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The United States Grand Prix West 1980 was the 4th round of the 1980 F1 season, and took place at the Long Beach in California, USA, on March 30th.

Nelson Piquet won the race from the pole, followed by Riccardo Patrese, and Emerson Fittipaldi completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 24th position of the grid.

Final results

1
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
1:50:19.4
Finished
2
6
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
+49.212
Finished
3
21
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
+1:18.563
Finished
4
17
John Watson
McLaren
+1 Lap
5
11
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
+1 Lap
6
3
Didier Pironi
Ligier
+1 Lap
7
10
Jochen Mass
Arrows
+1 Lap
8
6
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
9
7
René Arnoux
Renault
+2 Laps
10
1
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
+9 Laps
11
11
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
Overheating
12
11
Clay Regazzoni
Ensign
Accident
13
7
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
Accident
14
9
Alan Jones
Williams
Accident
15
5
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Transmission
16
13
Patrick Depailler
Alfa Romeo
Suspension
17
4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Puncture
18
1
Eddie Cheever
Osella
Transmission
19
12
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
Transmission
20
8
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
Accident
21
1
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Accident
22
18
Jan Lammers
ATS
Transmission
23
8
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Accident
24
6
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham
Accident
25
25
Dave Kennedy
Shadow
Did not qualify
26
26
Geoff Lees
Shadow
Did not qualify
27
27
Stephen South
McLaren
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 15 drivers out of the original 27 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Keke Rosberg, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 58, Clay Regazzoni, Bruno Giacomelli, Alan Jones, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Elio de Angelis, Mario Andretti, and Ricardo Zunino, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, Gilles Villeneuve, Eddie Cheever, Carlos Reutemann, and Jan Lammers, all of whom had a transmission problem, Patrick Depailler, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 40, and Jacques Laffite, who had a puncture that could not be repaired on lap 36.

Overheating

  • Keke Rosberg
    Lap 58

Accident

  • Clay Regazzoni
    Lap 50
  • Bruno Giacomelli
    Lap 49
  • Alan Jones
    Lap 47
  • Jean-Pierre Jarier
    Lap 3
  • Elio de Angelis
    Lap 3
  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 0
  • Ricardo Zunino
    Lap 0

Transmission

  • Gilles Villeneuve
    Lap 46
  • Eddie Cheever
    Lap 11
  • Carlos Reutemann
    Lap 3
  • Jan Lammers
    Lap 0

Suspension

  • Patrick Depailler
    Lap 40

Puncture

  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 36

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.