1981 / ROUND 1

United States Grand Prix West

1981-03-15 · Long Beach

WinnerAlan JonesPublished race classification

Official poleRiccardo PatreseSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance260.08 km80 laps

Race entries29Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Alan Jones	Williams	2	2	80	1:50:41.330	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	3	3	80	1:50:50.520	6
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	4	4	80	1:51:16.250	4
4	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	6	6	80	1:51:30.640	3
5	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	8	8	80	1:51:48.030	2
6	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	17	17	79	+1 lap	1
7	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	18	18	78	+2 laps	0
8	René Arnoux	Renault	20	20	77	+3 laps	0
DNF	Marc Surer	Ensign	19	19	70	Fuel system	0
DNF	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	11	11	67	Fuel system	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	10	10	64	Fuel pump	0
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	15	15	49	Accident	0
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	9	9	41	Collision	0
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	12	12	41	Collision	0
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	16	16	41	Engine	0
DNF	Jan Lammers	ATS	21	21	41	Collision	0
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1	1	33	Fuel system	0
DNF	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	24	24	26	Accident	0
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	7	7	25	Accident	0
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	5	5	17	Halfshaft	0
DNF	John Watson	McLaren	23	23	16	Brakes	0
DNF	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	13	13	13	Accident	0
DNF	Alain Prost	Renault	14	14	0	Collision	0
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	22	22	0	Collision	0
DNQ	Kevin Cogan	Tyrrell	25	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Derek Daly	March	26	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	27	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	28	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	March	29	—	—	DNQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Riccardo Patrese	1:19.399
2	Alan Jones	1:19.408
3	Carlos Reutemann	1:20.149
4	Nelson Piquet	1:20.289
5	Gilles Villeneuve	1:20.462
6	Mario Andretti	1:20.476
7	Nigel Mansell	1:20.573
8	Eddie Cheever	1:20.643
9	Bruno Giacomelli	1:20.664
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:20.787
11	Didier Pironi	1:20.909
12	Jacques Laffite	1:20.925
13	Elio de Angelis	1:20.928
14	Alain Prost	1:20.980
15	Héctor Rebaque	1:21.000
16	Keke Rosberg	1:21.001
17	Patrick Tambay	1:21.298
18	Chico Serra	1:21.409
19	Marc Surer	1:21.522
20	René Arnoux	1:21.540
21	Jan Lammers	1:21.758
22	Andrea de Cesaris	1:22.028
23	John Watson	1:22.183
24	Beppe Gabbiani	1:22.213
25	Kevin Cogan	1:22.284
26	Derek Daly	1:22.356
27	Miguel Ángel Guerra	1:22.673
28	Siegfried Stohr	1:23.504
29	Eliseo Salazar	1:24.383

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.