Canadian Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
RACE DATE
27 Sept 1981
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1981 Canadian Grand Prix.
WINNERLaffiteP10 → P1
RACE LAPS63
BIGGEST GAIN+12Daly
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | +9 | 63 | 2:01:25.200Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | +7 | 63 | +6.230Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | +8 | 63 | +1:50.270Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 15 | +11 | 62 | +1 Lap | 3 | — |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | -4 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | +1 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +9 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | +12 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 19 | +10 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | -8 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | +11 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | +2 | 56 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 13 | 0 | 51 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | -10 | 48 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 5 | -10 | 45 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | +5 | 40 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | -11 | 35 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | +5 | 26 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | -16 | 24 | Handling | 0 | — |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | -8 | 24 | Ignition | 0 | — |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | +3 | 8 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | -5 | 6 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | -5 | 6 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | -16 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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