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Caesars Palace Grand Prix · 1981 · 17 Oct 1981 00:00
Points system: 1980 - 1990 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 75 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 75 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 75 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 9 | 75 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 75 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 75 | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | 75 | 0 | Finished |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 74 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | 73 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | 73 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 71 | 0 | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | 69 | 0 | +6 Laps |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | 67 | 0 | Engine |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 61 | 0 | Not classified |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | 43 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 29 | 0 | Suspension |
| 17 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 22 | 0 | Disqualified |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | 20 | 0 | Throttle |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 19 | 0 | Suspension |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | 10 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | 10 | 0 | Electrical |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | 2 | 0 | Accident |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | 2 | 0 | Water leak |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | 0 | 0 | Transmission |