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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. It was the fourteenth and final race of the 1980 Formula One season.

The race was won by the new World Champion, Australian driver Alan Jones, driving a Williams FW07B. Jones won by four seconds over his Argentine team mate Carlos Reutemann with French driver Didier Pironi finishing third in his Ligier JS11/15. Two former World Champions, Emerson Fittipaldi and Jody Scheckter, retired after the race, although Fittipaldi would later return to racing in the American CART series.


Offical Name
XXIII Toyota United States Grand Prix
Date
1980-10-05
Circuit
Course Length
km \ miles
Distance
59 laps, km \ miles

Timetable (GMT-4)
1980-10-05 Sunday
Race 14:05 - 16:05

Podium
Pos. Driver Constructor

Pole Position
Driver Consturctor Time

Fastest Lap
Driver Constructor Fastest Lap

This race saw...
  • Driver
    • 10th win for 
    • 1st and only pole position for 
    • 1st front row for
    • 112th and last Grand Prix for 
    • 144th and last Grand Prix for 
    • 1st time to lead a race for
  • Team
    • 11th win for 
    • 25th podium for 
    • 30th podium for 
  • Engine
    • 136th win for Ford Cosworth
Data
  • Weather: Cloudy
  • Attendance:
  • Entries: 27
  • Qualified: 25
  • Classified: 11
Post-race Drivers' Standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 67
2 54
3 42
4 34
5 32
6 29
7 13
8 9
9 7
10 6
11 6
11 6
13 6
14 6
15 5
16 5
17 4
18 4
19 2
20 1
20 1
Post-race Constructors' Standings
Pos. Constructor Points
1 120
2 66
3 55
4 38
5 14
6 12
7 11
8 11
9 11
10 8
11 4


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