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🇺🇸 United States Grand Prix
5 October 1980 · Watkins Glen
Head to head · 1980
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Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
WILAlan Jones
Williams
Constructors' champion
WILWilliams
120 points
Classified drivers
34
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
15
Total constructors in standings
Standings
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Alan Jones
Williams
Car · FW07 / FW07B
Points
67
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
Car · BT49
Points
54
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
Car · FW07 / FW07B
Points
42
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Car · JS11/15
Points
34
Didier Pironi
Ligier
Car · JS11/15
Points
32
René Arnoux
Renault
Car · RE20
Points
29
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Points
13
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
Car · RE20
Points
9
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
Car · A3
Points
7
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
Car · F7 / F8
Points
6
John Watson
McLaren
Car · M29B / M29C / M30
Points
6
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
Car · 009 / 010
Points
6
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
Car · 009 / 010
Points
6
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Car · 312T5
Points
6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
Car · F7 / F8
Points
5
Alain Prost
McLaren
Car · M29B / M29C / M30
Points
5
Jochen Mass
Arrows
Car · A3
Points
4
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
Car · 179
Points
4
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
Car · 312T5
Points
2
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Points
1
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
Car · BT49
Points
1
Marc Surer
ATS
Car · D3 / D4
Points
0
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham
Car · BT49
Points
0
Rupert Keegan
Williams
Car · FW07 / FW07B
Points
0
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
Car · N180
Points
0
Jan Lammers
ATS, Ensign
Car · D3 / D4, N180
Points
0
Eddie Cheever
Osella
Car · FA1 / FA1B
Points
0
Geoff Lees
Shadow, Ensign, Williams
Car · DN11 / DN12, N180, FW07 / FW07B
Points
0
Patrick Depailler
Alfa Romeo
Car · 179
Points
0
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
Points
0
Vittorio Brambilla
Alfa Romeo
Car · 179
Points
0
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo
Car · 179
Points
0
Tiff Needell
Ensign
Car · N180
Points
0
Mike Thackwell
Arrows, Tyrrell
Car · A3, 009 / 010
Points
0
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WIL Alan Jones Australian | Williams FW07 / FW07B | Australian | 67 |
| 2 | BRA Nelson Piquet Brazilian | Brabham BT49 | Brazilian | 54 |
| 3 | WIL Carlos Reutemann Argentine | Williams FW07 / FW07B | Argentine | 42 |
| 4 | LIG Jacques Laffite French | Ligier JS11/15 | French | 34 |
| 5 | LIG Didier Pironi French | Ligier JS11/15 | French | 32 |
| 6 | REN René Arnoux French | Renault RE20 | French | 29 |
| 7 | TEA Elio de Angelis Italian | Team Lotus | Italian | 13 |
| 8 | REN Jean-Pierre Jabouille French | Renault RE20 | French | 9 |
| 9 | ARR Riccardo Patrese Italian | Arrows A3 | Italian | 7 |
| 10 | FIT Keke Rosberg Finnish | Fittipaldi F7 / F8 | Finnish | 6 |
| 11 | MCL John Watson British | McLaren M29B / M29C / M30 | British | 6 |
| 12 | TYR Derek Daly Irish | Tyrrell 009 / 010 | Irish | 6 |
| 13 | TYR Jean-Pierre Jarier French | Tyrrell 009 / 010 | French | 6 |
| 14 | FER Gilles Villeneuve Canadian | Ferrari 312T5 | Canadian | 6 |
| 15 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Brazilian | Fittipaldi F7 / F8 | Brazilian | 5 |
| 16 | MCL Alain Prost French | McLaren M29B / M29C / M30 | French | 5 |
| 17 | ARR Jochen Mass German | Arrows A3 | German | 4 |
| 18 | ALF Bruno Giacomelli Italian | Alfa Romeo 179 | Italian | 4 |
| 19 | FER Jody Scheckter South African | Ferrari 312T5 | South African | 2 |
| 20 | TEA Mario Andretti American | Team Lotus | American | 1 |
| 21 | BRA Hector Rebaque Mexican | Brabham BT49 | Mexican | 1 |
| — | ATS Marc Surer Swiss | ATS D3 / D4 | Swiss | 0 |
| — | BRA Ricardo Zunino Argentine | Brabham BT49 | Argentine | 0 |
| — | WIL Rupert Keegan British | Williams FW07 / FW07B | British | 0 |
| — | ENS Clay Regazzoni Swiss | Ensign N180 | Swiss | 0 |
| — | ATS Jan Lammers Dutch | ATS, Ensign D3 / D4, N180 | Dutch | 0 |
| — | OSE Eddie Cheever American | Osella FA1 / FA1B | American | 0 |
| — | SHA Geoff Lees British | Shadow, Ensign, Williams DN11 / DN12, N180, FW07 / FW07B | British | 0 |
| — | ALF Patrick Depailler French | Alfa Romeo 179 | French | 0 |
| — | TEA Nigel Mansell British | Team Lotus | British | 0 |
| — | ALF Vittorio Brambilla Italian | Alfa Romeo 179 | Italian | 0 |
| — | ALF Andrea de Cesaris Italian | Alfa Romeo 179 | Italian | 0 |
| — | ENS Tiff Needell British | Ensign N180 | British | 0 |
| — | ARR Mike Thackwell New Zealander | Arrows, Tyrrell A3, 009 / 010 | New Zealander | 0 |