1980 Grand Prix of United States West
30 March - long Beach: 80.5 laps x 3.251 km = 261.706 km


Pole Position: N Piquet Brabham 1 min:1 7.694s
Fastest Lap: 146.607 km/h N Piquet Brabham 1 min:l9.830s

Results:

 1   N Piquet       Brabham     1 h 50m 18.550s
 2   R Patrese      Arrows      1 h 51 m 07.762s
 3   E Fittipaldi   Fittipaldi  1 h 51 m 37.113s
 4   J Watson       McLaren     79
 5   J Scheckter    Ferrari     79
 6   D Pironi       Ligier      79
 7   J Mass         Arrows      79
 8   D Daly         Tyrrell     79
 9   R Arnoux       Renault     78
 10  J-P Jabouille  Renault     71

Did Not Finish:

     K Rosberg      Fittipaldi  58 engine overheating
     C Regazzoni    Ensign      50 accident
     B Giacomelli   Alfa Romeo  49 accident
     A Jones        Williams    47 accident
     G Villeneuve   Ferrari     46 drive shaft
     P Depailler    Alfa Romeo  40 rear suspension
     J Laffite      Ligier      36 puncture/ suspension
     E Cheever      Osella      11 drive shaft
     C Reutemann    Williams     3 drive shaft
     J-P Jarier     Tyrrell      3 accident
     E de Angelis   Lotus        3 accident
     R Zunino       Brabham      0 accident
     M Andretti     Lotus        0 accident
     J Lammers      ATS          0 drive shaft

Did Not Qualify:

     D Kennedy      Shadow
     G Lees         Shadow         driver ill
     S South        McLaren

Qualifying Times:

1 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'17.694
2 16   Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'18.689
3 22   P.Depailler      Alfa Romeo       1'18.719
4 9    Jan Lammers      ATS/Ford         1'18.783
5 27   Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'18.819
6 23   Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'18.924
7 28   Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'18.964
8 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'19.071
9 25   Didier Pironi    Ligier/Ford      1'19.276
10 2   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'19.285
11 15  J.P.Jabouille    Renault          1'19.316
12 3   J.P.Jarier       Tyrrell/Ford     1'19.318
13 26  Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Ford      1'19.455
14 4   Derek Daly       Tyrrell/Ford     1'19.744
15 11  Mario Andretti   Lotus/Ford       1'19.763
16 1   Jody Scheckter   Ferrari          1'20.151
17 30  Jochen Mass      Arrows/Ford      1'20.410
18 6   Ricardo Zunino   Brabham/Ford     1'20.419
19 31  Eddie Cheever    Osella/Ford      1'20.808
20 12  Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       1'20.830
21 7   John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'20.868
22 21  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'20.911
23 14  Clay Regazzoni   Ensign/Ford      1'20.984
24 20  E.Fittipaldi     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'21.350
 Not qualified 
25 18  Dave Kennedy     Shadow/Ford      1'21.523
26 17  Geoff Lees       Shadow/Ford      1'23.486
27 8   Stephen South    McLaren/Ford     1'24.121 


Note:

The start and finish lines were at different positions on the circuit.
The fraction of a lap is cvedited to the first lap leader