United States Grand Prix West

Round 1 · Long Beach, California, USA

1981-03-15

Winner: Alan Jones (Williams)

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Alan Jones	Williams	2	▲1	1:50:41.330	Finished	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	3	▲1	+9.190	Finished	6
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	4	▲1	+34.920	Finished	4
4	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	6	▲2	+49.310	Finished	3
5	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	8	▲3	+1:06.700	Finished	2
6	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	17	▲11	—	+1 Lap	1
7	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	18	▲11	—	+2 Laps	0
8	René Arnoux	Renault	20	▲12	—	+3 Laps	0
R	Marc Surer	Ensign	19	—	—	Fuel system	0
R	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	11	—	—	Fuel system	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	10	—	—	Fuel pump	0
R	Hector Rebaque	Brabham	15	—	—	Accident	0
R	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	9	—	—	Collision	0
R	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	12	—	—	Collision	0
R	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	16	—	—	Engine	0
R	Jan Lammers	ATS	21	—	—	Collision	0
R	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1	—	—	Fuel system	0
R	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	24	—	—	Accident	0
R	Nigel Mansell	Team Lotus	7	—	—	Accident	0
R	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	5	—	—	Halfshaft	0
R	John Watson	McLaren	23	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Elio de Angelis	Team Lotus	13	—	—	Accident	0
R	Alain Prost	Renault	14	—	—	Collision	0
R	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	22	—	—	Collision	0