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1980 Toyota United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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Name: 1980 Toyota United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/342-qualifying

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Grand Prix context

1980 Toyota United States Grand Prix · Watkins Glen International

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1980 Formula 1 World Championship · round 14

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alan Jones	Williams	1:34:36.050 · 59 laps · ford	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:34:40.260 · 59 laps · ford	6
3	Didier Pironi	Ligier	1:34:48.620 · 59 laps · ford	4
4	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:35:05.740 · 59 laps · ford	3
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	2
6	Mario Andretti	Lotus	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	1
7	René Arnoux	Renault	Time not recorded · 58 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
8	Marc Surer	ATS	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Rupert Keegan	Williams	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
NC	John Watson	McLaren	Time not recorded · 50 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Accident · Time not recorded · 49 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jochen Mass	Arrows	Transmission · Time not recorded · 36 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Electrical · Time not recorded · 31 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Spun off · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Osella	Suspension · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Spun off · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jan Lammers	Ensign	Steering · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Suspension · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Accident · Time not recorded · 2 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Alain Prost	McLaren	Injury · Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Geoff Lees	Williams	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:33.291 · alfa-romeo
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:34.080 · ford
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:34.111 · ford
4	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:34.185 · ford
5	Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.216 · ford
6	René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.839 · renault
7	Didier Pironi	Ligier	1:34.971 · ford
8	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:35.166 · ford
9	John Watson	McLaren	1:35.202 · ford
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:35.235 · alfa-romeo
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:35.343 · ford
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:35.421 · ford
13	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:35.988 · ford
14	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:36.332 · ford
15	Rupert Keegan	Williams	1:36.750 · ford
16	Eddie Cheever	Osella	1:36.903 · ford
17	Marc Surer	ATS	1:37.001 · ford
18	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.040 · ferrari
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:37.088 · ford
20	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:37.405 · ford
21	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	1:37.923 · ford
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:37.966 · ford
23	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:38.149 · ferrari
24	Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:38.526 · ford
25	Jan Lammers	Ensign	1:38.532 · ford
26	Mike Thackwell	Tyrrell	1:51.102 · ford
27	Geoff Lees	Williams	Time not recorded · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:33.291 · alfa-romeo
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:34.080 · ford
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:34.111 · ford
4	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:34.185 · ford
5	Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.216 · ford
6	René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.839 · renault
7	Didier Pironi	Ligier	1:34.971 · ford
8	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:35.166 · ford
9	John Watson	McLaren	1:35.202 · ford
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:35.235 · alfa-romeo
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:35.343 · ford
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:35.421 · ford
14	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:36.332 · ford
15	Rupert Keegan	Williams	1:36.750 · ford
16	Eddie Cheever	Osella	1:36.903 · ford
17	Marc Surer	ATS	1:37.001 · ford
18	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.040 · ferrari
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:37.088 · ford
20	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:37.405 · ford
21	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	1:37.923 · ford
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:37.966 · ford
23	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:38.149 · ferrari
24	Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:38.526 · ford
25	Jan Lammers	Ensign	1:38.532 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	67
2	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	54
3	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	42
4	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
5	Didier Pironi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	32
6	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	29
7	Elio de Angelis	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
9	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
10	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Derek Daly	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
14	Gilles Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
16	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
17	Jochen Mass	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
18	Bruno Giacomelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
19	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
20	Héctor Rebaque	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
20	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1