1980 United States Grand Prix West

The 1980 USA West Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Long Beach, California, United States on Sunday, 30 March 1980. Nelson Piquet started on pole position in the Brabham Ford and was the race winner. 

1980 USA West Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
15Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham FordGoodyear801:50:18.5501:50:18.550--1:19.83038142.34819
229Riccardo PatreseItalyArrows FordGoodyear80+49.2121:51:07.762+49.212+49.2121:21.350141.29786
320Emerson FittipaldiBrazilFittipaldi FordGoodyear80+1:18.5631:51:37.113+1:18.563+29.3511:21.510140.678244
47John WatsonGreat BritainMcLaren FordGoodyear79+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:21.650213
51Jody ScheckterSouth AfricaFerrariMichelin79+1 lap1 lap1:20.480162
625Didier PironiFranceLigier FordGoodyear79+1 lap1 lap1:20.61091
730Jochen MassGermanyArrows FordGoodyear79+1 lap1 lap1:20.71017
84Derek DalyIrelandTyrrell FordGoodyear79+1 lap1 lap1:21.91014
916René ArnouxFranceRenaultMichelin78+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:21.2802
1015Jean Pierre JabouilleFranceRenaultMichelin71+9 laps9 laps7 laps1:20.48011
DNF21Keke RosbergFinlandFittipaldi FordGoodyear58Overheating1:22.19022
DNF14Clay RegazzoniSwitzerlandEnsign FordGoodyear50Accident1:21.91023
DNF23Bruno GiacomelliItalyAlfa RomeoGoodyear49Accident1:20.7906
DNF27Alan JonesAustraliaWilliams FordGoodyear47Accident1:20.6705
DNF2Gilles VilleneuveCanadaFerrariMichelin46Transmission1:20.47010
DNF22Patrick DepaillerFranceAlfa RomeoGoodyear40Suspension1:20.7603
DNF26Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier FordGoodyear36Puncture1:21.18013
DNF31Eddie CheeverUnited StatesOsella FordGoodyear11Transmission1:22.41019
DNF28Carlos ReutemannArgentinaWilliams FordGoodyear3Transmission1:21.9207
DNF3Jean-Pierre JarierFranceTyrrell FordGoodyear3Accident1:23.58012
DNF12Elio de AngelisItalyLotus FordGoodyear3Accident1:24.13020
DNF9Jan LammersNetherlandsATS FordGoodyearTransmission4
DNF11Mario AndrettiUnited StatesLotus FordGoodyearAccident15
DNF6Ricardo ZuninoArgentinaBrabham FordGoodyearAccident18