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1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Round
15/15
Date
Oct 17, 1981 at 00:00
Location
Las Vegas, United States of America
Circuit
Circuit length
3.65 m
Race distance
273.75 km
Jones
Winner
1:44:09.077
Winning time
Reutemann
Pole position
Pironi
Fastest lap
1:20.156
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:44:09.077 | 2nd | 75 | 9 |
| 2 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | +20.050 | 5th | 75 | 6 |
| 3 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +20.430 | 8th | 75 | 4 |
| 4 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | +47.470 | 9th | 75 | 3 |
| 5 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1:16.440 | 4th | 75 | 2 |
| 6 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:18.180 | 12th | 75 | 1 |
| 7 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1:18.500 | 6th | 75 | |
| 8 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +1 lap | 1st | 74 | |
| 9 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +2 laps | 18th | 73 | |
| 10 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | +2 laps | 20th | 73 | |
| 11 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +4 laps | 11th | 71 | |
| 12 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | +6 laps | 14th | 69 | |
| 13 | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Engine | 17th | 67 | |
| NC | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | +14 laps | 24th | 61 | |
| DNF | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman | Gearbox | 22nd | 43 | |
| DNF | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Suspension | 10th | 29 | |
| DNF | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | Throttle | 16th | 20 | |
| DNF | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | Suspension | 23rd | 19 | |
| DNF | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Engine | 19th | 10 | |
| DNF | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | Electrical | 13th | 10 | |
| DNF | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Accident | 7th | 2 | |
| DNF | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Water leak | 15th | 2 | |
| DNF | #32 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Transmission | 21st | 0 | |
| DSQ | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Incorrect grid formation | 3rd | 22 | |
| DNQ | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | ||||
| DNQ | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | ||||
| DNQ | #17 Derek Daly | March | ||||
| DNQ | #30 Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | ||||
| DNQ | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | ||||
| DNQ | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:17.821 | |
| 2 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:17.995 | +0.174 |
| 3 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:18.060 | +0.239 |
| 4 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:18.161 | +0.340 |
| 5 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:18.433 | +0.612 |
| 6 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:18.617 | +0.796 |
| 7 | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1:18.681 | +0.860 |
| 8 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.792 | +0.971 |
| 9 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:19.044 | +1.223 |
| 10 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:19.068 | +1.247 |
| 11 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:19.152 | +1.331 |
| 12 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:19.167 | +1.346 |
| 13 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:19.197 | +1.376 |
| 14 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:19.217 | +1.396 |
| 15 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:19.562 | +1.741 |
| 16 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:19.571 | +1.750 |
| 17 | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:19.774 | +1.953 |
| 18 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:19.899 | +2.078 |
| 19 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:20.475 | +2.654 |
| 20 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:20.729 | +2.908 |
| 21 | #32 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 1:20.781 | +2.960 |
| 22 | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:21.294 | +3.473 |
| 23 | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | 1:21.430 | +3.609 |
| 24 | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1:21.629 | +3.808 |
| 25 | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1:21.665 | +3.844 |
| 26 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:21.672 | +3.851 |
| 27 | #17 Derek Daly | March | 1:21.824 | +4.003 |
| 28 | #30 Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | 1:22.822 | +5.001 |
| 29 | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | 1:22.960 | +5.139 |
| 30 | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:26.634 | +8.813 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:17.995 | |
| 2 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:18.060 | +0.065 |
| 3 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:18.161 | +0.166 |
| 4 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:18.343 | +0.348 |
| 5 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:18.617 | +0.622 |
| 6 | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1:18.681 | +0.686 |
| 7 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:18.760 | +0.765 |
| 8 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.792 | +0.797 |
| 9 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:19.068 | +1.073 |
| 10 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:19.152 | +1.157 |
| 11 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:19.167 | +1.172 |
| 12 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:19.197 | +1.202 |
| 13 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:19.217 | +1.222 |
| 14 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:19.562 | +1.567 |
| 15 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:19.571 | +1.576 |
| 16 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:19.623 | +1.628 |
