Season 1981 · Round 14

Canadian Grand Prix

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1981-09-27 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Canada · Canadian Grand Prix
Winner
26 Jacques Laffite
2:01:25.200
Pole Position
5 Nelson Piquet
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
13
DNFs · starters 24 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 10 63 2:01:25.200 9
2 7 John Watson McLaren 9 63 +6.230 6
3 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 11 63 +1:50.270 4
4 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 15 62 +1 Lap 3
5 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1 62 +1 Lap 2
6 11 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 7 62 +1 Lap 1
7 22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 16 62 +1 Lap
8 17 Derek Daly March 20 61 +2 Laps
9 33 Marc Surer Theodore 19 61 +2 Laps
10 2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 2 60 +3 Laps
11 4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 22 59 +4 Laps
12 3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 14 56 Engine
R 8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 13 51 Spun off
R 15 Alain Prost Renault 4 48 Collision
R 12 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 5 45 Collision
R 9 Slim Borgudd ATS 21 40 Spun off
R 6 Hector Rebaque Brabham 6 35 Spun off
R 32 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 23 26 Collision
R 1 Alan Jones Williams 3 24 Handling
R 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 12 24 Ignition
R 14 Eliseo Salazar Ensign 24 8 Spun off
R 25 Patrick Tambay Ligier 17 6 Spun off
R 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 18 6 Spun off
R 16 René Arnoux Renault 8 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