Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
United States Grand Prix West, yakaitirwa kuLong Beach, California. Tambay akatanga nhangemutange yacho achibva pachigadziko, uye akatungamirira kusvika palap 25. Panzendo iyoyo, Rosberg akaedza kupfuudza, asi motokari mbiri dzakabatanidzwa. Tambay akarega, asi Rosberg akaramba achitungamirira. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, Laffite akatungamirira, achisundira Rosberg mukubonderana sezvaakaita. VaMcLaren vaviri vaJohn Watson naNiki Lauda vakanga vatanga kubva pa22nd ne23rd pagridhi, asi vese Laffite naPatrese vaitambura nematayi akapfeka, uye vaibatwa nekukurumidza neMcLarens. Patrese akaedza kupfuudza Laffite mulap 44 asi akadonha, uye akapfuurwa neMcLaren mbiri. Vose vari vaviri vakawanawo nzira yokupfuura nayo Laffite munzendo inotevera. Kubva ipapo Watson akasiiwa kuti atungamirire kumba shamwari yake yechikwata kukunda 1<unk>2, uye imwe ichiri kumira sekukunda kubva kunzvimbo yakaderera yekukodzera. Patrese akatambura kukundikana kweinjini kutenderera matatu kubva kumagumo, achisiya chinzvimbo chechitatu kuna Arnoux, naLaffite achitevera kumba, kutenderera pasi muchina. Mapoinzi akapetwa naSurer muArrows naJohnny Cecotto muTheodore. Chico Serra akange atsiva muArrows yechipiri na 1980 World Champion Alan Jones, asi kudzoka kweAustralia kuF1 hakuna kubudirira, uye Serra aizodzokera mumotokari kumakwikwi anotevera.