The 1980 USA East Grand Prix was Round 14 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Watkins Glen, United States on Sunday, 5 October 1980. Bruno Giacomelli started on pole position for Alfa Romeo and Alan Jones was the race winner in the Williams Ford.
1980 USA East Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 59 | 1:34:36.050 | 1:34:36.050 | - | - | 1:34.068 | 44 | 203.380 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +4.210 | 1:34:40.260 | +4.210 | +4.210 | 1:34.560 | 38 | 203.230 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +12.570 | 1:34:48.620 | +12.570 | +8.360 | 1:34.540 | 49 | 202.930 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +29.690 | 1:35:05.740 | +29.690 | +17.120 | 1:34.800 | 54 | 202.320 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:35.960 | 38 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 11 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.340 | 54 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:34.940 | 48 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | 9 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:37.820 | 55 | 17 | |||
| 9 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:38.460 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| 10 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:37.780 | 38 | 14 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 56 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.740 | 38 | 23 | |||
| NC | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +9 laps | 1:36.190 | 50 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 49 | Accident | 1:37.860 | 44 | 18 | |||||
| NC | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +19 laps | 1:45.690 | 3 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 36 | Transmission | 1:40.270 | 14 | 24 | |||||
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 31 | Electrical | 1:34.850 | 28 | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 25 | Spun Off | 1:35.890 | 24 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Engine | 1:37.930 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Osella Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Suspension | 1:39.710 | 17 | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Spun Off | 1:38.820 | 11 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Steering | 1:41.790 | 12 | 25 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Suspension | 1:40.110 | 9 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Spun Off | 1:43.930 | 2 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 2 | Accident | 1:43.950 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| DNS | 8 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 13 | |||||||||
| DNQ | 43 | Mike Thackwell | New Zealand | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 51 | Geoff Lees | Great Britain | Williams Ford | Goodyear |