1981 Canadian Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Reutemann leads by three points from Piquet with two races remaining, after Piquet’s last-lap engine failure at Monza dropped him from third to sixth. Prost, Jones, and Laffite retain outside chances of the title.
Previous race
At Monza, Prost led every lap to win by 22 seconds from Jones. Reutemann recovered to finish third after being caught out in the wet mid-race. Piquet looked set for third until his engine blew on the final lap, leaving him sixth.
Between-race developments
Alan Jones announces he is retiring from Formula One at the end of the season. Niki Lauda has been spotted testing the McLaren MP4/1 at Donington Park, and there are strong indications he is planning a return to Formula One.
Siegfried Stohr has retired from racing following his trauma in Belgium and his heavy accident at Monza. Arrows partner Jacques Villeneuve — brother of Gilles, and uncle to the future world champion Jacques Jr. — makes his Formula One debut alongside Riccardo Patrese. It is the first Formula One start for a member of the Villeneuve family.
Weather
The weather has turned cold and wet.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 18 Jul | 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix | Arnoux | Watson | Reutemann | Laffite |
| 10 | 2 Aug | 🇩🇪 German Grand Prix | Prost | Piquet | Prost | Laffite |
| 11 | 16 Aug | 🇦🇹 Austrian Grand Prix | Arnoux | Laffite | Arnoux | Piquet |
| 12 | 30 Aug | 🇳🇱 Dutch Grand Prix | Prost | Prost | Piquet | Jones |
| 13 | 13 Sept | 🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix | Arnoux | Prost | Jones | Reutemann |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 49 | 2 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 46 | 3 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 37 | 3 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 37 | 1 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 34 | 1 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 21 | 2 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | 1 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | 0 |