Pit Lane F1
1980 Season - Round 14 - 1980-10-05
Alan Jones won the 1980 United States Grand Prix for Williams, with Carlos Reutemann (Williams) second and Didier Pironi (Ligier) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1980 United States Grand Prix, completing round 14 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Elio de Angelis |
| Team Lotus |
| 4 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer | ATS | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Rupert Keegan | Williams | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 22 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 24 | Transmission | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1 | Electrical | 0 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 16 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Ensign | 25 | Steering | 0 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 13 | Withdrew | 0 |
