Canadian Grand Prix 1981
27 September 1981
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada
- Location
- Montreal, Canada
- Laps
- 63
- Fastest time
1:13.078
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes (2019)- Previous winners
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
Starting Grid
- 1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 2
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 3
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 4
Alain Prost
Renault
No time set
- 5
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
No time set
- 6
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- 7
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 8
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 9
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 11
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 12
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
No time set
- 13
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
No time set
- 14
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
No time set
- 15
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 16
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 17
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
No time set
- 18
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 19
Marc Surer
Theodore
No time set
- 20
Derek Daly
March
No time set
- 21
Slim Borgudd
ATS
No time set
- 22
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
No time set
- 23
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
No time set
- 24
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- PIT
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
No time set
- PIT
Brian Henton
Toleman
No time set
- PIT
Jacques Villeneuve Sr.
Arrows
No time set
- PIT
Derek Warwick
Toleman
No time set
- PIT
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +9 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 63 laps | 2:01:25.20 | 9pts |
| 2 | +7 | John Watson McLaren | 63 laps | +6.23 | 6pts |
| 3 | +8 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 63 laps | +1:50.27 | 4pts |
| 4 | +11 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 62 laps | 3pts | |
| 5 | -4 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 62 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +1 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 62 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +9 | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 62 laps | ||
| 8 | +12 | Derek Daly March | 61 laps | ||
| 9 | +10 | Marc Surer Theodore | 61 laps | ||
| 10 | -8 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 60 laps | ||
| 11 | +11 | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | 59 laps | ||
| 12 | +2 | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 51 laps | ||
| R | - | Alain Prost Renault | 48 laps | ||
| R | - | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Slim Borgudd ATS | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 35 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella | 26 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 24 laps | ||
| R | - | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 24 laps | ||
| R | - | Eliseo Salazar Ensign | 8 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay Ligier | 6 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 6 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Renault | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Brian Henton Toleman | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. Arrows | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Warwick Toleman | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 0 laps |