Caesars Palace Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Las Vegas Street Circuit
RACE DATE
17 Oct 1981
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix.
WINNERJonesP2 → P1
RACE LAPS75
BIGGEST GAIN+10Rosberg
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | +1 | 75 | 1:44:09.077Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | +3 | 75 | +20.048Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | +5 | 75 | +20.428Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 9 | +5 | 75 | +47.473Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | -1 | 75 | +1:16.438Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +6 | 75 | +1:18.175Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | -1 | 75 | +1:18.497Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | -7 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | +9 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | +10 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 0 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | +2 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | +4 | 67 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | +10 | 61 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| R | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | +7 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | -6 | 29 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| D | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | — | 22 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | -2 | 20 | Throttle | 0 | — |
| R | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | +4 | 19 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | -1 | 10 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | -8 | 10 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | -15 | 2 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | -8 | 2 | Water leak | 0 | — |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | -3 | 0 | Transmission | 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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