1980 U.S. Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 14th of 14 races of the 1980 World Automobile Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XXIII United States Grand Prix | |
| Date: | 5th October 1980 | |
| Place: | Watkins Glen | |
| Course: | Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course | |
| Length: | 320.665 km in 59 laps of 5.435 km
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| Weather: | sunny but cold | |
| Spectator: | ~ 40,000 | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo
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| Time: | 1: 33.291 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Alan Jones
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 Williams
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| Time: | 1: 34.068 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
Alan Jones
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Williams
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| Second: |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Williams
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| Third: |
 Didier Pironi
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Ligier
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The 1980 US Grand Prix took place on October 5th as the 14th and final race of the 1980 World Automobile Championship in Watkins Glen.
Reports
background
The season finale at Watkins Glen took place just a week after the Canadian Grand Prix , in which Alan Jones secured his world title.
Jean-Pierre Jabouille was absent due to leg injuries sustained in his accident in Montreal , whereupon the Renault factory team started with just one vehicle.
Instead of Kevin Cogan , Geoff Lees took over the second customer Williams of the RAM team, which registered the car here as Rainbow Jeans Racing .
training
Bruno Giacomelli surprised the professional world with the fastest training lap, which meant the first and only pole position of his Grand Prix career for him. Nelson Piquet followed before Carlos Reutemann and Elio de Angelis . World champion Alan Jones formed the third row on the grid together with René Arnoux .
Due to a headache after an accident, Alain Prost , who had qualified for 13th position, decided not to take part in the race, so Ensign driver Jan Lammers moved up into the starting field.
run
While Giacomelli converted his pole position into a lead, his pursuers Alan Jones, Andrea de Cesaris and René Arnoux missed the braking point of the first corner and had to avoid the gravel trap. This put Piquet in second place ahead of Reutemann.
By the 23rd lap, Jones, who had fallen back to twelfth place due to the mishap at the beginning, had fought his way back to fifth. Under pressure from Reutemann, Piquet made a mistake on lap 25 and spun out. As a result, Jones initially came in fourth. On lap 28 he overtook Didier Pironi and two laps later his team-mate Reutemann. When Giacomelli, who was still in the lead, retired on the 32nd lap due to a technical defect, the new world champion took over the top position and ended a very successful year for him with his fifth win of the season.
Mario Andretti , the world champion of the 1978 season , scored his first and therefore only world championship point in 1980 in sixth place. Jody Scheckter , who had only been replaced as reigning world champion the week before, achieved this in eleventh place in his last Formula 1 race Target. With a total of only two World Cup points, he was 19th and third from bottom of the World Cup table. His Ferrari team only achieved tenth place overall in the constructors' championship with just eight points.
Registration list
Classifications
Qualifying
| Item | driver | constructor | Qualification training 1 | Qualification training 2 | begin | ||
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| time | Ø speed | time | Ø speed | ||||
| 1 |
Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo
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1: 34.551 | 206.936 km / h | 1: 33.291 | 209.731 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
.svg){kind=small} Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford
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1: 35.202 | 205.521 km / h | 1: 34.080 | 207.972 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford
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1: 34.971 | 206.021 km / h | 1: 34.111 | 207.903 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
Elio de Angelis
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Lotus Ford
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1: 35.385 | 205.127 km / h | 1: 34.185 | 207.740 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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1: 34.563 | 206.910 km / h | 1: 34.216 | 207.672 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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1: 34.839 | 206.308 km / h | 1: 35.005 | 205.947 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
Didier Pironi
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 36.070 | 203.664 km / h | 1: 34.971 | 206.021 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
 Hector Rebaque
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Brabham-Ford
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1: 36.097 | 203.607 km / h | 1: 35.166 | 205.599 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 35.330 | 205.245 km / h | 1: 35.202 | 205.521 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
Andrea de Cesaris
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Alfa Romeo
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1: 35.974 | 203.868 km / h | 1: 35.235 | 205.450 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
 Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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1: 36.856 | 202.011 km / h | 1: 35.343 | 205.217 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 35.421 | 205.049 km / h | no time | - | 12 |
| 13 |
Alain Prost
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 35.988 | 203.838 km / h | no time | - | DNS |
| 14th |
 Keke Rosberg
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 37.645 | 200.379 km / h | 1: 36.332 | 203.110 km / h | 13 |
| 15th |
Rupert Keegan
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Williams-Ford
