United States Grand Prix West 1981
15 March 1981
Long Beach, USA
- Location
- California, USA
- Laps
- 80
- Previous winners
- 1983John WatsonMcLaren
- 1982Niki LaudaMcLaren
- 1980Nelson PiquetBrabham
- 1979Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
- 1978Carlos ReutemannFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 2
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 3
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 4
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 5
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 6
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 7
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
No time set
- 8
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
No time set
- 9
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 10
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
No time set
- 11
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
No time set
- 12
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 13
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 14
Alain Prost
Renault
No time set
- 15
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- 16
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 17
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
No time set
- 18
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 19
Marc Surer
Ensign
No time set
- 20
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 21
Jan Lammers
ATS
No time set
- 22
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
No time set
- 23
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 24
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Kevin Cogan
Tyrrell
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
March
No time set
- PIT
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
No time set
- PIT
Eliseo Salazar
March
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +1 | Alan Jones Williams | 80 laps | 1:50:41.33 | 9pts |
| 2 | +1 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 80 laps | +9.19 | 6pts |
| 3 | +1 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 80 laps | +34.92 | 4pts |
| 4 | +2 | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 80 laps | +49.31 | 3pts |
| 5 | +3 | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 80 laps | +1:06.70 | 2pts |
| 6 | +11 | Patrick Tambay Theodore | 79 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +11 | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 78 laps | ||
| 8 | +12 | René Arnoux Renault | 77 laps | ||
| R | - | Marc Surer Ensign | 70 laps | ||
| R | - | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 67 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier | 64 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 49 laps | ||
| R | - | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 41 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 41 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 41 laps | ||
| R | - | Jan Lammers ATS | 41 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 33 laps | ||
| R | - | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 26 laps | ||
| R | - | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 17 laps | ||
| R | - | John Watson McLaren | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 13 laps | ||
| R | - | Alain Prost Renault | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Kevin Cogan Tyrrell | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly March | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Siegfried Stohr Arrows | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Eliseo Salazar March | 0 laps |