1981 United States Grand Prix West
🇺🇸 USA Long Beach, California, USA Round 1 of 15
Podium
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | No. | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Stops | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 2 | 80 | 1:50:41.33 | Finished | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 3 | 80 | +9.190s | Finished | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 4 | 80 | +34.920s | Finished | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 6 | 80 | +49.310s | Finished | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 3 | 8 | 80 | +1:06.700 | Finished | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 33 | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 21 | 18 | 78 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 16 | 20 | 77 | +3 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 14 | 19 | 70 | +10 Laps | Fuel system | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 28 | 11 | 67 | +13 Laps | Fuel system | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 25 | 10 | 64 | +16 Laps | Fuel pump | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 15 | 49 | +31 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 23 | 9 | 41 | +39 Laps | Collision | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 26 | 12 | 41 | +39 Laps | Collision | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | 16 | 41 | +39 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 9 | 21 | 41 | +39 Laps | Collision | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 29 | 1 | 33 | +47 Laps | Fuel system | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 32 | 24 | 26 | +54 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 12 | 7 | 25 | +55 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 27 | 5 | 17 | +63 Laps | Halfshaft | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 23 | 16 | +64 Laps | Brakes | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 13 | 13 | +67 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Alain Prost | Renault | 15 | 14 | 0 | +80 Laps | Collision | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 8 | 22 | 0 | +80 Laps | Collision | 0 | 0 |
Purple driver name = set fastest lap of the race.