- Winner
- Alan Jones
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Alan Jones, Carlos Reutemann, and Didier Pironi
- Race date
- October 5, 1980
- Pole
- Bruno Giacomelli
- Fastest lap
- Alan Jones
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
Alan Jones finished first for Williams. Carlos Reutemann is listed 2 for Williams, with Didier Pironi 3 for Ligier.
Grid to finish
Jody Scheckter from P23 to P11 (+12), Marc Surer from P17 to P8 (+9), and Jacques Laffite from P12 to P5 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Bruno Giacomelli started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 3 Spun off, and 2 Accident. Alan Jones holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.068 on lap 44. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.