1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
🇺🇸 USA Las Vegas Street Circuit, Nevada, USA Round 15 of 15
Drivers' Championship — After This Race
| Pos | Δ | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 50 | 3 |
| 2 | -1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 49 | 2 |
| 3 | +2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 46 | 2 |
| 4 | -1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | -1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 43 | 3 |
| 6 | = | John Watson | McLaren | 27 | 1 |
| 7 | = | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 25 | 2 |
| 8 | = | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | = | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | = | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | = | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | = | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | = | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | = | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | +2 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | -1 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | = | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | = | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | = | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | = | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Derek Daly | March | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | 0 |