Caesars Palace (1981)

Date: 17 Oct 1981

Location: Las Vegas, United States of America

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Australia Alan Jones 9 75 Williams Ford Goodyear
2 France Alain Prost 6 75 Renault Renault Michelin
3 Italy Bruno Giacomelli 4 75 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Michelin
4 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 3 75 Lotus Ford Goodyear
5 Brazil Nelson Piquet 2 75 Brabham Ford Goodyear
6 France Jacques Laffite 1 75 Ligier Matra Michelin
7 United Kingdom John Watson 0 75 McLaren Ford Michelin
8 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 0 74 Williams Ford Goodyear
9 France Didier Pironi 0 73 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
10 Finland Keke Rosberg 0 73 Fittipaldi Ford Pirelli
11 Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 71 Arrows Ford Pirelli
12 Italy Andrea de Cesaris 0 69 McLaren Ford Michelin
13 Italy Michele Alboreto 0 67 Tyrrell Ford Avon
NC Chile Eliseo Salazar 0 61 Ensign Ford Avon
DNF United Kingdom Derek Warwick 0 43 Toleman Hart Pirelli
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 29 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Michelin
DNF Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 20 Brabham Ford Goodyear
DNF Switzerland Marc Surer 0 19 Theodore Ford Avon
DNF United States of America Eddie Cheever 0 10 Tyrrell Ford Avon
DNF France René Arnoux 0 10 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF France Patrick Tambay 0 2 Ligier Matra Michelin
DNF Italy Elio de Angelis 0 2 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 0 Osella Ford Michelin
DNQ Sweden Slim Borgudd 0 ATS Ford Avon
DNQ Brazil Chico Serra 0 Fittipaldi Ford Pirelli
DNQ Ireland Derek Daly 0 March Ford Avon
DNQ Canada Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. 0 Arrows Ford Pirelli
DNQ United Kingdom Brian Henton 0 Toleman Hart Pirelli
DNQ Italy Beppe Gabbiani 0 Osella Ford Michelin
DSQ Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 22 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix (1981)

Date: 1981-10-17 · Circuit: Caesars Palace (United States of America)

Podium
  1. Alan Stanley Jones Williams 9 pts
  2. Alain Marie Pascal Prost Renault 6 pts
  3. Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 2 +1 1:44:09.077 9
2 Alain Marie Pascal Prost Renault 5 +3 1:44:29.127 6
3 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 8 +5 1:44:29.507 4
4 Nigel Ernest James Mansell Lotus 9 +5 1:44:56.547 3
5 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 4 -1 1:45:25.517 2
6 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 12 +6 1:45:27.257 1
7 John Marshall Watson McLaren 6 -1 1:45:27.577
8 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Williams 1 -7
9 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Ferrari 18 +9
10 Keijo Erik Rosberg Fittipaldi 20 +10
11 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 11 0
12 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 14 +2
13 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 17 +4 Engine
Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela Ensign 24
Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick Toleman 22 Gearbox
Mario Gabriele Andretti Alfa Romeo 10 Suspension
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Brabham 16 Throttle
Marc Surer Theodore 23 Suspension
Edward McKay Cheever Jr. Tyrrell 19 Engine
René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 13 Electrical
Patrick Daniel Tambay Ligier 7 Accident
Elio de Angelis Lotus 15 Water leak
Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Osella 21 Transmission
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 3 Incorrect grid formation
Karl Edward Tommy Borgudd ATS
Francisco Serra Fittipaldi
Derek Daly March
Jacques-Joseph Villeneuve Arrows
Brian Henton Toleman
Giuseppe Gabbiani Osella
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Williams 1
2 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 2
3 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 3
4 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 4
5 Alain Marie Pascal Prost Renault 5
6 John Marshall Watson McLaren 6
7 Patrick Daniel Tambay Ligier 7
8 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 8
9 Nigel Ernest James Mansell Lotus 9
10 Mario Gabriele Andretti Alfa Romeo 10

Fastest Lap

Didier Joseph Louis Pironi (Ferrari) –

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