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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