Gridpedia1981 United States Grand Prix West
Alan Jones won the 1981 United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach on 15 Mar 1981 for Williams, from 2nd on the grid; Carlos Reutemann was second and Nelson Piquet third.
8 of 29 starters were classified; 21 retired or were not classified. After the race Alan Jones led the championship with 9 points, 3 ahead of Carlos Reutemann, with 14 rounds left.
- Date
- 15 Mar 1981
- Circuit
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Round
- 1 of 15
- Winner
- Alan Jones (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 2 | 80 | 1:50:41.33 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 80 | +9.19 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 80 | +34.92 | 4 | |
| 4 | 22 | ANDMario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 80 | +49.31 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | CHEEddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 8 | 80 | +1:06.70 | 2 | |
| 6 | 33 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Theodore | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 21 | SERChico Serra | Fittipaldi | 18 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 20 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 14 | SURMarc Surer | Ensign | 19 | 70 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 28 | PIRDidier Pironi | Ferrari | 11 | 67 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 25 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 10 | 64 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 6 | REBHector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 49 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 41 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 41 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 20 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 16 | 41 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | LAMJan Lammers | ATS | 21 | 41 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1 | 33 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 32 | GABBeppe Gabbiani | Osella | 24 | 26 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | MANNigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | 25 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 27 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 17 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 23 | 16 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 11 | DEAElio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 13 | 13 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 22 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 4 | COGKevin Cogan | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | DALDerek Daly | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | GUEMiguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 30 | STOSiegfried Stohr | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | SALEliseo Salazar | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Brabham | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Theodore | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Renault | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ligier | 0 | 0 |