1980 Grand Prix of United States East
5 October - Watkins Glen: 59 laps x 5.435 km = 320.651 km


Pole Position: B Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1 min:33.291s
Fastest Lap: 207.989 km/h A Jones Williams 1 min:34.068s

Results:

 1   A Jones        Williams     1 h 34m 36.050s
 2   C Reutemann    Williams     1 h 34m 40.260s
 3   D Pironi       Ligier       1 h 34m 48.620s
 4   E de Angelis   Lotus        1 h 35m 05.740s
 5   J Laffite      Ligier       58
 6   M Andretti     Lotus        58
 7   R Arnoux       Renault      58
 8   M Surer        ATS          57
 9   R Keegan       Williams     57
 10  K Rosberg      Fittipaldi   57
 11  J Scheckter    Ferrari      56

Not Classified:

     J Watson       McLaren      50
     J-P Jarier     Tyrrell      40

Did Not Finish:

     G Villeneuve   Ferrari      49 accident
     J Mass         Arrows       36 drive shaft
     B Giacomelli   Alfa Romeo   31 electrics
     N Piquet       Brabham      25 spin
     E Cheever      Osella       21 suspension
     H Rebaque      Brabham      20 engine
     R Patrese      Arrows        6 accident
     J Lammers      Ensign       16 steering mount
     E Fittipaldi   Fittipaldi   15 rear suspension
     D Daly         Tyrrell       3 accident/ suspension
     A de Cesaris   Alfa Romeo    2 accident

Did Not Start:

     A Prost        McLaren         accident/ injury

Did Not Qualify:

     M Thackwell    Tyrrell
     G Lees         Williams

Qualifying Times:

1 23   Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'33.291
2 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'34.080
3 28   Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'34.111
4 12   Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       1'34.185
5 27   Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'34.216
6 16   Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'34.839
7 25   Didier Pironi    Ligier/Ford      1'34.971
8 6    Hector Rebaque   Brabham/Ford     1'35.166
9 7    John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'35.202
10 22  A.de Cesaris     Alfa Romeo       1'35.235
11 11  Mario Andretti   Lotus/Ford       1'35.343
12 26  Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Ford      1'35.421
13 8   Alain Prost      McLaren/Ford     1'35.988
14 21  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'36.332
15 50  Rupert Keegan    Williams/Ford    1'36.750
16 31  Eddie Cheever    Osella/Ford      1'36.908
17 9   Marc Surer       ATS/Ford         1'37.001
18 2   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'37.040
19 20  E.Fittipaldi     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'37.088
20 29  Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'37.405
21 4   Derek Daly       Tyrrell/Ford     1'37.923
22 3   J.P.Jarier       Tyrrell/Ford     1'37.966
23 1   Jody Scheckter   Ferrari          1'38.149
24 30  Jochen Mass      Arrows/Ford      1'38.526
25 14  Jan Lammers      Ensign/Ford      1'38.532
 Not qualified 
26 43  Mike Thackwell   Tyrrell/Ford     1'51.102
27 51  Geoff Lees       Williams/Ford