← 1981 Season
Round 15 · GP · 1981
Caesars Palace Grand Prix
17 Oct 1981Las Vegas Street CircuitUSAfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 75 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 75 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 75 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 9 | 75 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 75 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 75 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | 75 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | 67 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 61 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| P15 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P16 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 29 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P17 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 22 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| P18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | 20 | Throttle | 0 | — |
| P19 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 19 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P20 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | 10 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P21 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | 10 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P22 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | 2 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P23 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | 2 | Water leak | 0 | — |
| P24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | 0 | Transmission | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — |
| P2 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P5 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — |
| P6 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P7 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P9 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P13 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — |
| P14 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P15 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P16 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P17 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P18 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P19 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | — | — | — |
| P22 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — |
| P23 | Marc Surer | Theodore | — | — | — |
| P24 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | — | — | — |