Gridpedia1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Alan Jones won the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix at Las Vegas Street Circuit on 17 Oct 1981 for Williams, from 2nd on the grid; Alain Prost was second and Bruno Giacomelli third.
13 of 30 starters were classified; 17 retired or were not classified. After the race Nelson Piquet won the championship with 50 points, 1 ahead of Carlos Reutemann.
- Date
- 17 Oct 1981
- Circuit
- Las Vegas Street Circuit, Nevada, USA
- Round
- 15 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 | 75 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 | |
| 2 | 15 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 5 | 75 | +20.048 | 6 | |
| 3 | 23 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 75 | +20.428 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | MANNigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 9 | 75 | +47.473 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 75 | +1:16.438 | 2 | |
| 6 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 75 | +1:18.175 | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 6 | 75 | +1:18.497 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 28 | PIRDidier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | 67 | Engine | 0 | |
| N | 14 | SALEliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 61 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 36 | WARDerek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | ANDMario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 29 | Suspension | 0 | |
| D | 27 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 22 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 6 | REBHector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | 20 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 33 | SURMarc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 19 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 3 | CHEEddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | 10 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 13 | 10 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 25 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 11 | DEAElio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | 2 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 32 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | 0 | Transmission | 0 | |
| F | 9 | BORSlim Borgudd | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | SERChico Serra | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | DALDerek Daly | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 30 | VILJacques Villeneuve Sr. | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | HENBrian Henton | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | GABBeppe Gabbiani | Osella | 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 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 50 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 49 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 46 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 43 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 0 | 11 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 4 | 95 |
| 2 | Brabham | 3 | 61 |
| 3 | Renault | 3 | 54 |
| 4 | Ligier | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | McLaren | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Team Lotus | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Arrows | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tyrrell | 0 | 10 |