Round 15 · 17 Oct – 17 Oct 1981
1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
🇺🇸 Las Vegas Street Circuit, Nevada · 50 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Sat 17 Oct, 01:00 | Fri 16 Oct, 17:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | +20.048 | 6 |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | +20.428 | 4 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 9 | +47.473 | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +1:16.438 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +1:18.175 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | +1:18.497 | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Suspension | 0 |
| 17 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | Throttle | 0 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | Electrical | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | Water leak | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | Transmission | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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