United States Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 5th October 1980 12:00am Local
Sun 5th October 1980 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1980

Round
14

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Location
Watkins Glen International

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Description

The 1980 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 5, 1980 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. This event was also referred to as the United States Grand Prix East in order to distinguish it from the United States Grand Prix West held on March 30, 1980 in Long Beach, California.
It was the fourteenth and final race of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 30th United States Grand Prix, the 20th and last to be held at Watkins Glen, and the last to be held for nine years (other Formula One races were held in the United States during that time, but none were billed as the United States Grand Prix). The race was held over 59 laps of the 5.435-kilometre (3.377 mi) circuit for a total race distance of 320.67 kilometres (199.26 mi).
The race was won by the new World Champion, Australian driver Alan Jones, driving a Williams FW07B. It was Jones' fifth World Championship Formula One victory of the season and the sixth of the seven Grands Prix (including Spain and Australia) he would win in his career defining season.

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Result List

01	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	1:34:36.05
02	Carlos Reutemann	Williams Racing	+0:04.21
03	Didier Pironi	Ligier	+0:12.57
04	Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	+0:29.69
05	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1 Lap
06	Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	+1 Lap
07	René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
08	Marc Surer	ATS	+2 Laps
09	Rupert Keegan	Williams Racing	+2 Laps
10	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	+2 Laps
11	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+3 Laps
12	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+9 Laps
13	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
14	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
15	Jochen Mass	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
17	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF
18	Hector Rebaque	Brabham	DNF
19	Eddie Cheever	Osella	DNF
20	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
21	Jan Lammers	Ensign Racing	DNF
22	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	DNF
23	Derek Daly	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
24	Andrea De Cesaris	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
25	Alain Prost	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
26	Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell Racing	Did not qualify
27	Geoff Lees	Williams Racing	Did not qualify