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1981 season/Round 1

United States Grand Prix West 1981

  • Long Beach
  • 15 March 1981
  • 80 laps
  • 260.1 km
  • 3.251 km a lap
  1. P1Alan JonesWilliams1:50:41.330
  2. P2Carlos ReutemannWilliams+9.190
  3. P3Nelson PiquetBrabham+34.920

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Alan Jonesfastest lap1Williams · Ford2801:50:41.3309
2Carlos Reutemann2Williams · Ford380+9.1906
3Nelson Piquet5Brabham · Ford480+34.9204
4Mario Andretti22Alfa Romeo680+49.3103
5Eddie Cheever3Tyrrell · Ford880+1:06.7002
6Patrick Tambay33Theodore · Ford1779+1 lap1
7Chico Serra21Fittipaldi · Ford1878+2 laps
8René Arnoux16Renault2077+3 laps
DNFMarc Surer14Ensign · Ford1970Fuel system
DNFDidier Pironi28Ferrari1167Fuel system
DNFJean-Pierre Jarier25Ligier · Matra1064Fuel pump
DNFHéctor Rebaque6Brabham · Ford1549Accident
DNFBruno Giacomelli23Alfa Romeo941Collision
DNFJacques Laffite26Ligier · Matra1241Collision
DNFKeke Rosberg20Fittipaldi · Ford1641Engine
DNFJan Lammers9ATS · Ford2141Collision
DNFRiccardo Patrese29Arrows · Ford133Fuel system
DNFBeppe Gabbiani32Osella · Ford2426Accident
DNFNigel Mansell12Lotus · Ford725Accident
DNFGilles Villeneuve27Ferrari517Halfshaft
DNFJohn Watson7McLaren · Ford2316Brakes
DNFElio de Angelis11Lotus · Ford1313Accident
DNFAlain Prost15Renault140Collision
DNFAndrea de Cesaris8McLaren · Ford220Collision
DNQKevin Cogan4Tyrrell · Ford–
DNQDerek Daly17March · Ford–
DNQMiguel Ángel Guerra31Osella · Ford–
DNQSiegfried Stohr30Arrows · Ford–
DNQEliseo Salazar18March · 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

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Riccardo PatreseArrows1:19.399
2Alan JonesWilliams1:19.408+0.009
3Carlos ReutemannWilliams1:20.149+0.750
4Nelson PiquetBrabham1:20.289+0.890
5Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:20.462+1.063
6Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo1:20.476+1.077
7Nigel MansellLotus1:20.573+1.174
8Eddie CheeverTyrrell1:20.643+1.244
9Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:20.664+1.265
10Jean-Pierre JarierLigier1:20.787+1.388
11Didier PironiFerrari1:20.909+1.510
12Jacques LaffiteLigier1:20.925+1.526
13Elio de AngelisLotus1:20.928+1.529
14Alain ProstRenault1:20.980+1.581
15Héctor RebaqueBrabham1:21.000+1.601
16Keke RosbergFittipaldi1:21.001+1.602
17Patrick TambayTheodore1:21.298+1.899
18Chico SerraFittipaldi1:21.409+2.010
19Marc SurerEnsign1:21.522+2.123
20René ArnouxRenault1:21.540+2.141
21Jan LammersATS1:21.758+2.359
22Andrea de CesarisMcLaren1:22.028+2.629
23John WatsonMcLaren1:22.183+2.784
24Beppe GabbianiOsella1:22.213+2.814
25Kevin CoganTyrrell1:22.284+2.885
26Derek DalyMarch1:22.356+2.957
27Miguel Ángel GuerraOsella1:22.673+3.274
28Siegfried StohrArrows1:23.504+4.105
29Eliseo SalazarMarch1:24.383+4.984

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Alan Jones311:20.901

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 1
PosDriverPointsChange
1Alan Jones9
2Carlos Reutemann6
3Nelson Piquet4
4Mario Andretti3
5Eddie Cheever2
6Patrick Tambay1
Constructors' championship after round 1
PosTeamPointsChange
1Williams15
2Brabham4
3Alfa Romeo3
4Tyrrell2
5Theodore1