United States Grand Prix West
1980 · Round 4 · California, United States · Mar 30, 1980Race summary
Piquet won the race from 1st on the grid, 49.2s ahead of Patrese. Fittipaldi was the standout mover, climbing from 24th to 3rd. Arnoux lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 9th (down 7 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 80 | 1:50:19.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | 80 | +49.212 | 6 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 80 | +1:18.563 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | 79 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 9 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 14 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 71 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 22 | 58 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 23 | 50 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 49 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 47 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | 46 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 40 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 36 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 19 | 11 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | 3 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 12 | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 20 | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jan Lammers | ATS | 4 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | 0 | Accident | 0 |