Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1981
17 October 1981
Las Vegas Street Circuit, USA
- Location
- Nevada, USA
- Laps
- 75
- Previous winners
- 1982Michele AlboretoTyrrell
Starting Grid
- 1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 2
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 3
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 5
Alain Prost
Renault
No time set
- 6
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 7
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
No time set
- 8
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 9
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
No time set
- 10
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 11
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 12
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 13
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 14
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
No time set
- 15
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 16
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- 17
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
No time set
- 18
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
No time set
- 19
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
No time set
- 20
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 21
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
No time set
- 22
Derek Warwick
Toleman
No time set
- 23
Marc Surer
Theodore
No time set
- 24
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Slim Borgudd
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
March
No time set
- PIT
Jacques Villeneuve Sr.
Arrows
No time set
- PIT
Brian Henton
Toleman
No time set
- PIT
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +1 | Alan Jones Williams | 75 laps | 1:44:09.077 | 9pts |
| 2 | +3 | Alain Prost Renault | 75 laps | +20.048 | 6pts |
| 3 | +5 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 75 laps | +20.428 | 4pts |
| 4 | +5 | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 75 laps | +47.473 | 3pts |
| 5 | -1 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 75 laps | +1:16.438 | 2pts |
| 6 | +6 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 75 laps | +1:18.175 | 1pts |
| 7 | -1 | John Watson McLaren | 75 laps | +1:18.497 | |
| 8 | -7 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 74 laps | ||
| 9 | +9 | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 73 laps | ||
| 10 | +10 | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 73 laps | ||
| 11 | 0 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 71 laps | ||
| 12 | +2 | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 69 laps | ||
| 13 | +4 | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | 67 laps | ||
| N | - | Eliseo Salazar Ensign | 61 laps | ||
| R | - | Derek Warwick Toleman | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 29 laps | ||
| D | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | Marc Surer Theodore | 19 laps | ||
| R | - | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Renault | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay Ligier | 2 laps | ||
| R | - | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 2 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Slim Borgudd ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly March | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. Arrows | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Brian Henton Toleman | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 0 laps |