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1: 39.731 | 196.188 km / h | 1: 36.750 | 202.233 km / h | 14th |
| 16 |
Eddie Cheever
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Osella-Ford
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1: 36.903 | 201.913 km / h | 1: 38.798 | 198.040 km / h | 15th |
| 17th |
 Marc Surer
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 ATS Ford
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1: 37.788 | 200.086 km / h | 1: 37.001 | 201.709 km / h | 16 |
| 18th |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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1: 37.572 | 200.529 km / h | 1: 37.040 | 201.628 km / h | 17th |
| 19th |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 42.720 | 190.479 km / h | 1: 37.088 | 201.529 km / h | 18th |
| 20th |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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1: 37.405 | 200.873 km / h | 1: 37.421 | 200.840 km / h | 19th |
| 21st |
 Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 38.073 | 199.504 km / h | 1: 37.923 | 199.810 km / h | 20th |
| 22nd |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 37.966 | 199.722 km / h | 1: 38.460 | 198.720 km / h | 21st |
| 23 |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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1: 38.645 | 198.348 km / h | 1: 38.149 | 199.350 km / h | 22nd |
| 24 |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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1: 38.526 | 198.587 km / h | 1: 38.691 | 198.255 km / h | 23 |
| 25th |
 Jan Lammers
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 38.532 | 198.575 km / h | 1: 38.828 | 197.980 km / h | 24 |
| DNQ |
 Mike Thackwell
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 51.102 | 176.108 km / h | no time | - | - |
| DNQ |
Geoff Lees
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Williams-Ford
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no time | - | no time | - | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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59 | 0 | 1: 34: 36.05 | 5 | 1: 34.068 | |
| 2 |
Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford
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59 | 0 | + 4.21 | 3 | 1: 34.56 | |
| 3 |
Didier Pironi
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Ligier-Ford
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59 | 0 | + 12.57 | 7th | 1: 34.54 | |
| 4th |
Elio de Angelis
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Lotus Ford
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59 | 0 | + 29.69 | 4th | 1: 34.80 | |
| 5 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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58 | 0 | + 1 lap | 12 | 1: 35.96 | |
| 6th |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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58 | 0 | + 1 lap | 11 | 1: 37.34 | |
| 7th |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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58 | 1 | + 1 lap | 6th | 1: 34.94 | |
| 8th |
Marc Surer
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ATS Ford
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57 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 16 | 1: 37.82 | |
| 9 |
Rupert Keegan
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Williams-Ford
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57 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 14th | 1: 38.46 | |
| 10 |
Keke Rosberg
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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57 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 13 | 1: 37.78 | |
| 11 |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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56 | 0 | + 3 rounds | 22nd | 1: 38.74 | |
| - |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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50 | 1 | NC | 9 | 1: 36.19 | Unrated |
| - |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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49 | 0 | DNF | 17th | 1: 37.86 | accident |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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40 | 3 | NC | 21st | 1: 45.69 | Unrated |
| - |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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36 | 0 | DNF | 23 | 1: 40.27 | broken semi-axis |
| - |
Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo
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31 | 0 | DNF | 1 | 1: 34.85 | Electrical damage |
| - |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford
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25th | 0 | DNF | 2 | 1: 35.89 | Lathe operator |
| - |
Eddie Cheever
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Osella-Ford
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20th | 0 | DNF | 15th | 1: 39.71 | Suspension damage |
| - |
Hector Rebaque
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Brabham-Ford
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20th | 3 | DNF | 8th | 1: 37.93 | Engine failure |
| - |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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16 | 0 | DNF | 19th | 1: 38.82 | Brake defect |
| - |
Jan Lammers
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Ensign-Ford
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15th | 0 | DNF | 24 | 1: 41.79 | defective steering |
| - |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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15th | 0 | DNF | 18th | 1: 40.11 | Suspension damage |
| - |
Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford
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3 | 0 | DNF | 20th | 1: 43.93 | Collision damage |
| - |
Andrea de Cesaris
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Alfa Romeo
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2 | 0 | DNF | 10 | 1: 43.95 | collision |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 29, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on September 29, 2012)
- ^ "World Cup stands" ( Memento from November 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 29, 2012)
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