Watkins Glen · 5 October 1980
Alan Jones won the 1980 United States Grand Prix for Williams from 5th on the grid, 4.21s ahead of Carlos Reutemann. Jody Scheckter gained the most places, from 23rd on the grid to 11th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Jones 9 + Reutemann 6 + Keegan 0 | Jones 9 + Reutemann 6 + Keegan 0 | 15 | |
| 2 | Ligier Pironi 4 + Laffite 2 | Pironi 4 + Laffite 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Team Lotus de Angelis 3 + Andretti 1 | de Angelis 3 + Andretti 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Renault Arnoux 0 | Arnoux 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | ATS Surer 0 | Surer 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Fittipaldi Rosberg 0 + Fittipaldi 0 | Rosberg 0 + Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ferrari Scheckter 0 + Villeneuve 0 | Scheckter 0 + Villeneuve 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | McLaren Watson 0 + Prost 0 | Watson 0 + Prost 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Tyrrell Jarier 0 + Daly 0 | Jarier 0 + Daly 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Arrows Mass 0 + Patrese 0 | Mass 0 + Patrese 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Alfa Romeo Giacomelli 0 + de Cesaris 0 | Giacomelli 0 + de Cesaris 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Brabham Piquet 0 + Rebaque 0 | Piquet 0 + Rebaque 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Osella Cheever 0 | Cheever 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Ensign Lammers 0 | Lammers 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones Williams | Williams | 1:34:36.050 | 59 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | Williams | +4.210s | 59 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi Ligier | Ligier | +12.570s | 59 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +29.690s | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +1 Lap | 58 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 58 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | René Arnoux Renault | Renault | +1 Lap | 58 | — | — | |
| 8 | Marc Surer ATS | ATS | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 9 | Rupert Keegan Williams | Williams | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | Ferrari | +3 Laps | 56 | — | — | |
| NC | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | NC | 50 | — | — | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Accident | 49 | — | — | |
| NC | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | Tyrrell | NC | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass Arrows | Arrows | DNF Transmission | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Electrical | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Brabham | Brabham | DNF Spun off | 25 | — | — | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque Brabham | Brabham | DNF Engine | 20 | — | — | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever Osella | Osella | DNF Suspension | 20 | — | — | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | Arrows | DNF Spun off | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jan Lammers Ensign | Ensign | DNF Steering | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF Suspension | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Derek Daly Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Spun off | 3 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Accident | 2 | — | — | |
| DNS | Alain Prost McLaren | McLaren | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — |