Canadian Grand Prix 1981

Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal
27 September 1981
63 laps
277.8 km
4.410 km a lap

Pole positionNelson PiquetBrabham · 1:29.211
Fastest lapJohn Watson1:49.475 · lap 43
Winner started fromP10on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	10	63	2:01:25.205	9
2	John Watsonfastest lap	7	McLaren · Ford	9	63	+6.233	6
3	Gilles Villeneuve	27	Ferrari	11	63	+1:50.275	4
4	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Alfa Romeo	15	62	+1 lap	3
5	Nelson Piquet	5	Brabham · Ford	1	62	+1 lap	2
6	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Ford	7	62	+1 lap	1
7	Mario Andretti	22	Alfa Romeo	16	62	+1 lap
8	Derek Daly	17	March · Ford	20	61	+2 laps
9	Marc Surer	33	Theodore · Ford	19	61	+2 laps
10	Carlos Reutemann	2	Williams · Ford	2	60	+3 laps
11	Michele Alboreto	4	Tyrrell · Ford	22	59	+4 laps
12	Eddie Cheever	3	Tyrrell · Ford	14	56	Engine
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	8	McLaren · Ford	13	51	Spun off
DNF	Alain Prost	15	Renault	4	48	Collision
DNF	Nigel Mansell	12	Lotus · Ford	5	45	Collision
DNF	Slim Borgudd	9	ATS · Ford	21	39	Spun off
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	6	Brabham · Ford	6	35	Spun off
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	32	Osella · Ford	23	26	Collision
DNF	Alan Jones	1	Williams · Ford	3	24	Handling
DNF	Didier Pironi	28	Ferrari	12	24	Ignition
DNF	Eliseo Salazar	14	Ensign · Ford	24	8	Spun off
DNF	Patrick Tambay	25	Ligier · Matra	17	6	Spun off
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	29	Arrows · Ford	18	6	Spun off
DNF	René Arnoux	16	Renault	8	0	Collision
DNQ	Keke Rosberg	20	Fittipaldi · Ford	–
DNQ	Chico Serra	21	Fittipaldi · Ford	–
DNQ	Brian Henton	35	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	30	Arrows · Ford	–
DNQ	Derek Warwick	36	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	31	Osella · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:29.211
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:29.359	+0.148
3	Alan Jones	Williams	1:29.728	+0.517
4	Alain Prost	Renault	1:29.908	+0.697
5	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:29.997	+0.786
6	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:30.182	+0.971
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:30.231	+1.020
8	René Arnoux	Renault	1:30.232	+1.021
9	John Watson	McLaren	1:30.566	+1.355
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:30.705	+1.494
11	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:31.115	+1.904
12	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:31.350	+2.139
13	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:31.507	+2.296
14	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:31.547	+2.336
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:31.600	+2.389
16	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:31.740	+2.529
17	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:31.747	+2.536
18	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:31.969	+2.758
19	Marc Surer	Theodore	1:32.253	+3.042
20	Derek Daly	March	1:32.305	+3.094
21	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:32.652	+3.441
22	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:32.709	+3.498
23	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:33.432	+4.221
24	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:33.848	+4.637
25	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:34.310	+5.099
26	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:36.546	+7.335
27	Brian Henton	Toleman	1:36.648	+7.437
28	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Arrows	1:36.720	+7.509
29	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:36.999	+7.788
30	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:37.493	+8.282

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	John Watson	43	1:49.475

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 14. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 14
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Carlos Reutemann	49
2	Nelson Piquet	48
3	Jacques Laffite	43	▲2
4	Alain Prost	37	▼1
5	Alan Jones	37	▼1
6	John Watson	27	▲1
7	Gilles Villeneuve	25	▼1
8	Elio de Angelis	14
9	René Arnoux	11
10	Héctor Rebaque	11

Constructors' championship after round 14
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	86
2	Brabham	59
3	Renault	48
4	Ligier	43
5	Ferrari	34
6	McLaren	28
7	Lotus	19
8	Arrows	10
9	Tyrrell	10
10	Alfa Romeo	6	▲1