Season 1981 · Round 1

United States Grand Prix West

1981 Season R2 →
1981-03-15 · Long Beach · USA · United States Grand Prix West
Winner
1 Alan Jones
1:50:41.330
Pole Position
29 Riccardo Patrese
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
16
DNFs · starters 24 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Alan Jones Williams 2 80 1:50:41.330 9
2 2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 3 80 +9.190 6
3 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 80 +34.920 4
4 22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 6 80 +49.310 3
5 3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 8 80 +1:06.700 2
6 25 Patrick Tambay Theodore 17 79 +1 Lap 1
7 21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 18 78 +2 Laps
8 16 René Arnoux Renault 20 77 +3 Laps
R 33 Marc Surer Ensign 19 70 Fuel system
R 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 11 67 Fuel system
R 32 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 10 64 Fuel pump
R 6 Hector Rebaque Brabham 15 49 Accident
R 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 9 41 Collision
R 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 12 41 Collision
R 20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 16 41 Engine
R 9 Jan Lammers ATS 21 41 Collision
R 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1 33 Fuel system
R 32 Beppe Gabbiani Osella 24 26 Accident
R 12 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 7 25 Accident
R 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 5 17 Halfshaft
R 7 John Watson McLaren 23 16 Brakes
R 11 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 13 13 Accident
R 15 Alain Prost Renault 14 0 Collision
R 8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 22 0 Collision
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15