Round 4 · 30 March 1980
1980 United States Grand Prix West: results
Nelson Piquet (Brabham) won the 1980 United States Grand Prix West, round 4 of the championship, held on 30 March 1980 at Long Beach (USA), starting from position 1. Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) and Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 1:50:19.400 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | +49.212 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | +78.563 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | +9 Laps | — | +9 Laps |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 22 | — | — | Overheating |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 23 | — | — | Accident |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | — | — | Accident |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | — | — | Accident |
| 15 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Transmission |
| 16 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 3 | — | — | Suspension |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | — | — | Puncture |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 19 | — | — | Transmission |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 20 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 4 | — | — | Transmission |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | — | — | Accident |