| 17 | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:19.774 | +1.779 |
| 18 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:20.475 | +2.480 |
| 19 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:20.729 | +2.734 |
| 20 | #32 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 1:20.781 | +2.786 |
| 21 | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:21.294 | +3.299 |
| 22 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:21.347 | +3.352 |
| 23 | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | 1:21.430 | +3.435 |
| 24 | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1:21.629 | +3.634 |
| 25 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:21.672 | +3.677 |
| 26 | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1:21.731 | +3.736 |
| 27 | #17 Derek Daly | March | 1:21.824 | +3.829 |
| 28 | #30 Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | 1:22.822 | +4.827 |
| 29 | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | 1:22.960 | +4.965 |
| 30 | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:17.821 | |
| 2 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:18.236 | +0.415 |
| 3 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:18.433 | +0.612 |
| 4 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:18.457 | +0.636 |
| 5 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:18.954 | +1.133 |
| 6 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:19.044 | +1.223 |
| 7 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:19.338 | +1.517 |
| 8 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:19.594 | +1.773 |
| 9 | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1:19.874 | +2.053 |
| 10 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:19.878 | +2.057 |
| 11 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:19.899 | +2.078 |
| 12 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:19.966 | +2.145 |
| 13 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:19.975 | +2.154 |
| 14 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:20.132 | +2.311 |
| 15 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:20.337 | +2.516 |
| 16 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:20.555 | +2.734 |
| 17 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.570 | +2.749 |
| 18 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:21.116 | +3.295 |
| 19 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:21.299 | +3.478 |
| 20 | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1:21.665 | +3.844 |
| 21 | #17 Derek Daly | March | 1:21.846 | +4.025 |
| 22 | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | 1:21.889 | +4.068 |
| 23 | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:21.964 | +4.143 |
| 24 | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:22.491 | +4.670 |
| 25 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:22.612 | +4.791 |
| 26 | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1:22.616 | +4.795 |
| 27 | #30 Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | 1:22.977 | +5.156 |
| 28 | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | 1:23.857 | +6.036 |
| 29 | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:26.634 | +8.813 |
| 30 | #32 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:20.156 | 49 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 7 | 50 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 7 | 49 | -1 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 6 | 46 | -4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 7 | 44 | -6 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 6 | 43 | -7 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 4 | 27 | -23 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 25 | -25 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 14 | -36 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 1 | 11 | -39 |
| 10 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 11 | -39 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 2 | 10 | -40 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 10 | -40 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 9 | -41 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 0 | 1 | 8 | -42 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 | 7 | -43 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 0 | 0 | 4 | -46 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 3 | -47 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 1 | -49 |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 1 | -49 |
| 20 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | -49 |
| 21 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 0 | 0 | 1 | -49 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | Ford | 4 | 13 | 95 | |
| 2 | Brabham | Ford | 3 | 7 | 61 | -34 |
| 3 | Renault | Renault | 3 | 7 | 54 | -41 |
| 4 | Ligier | Matra | 2 | 7 | 44 | -51 |
| 5 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 34 | -61 |
| 6 | McLaren | Ford | 1 | 4 | 28 | -67 |
| 7 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 1 | 22 | -73 |
| 8 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 2 | 10 | -85 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 | 10 | -85 |
| 10 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 10 | -85 |
| 11 | Ensign | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -90 |
| 12 | Theodore | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -94 |
| 13 | ATS | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -94 |
More Caesars Palace GP
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #3 Michele Alboreto | John Watson | Eddie Cheever | 1:19.639 - Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost |
The 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix started Oct 17, 1981 on Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, United States of America. Carlos Reutemann started from pole position with Alan Jones next to him. Gilles Villeneuve started from third place.
In 1 hour, 44 minutes and 09 seconds Alan Jones finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Alain Prost in second and Bruno Giacomelli in third place.
After the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 50 points. Piquet is 1 points ahead of Carlos Reutemann.