The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 14

United States Grand Prix

1980  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  5 October 1980  ·  59 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:34:36.05
  2. 2nd Carlos Reutemann Williams · +4.21
  3. 3rd Didier Pironi Ligier · +12.57

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Bruno Giacomelli

Alfa Romeo  —  Pole position

02 Lap 25

Nelson Piquet

Retirement Brabham  —  Spun off

03 Lap 31

Bruno Giacomelli

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Electrical

04 Lap 49

Gilles Villeneuve

Retirement Ferrari  —  Accident

05 Lap 50

John Watson

Retirement McLaren  —  +9 Laps

06 On the Charge

Jody Scheckter

Ferrari  —  P23 → P11

07 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P5

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 5 59 01:34:36.05 9
2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 3 59 +4.21 6
3 Didier Pironi Ligier 7 59 +12.57 4
4 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 4 59 +29.69 3
5 Jacques Laffite Ligier 12 58 +1 Lap 2
6 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 11 58 +1 Lap 1
7 René Arnoux Renault 6 58 +1 Lap
8 Marc Surer ATS 17 57 +2 Laps
9 Rupert Keegan Williams 15 57 +2 Laps
10 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 14 57 +2 Laps
11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 23 56 +3 Laps
12 John Watson McLaren 9 50 +9 Laps
13 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 18 49 Accident
14 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 22 40 Not classified
15 Jochen Mass Arrows 24 36 Transmission
16 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1 31 Electrical
17 Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 25 Spun off
18 Hector Rebaque Brabham 8 20 Engine
19 Eddie Cheever Osella 16 20 Suspension
20 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 20 16 Spun off
21 Jan Lammers Ensign 25 16 Steering
22 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 19 15 Suspension
23 Derek Daly Tyrrell 21 3 Spun off
24 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 10 2 Accident
25 Alain Prost McLaren 13 0 Withdrew

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