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United States Grand Prix West 1981

Round 1 of 15  · 15 March 1981  · Long Beach  · 80 laps

Fastest Lap Alan Jones 1:20.901 (lap 31)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 JON Alan Jones FL Williams 2 1:50:41.330 9
2 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 3 +9.190 6
3 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 +34.920 4
4 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 6 +49.310 3
5 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 8 +1:06.700 2
6 TAM Patrick Tambay Theodore 17 +1 lap 1
7 SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi 18 +2 laps —
8 ARN René Arnoux Renault 20 +3 laps —
DNF SUR Marc Surer Ensign 19 Fuel system —
DNF PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 11 Fuel system —
DNF JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 10 Fuel pump —
DNF REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 15 Accident —
DNF GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 9 Collision —
DNF LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 12 Collision —
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 16 Engine —
DNF LAM Jan Lammers ATS 21 Collision —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1 Fuel system —
DNF GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella 24 Accident —
DNF MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 7 Accident —
DNF VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 5 Halfshaft —
DNF WAT John Watson McLaren 23 Brakes —
DNF DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 13 Accident —
DNF PRO Alain Prost Renault 14 Collision —
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 22 Collision —
DNQ COG Kevin Cogan Tyrrell — — —
DNQ DAL Derek Daly March — — —
DNQ GUE Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella — — —
DNQ STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows — — —
DNQ SAL Eliseo Salazar March — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:19.399
2 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:19.408
3 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:20.149
4 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:20.289
5 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:20.462
6 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:20.476
7 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:20.573
8 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 1:20.643
9 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:20.664
10 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 1:20.787
11 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:20.909
12 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:20.925
13 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:20.928
14 PRO Alain Prost Renault 1:20.980
15 REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 1:21.000
16 ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 1:21.001
17 TAM Patrick Tambay Theodore 1:21.298
18 SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi 1:21.409
19 SUR Marc Surer Ensign 1:21.522
20 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:21.540
21 LAM Jan Lammers ATS 1:21.758
22 DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1:22.028
23 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:22.183
24 GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella 1:22.213
25 COG Kevin Cogan Tyrrell 1:22.284
26 DAL Derek Daly March 1:22.356
27 GUE Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella 1:22.673
28 STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 1:23.504
29 SAL Eliseo Salazar March 1:24.383