1980 Grand Prix USA-West
30 March - Long Beach: 261.706km (3.251km x 80.5 laps)
Pole Position: Nelson Piquet, Brabham-Ford BT49, 1:17.694
Results
1. Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford BT49 1:50:18.550 (142.348 km/h)
2. Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford A3 - 49.212
3. Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford F7 - 1:18.563
4. John Watson McLaren-Ford M29 - 1 lap
5. Jody Scheckter Ferrari 312T5 - 1 lap
6. Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford JS11/15 - 1 lap
7. Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford A3 - 1 lap
8. Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 010 - 1 lap
9. René Arnoux Renault RE20 - 2 laps
10. Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault RE20 - 9 laps
Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet, 1:19.830 (146.607 km/h on lap 38)
Retirements
Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford F7 - 22 laps (Overheating)
Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford N180 - 30 laps (Accident)
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 179 - 31 laps (Accident)
Alan Jones Williams-Ford FW07B - 33 laps (Accident)
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T5 - 34 laps (Transmission)
Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 179 - 40 laps (Suspension)
Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford JS11/15 - 44 laps (Puncture)
Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford FA1 - 69 laps (Transmission)
Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford FW07B - 77 laps (Transmission)
Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 81 - 77 laps (Accident)
Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 010 - 77 laps (Accident)
Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 81 - 80 laps (Accident)
Jan Lammers ATS-Ford D4 - 80 laps (Transmission)
Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford BT49 - 80 laps (Accident)
Did Not Qualify
Dave Kennedy Shadow-Ford DN11
Geoff Lees Shadow-Ford DN11
Stephen South McLaren-Ford M29
Race leaders: *
Nelson Piquet 1-80.5 (80.5 laps = 261.706 km)
* Start and finish lines were at different points
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Starting Grid
1. Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford BT49 1:17.694 (150.637 km/h)
2. René Arnoux Renault RE20 - 0.995
3. Patrick Depailler Alfa Romeo 179 - 1.025
4. Jan Lammers ATS-Ford D4 - 1.089
5. Alan Jones Williams-Ford FW07B - 1.125
6. Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 179 - 1.230
7. Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford FW07B - 1.270
8. Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford A3 - 1.377
9. Didier Pironi Ligier-Ford JS11/15 - 1.582
10. Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 312T5 - 1.591
11. Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault RE20 - 1.622
12. Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 010 - 1.624
13. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford JS11/15 - 1.761
14. Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford 010 - 2.050
15. Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 81 - 2.069
16. Jody Scheckter Ferrari 312T5 - 2.457
17. Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford A3 - 2.716
18. Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford BT49 - 2.725
19. Eddie Cheever Osella-Ford FA1 - 3.114
20. Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 81 - 3.136
21. John Watson McLaren-Ford M29 - 3.174
22. Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford F7 - 3.217
23. Clay Regazzoni Ensign-Ford N180 - 3.290
24. Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford F7 - 3.656
Did Not Qualify
25. Dave Kennedy Shadow-Ford DN11 - 3.829
26. Geoff Lees Shadow-Ford DN11 - 5.792
27. Stephen South McLaren-Ford M29 - 6.427