1980 United States Grand Prix West
- Date
- 30 Mar 1980
- Circuit
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Round
- 4 of 14
- Winner
- Nelson Piquet (Brabham)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 80 | 1:50:19.4 | 9 | |
| 2 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | 80 | +49.212 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 80 | +1:18.563 | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | 79 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 9 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 14 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 71 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 22 | 58 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 23 | 50 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 49 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 47 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | 46 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 40 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 36 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 19 | 11 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | 3 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 12 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 20 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 4 | 0 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Dave Kennedy | Shadow | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | Geoff Lees | Shadow | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 8 | Stephen South | McLaren | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Brabham | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Williams | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Ligier | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Team Lotus | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 2 |