United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach · 15 March 1981

Round 1🇺🇸 USA1981

Laps

First GP

1976

Lights out

— (local)

Weekend Points

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Williams Jones 9 + Reutemann 6	Jones 9 + Reutemann 6	15
2	Brabham Piquet 4 + Rebaque 0	Piquet 4 + Rebaque 0	4
3	Alfa Romeo Andretti 3 + Giacomelli 0	Andretti 3 + Giacomelli 0	3
4	Tyrrell Cheever 2	Cheever 2	2
5	Theodore Tambay 1	Tambay 1	1
6	Fittipaldi Serra 0 + Rosberg 0	Serra 0 + Rosberg 0	0
7	Renault Arnoux 0 + Prost 0	Arnoux 0 + Prost 0	0
8	Ensign Surer 0	Surer 0	0
9	Ferrari Pironi 0 + Villeneuve 0	Pironi 0 + Villeneuve 0	0
10	Ligier Jarier 0 + Laffite 0	Jarier 0 + Laffite 0	0
11	ATS Lammers 0	Lammers 0	0
12	Arrows Patrese 0	Patrese 0	0
13	Osella Gabbiani 0	Gabbiani 0	0
14	Team Lotus Mansell 0 + Angelis 0	Mansell 0 + Angelis 0	0
15	McLaren Watson 0 + Cesaris 0	Watson 0 + Cesaris 0	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Alan Jones Williams	Williams	1:50:41.330	80	—	9
2	Carlos Reutemann Williams	Williams	+9.190s	80	—	6
3	Nelson Piquet Brabham	Brabham	+34.920s	80	—	4
4	Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	+49.310s	80	—	3
5	Eddie Cheever Tyrrell	Tyrrell	+1:06.700	80	—	2
6	Patrick Tambay Theodore	Theodore	—	79	—	1
7	Chico Serra Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	—	78	—	—
8	René Arnoux Renault	Renault	—	77	—	—
9	Marc Surer Ensign	Ensign	—	70	—	—
10	Didier Pironi Ferrari	Ferrari	—	67	—	—
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier	Ligier	—	64	—	—
12	Hector Rebaque Brabham	Brabham	—	49	—	—
13	Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	—	41	—	—
14	Jacques Laffite Ligier	Ligier	—	41	—	—
15	Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	—	41	—	—
16	Jan Lammers ATS	ATS	—	41	—	—
17	Riccardo Patrese Arrows	Arrows	—	33	—	—
18	Beppe Gabbiani Osella	Osella	—	26	—	—
19	Nigel Mansell Team Lotus	Team Lotus	—	25	—	—
20	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Ferrari	—	17	—	—
21	John Watson McLaren	McLaren	—	16	—	—
22	Elio de Angelis Team Lotus	Team Lotus	—	13	—	—
23	Alain Prost Renault	Renault	—	0	—	—
24	Andrea de Cesaris McLaren	McLaren	—	0	—	—

Biggest MoverP20 → P8

Long Beach · 15 March 1981

Round 1🇺🇸 USA1981

Laps

First GP

1976

Lights out

— (local)

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Williams Jones 9 + Reutemann 6	Jones 9 + Reutemann 6	15
2	Brabham Piquet 4 + Rebaque 0	Piquet 4 + Rebaque 0	4
3	Alfa Romeo Andretti 3 + Giacomelli 0	Andretti 3 + Giacomelli 0	3
4	Tyrrell Cheever 2	Cheever 2	2
5	Theodore Tambay 1	Tambay 1	1
6	Fittipaldi Serra 0 + Rosberg 0	Serra 0 + Rosberg 0	0
7	Renault Arnoux 0 + Prost 0	Arnoux 0 + Prost 0	0
8	Ensign Surer 0	Surer 0	0
9	Ferrari Pironi 0 + Villeneuve 0	Pironi 0 + Villeneuve 0	0
10	Ligier Jarier 0 + Laffite 0	Jarier 0 + Laffite 0	0
11	ATS Lammers 0	Lammers 0	0
12	Arrows Patrese 0	Patrese 0	0
13	Osella Gabbiani 0	Gabbiani 0	0
14	Team Lotus Mansell 0 + Angelis 0	Mansell 0 + Angelis 0	0
15	McLaren Watson 0 + Cesaris 0	Watson 0 + Cesaris 0	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Alan Jones Williams	Williams	1:50:41.330	80	—	9
2	Carlos Reutemann Williams	Williams	+9.190s	80	—	6
3	Nelson Piquet Brabham	Brabham	+34.920s	80	—	4
4	Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	+49.310s	80	—	3
5	Eddie Cheever Tyrrell	Tyrrell	+1:06.700	80	—	2
6	Patrick Tambay Theodore	Theodore	—	79	—	1
7	Chico Serra Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	—	78	—	—
8	René Arnoux Renault	Renault	—	77	—	—
9	Marc Surer Ensign	Ensign	—	70	—	—
10	Didier Pironi Ferrari	Ferrari	—	67	—	—
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier	Ligier	—	64	—	—
12	Hector Rebaque Brabham	Brabham	—	49	—	—
13	Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	—	41	—	—
14	Jacques Laffite Ligier	Ligier	—	41	—	—
15	Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	—	41	—	—
16	Jan Lammers ATS	ATS	—	41	—	—
17	Riccardo Patrese Arrows	Arrows	—	33	—	—
18	Beppe Gabbiani Osella	Osella	—	26	—	—
19	Nigel Mansell Team Lotus	Team Lotus	—	25	—	—
20	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Ferrari	—	17	—	—
21	John Watson McLaren	McLaren	—	16	—	—
22	Elio de Angelis Team Lotus	Team Lotus	—	13	—	—
23	Alain Prost Renault	Renault	—	0	—	—
24	Andrea de Cesaris McLaren	McLaren	—	0	—	—

Biggest MoverP20 → P8