Season
1981
Race
15. Caesars Palace Grand Prix
1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 36.1162, -115.174
- Altitude
- 639 m
- Race number
- 357
R
17/10/1981 00:00 · America/Los_Angeles · 75 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | +1 | 75 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | +3 | 75 | 1:44:29.125 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | +5 | 75 | 1:44:29.505 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 9 | +5 | 75 | 1:44:56.550 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | -1 | 75 | 1:45:25.515 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +6 | 75 | 1:45:27.252 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | -1 | 75 | 1:45:27.574 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | -7 | 74 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | +9 | 73 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | +10 | 73 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | = | 71 | — | 0 | +4 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | +2 | 69 | — | 0 | +6 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | +4 | 67 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | +10 | 61 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | +7 | 43 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | -6 | 29 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 17 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | -14 | 22 | — | 0 | Disqualified | — | |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | -2 | 20 | — | 0 | Throttle | — | |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | +4 | 19 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | -1 | 10 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | -8 | 10 | — | 0 | Electrical | — | |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | -15 | 2 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | -8 | 2 | — | 0 | Water leak | — | |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | -3 | 0 | — | 0 | Transmission | — |