1981 Canadian Grand Prix

Round

14/15

Date

Sep 27, 1981 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Montreal, Canada

Circuit

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Circuit length

4.41 m (19 turns)

Race distance

277.83 km (63 laps)

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Laffite

Winner

2:01:25.205

Winning time

Piquet

Pole position

Watson

Fastest lap

1:49.475

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2:01:25.205	10th	63	9
2	#7 John Watson	McLaren	+6.233	9th	63	6
3	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	+1:50.275	11th	63	4
4	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	15th	62	3
5	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+1 lap	1st	62	2
6	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	+1 lap	7th	62	1
7	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	16th	62
8	#17 Derek Daly	March	+2 laps	20th	61
9	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	+2 laps	19th	61
10	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	+3 laps	2nd	60
11	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	+4 laps	22nd	59
12	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	Engine	14th	56
DNF	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	Spun off	13th	51
DNF	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	Collision	4th	48
DNF	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Collision	5th	45
DNF	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	Spun off	21st	39
DNF	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	Spun off	6th	35
DNF	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	Collision	23rd	26
DNF	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	Handling	3rd	24
DNF	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Ignition	12th	24
DNF	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	Spun off	24th	8
DNF	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	Spun off	17th	6
DNF	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Spun off	18th	6
DNF	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	Collision	8th	0
DNQ	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi
DNQ	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi
DNQ	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman
DNQ	#30 Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Arrows
DNQ	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman
DNQ	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:29.211
2	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:29.359	+0.148
3	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:29.728	+0.517
4	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:29.908	+0.697
5	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:29.997	+0.786
6	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:30.182	+0.971
7	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:30.231	+1.020
8	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:30.232	+1.021
9	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:30.566	+1.355
10	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:30.705	+1.494
11	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:31.115	+1.904
12	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:31.350	+2.139
13	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:31.507	+2.296
14	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:31.547	+2.336
15	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:31.600	+2.389
16	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:31.740	+2.529
17	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:31.747	+2.536
18	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:31.969	+2.758
19	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	1:32.253	+3.042
20	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:32.305	+3.094
21	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:32.652	+3.441
22	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:32.709	+3.498
23	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:33.432	+4.221
24	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:33.848	+4.637
25	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:34.310	+5.099
26	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:36.546	+7.335
27	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:36.648	+7.437
28	#30 Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Arrows	1:36.720	+7.509
29	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:36.999	+7.788
30	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:37.493	+8.282

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:29.359
2	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:29.537	+0.178
3	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:29.781	+0.422
4	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:29.908	+0.549
5	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:29.997	+0.638
6	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:30.182	+0.823
7	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:30.231	+0.872
8	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:30.232	+0.873
9	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:30.566	+1.207
10	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:30.705	+1.346
11	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:31.115	+1.756
12	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:31.350	+1.991
13	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:31.507	+2.148
14	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:31.547	+2.188
15	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:31.600	+2.241
16	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:31.740	+2.381
17	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:31.817	+2.458
18	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	1:32.253	+2.894
19	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:32.277	+2.918
20	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:32.305	+2.946
21	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:32.652	+3.293
22	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:32.709	+3.350
23	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:33.643	+4.284
24	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:33.848	+4.489
25	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:34.310	+4.951
26	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:36.546	+7.187
27	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:36.648	+7.289
28	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:37.256	+7.897
29	#30 Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Arrows	1:38.308	+8.949
30	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:55.307	+25.948

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:29.211
2	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:29.601	+0.390
3	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:29.728	+0.517
4	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:31.212	+2.001
5	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:31.545	+2.334
6	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:31.593	+2.382
7	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:31.617	+2.406
8	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:31.629	+2.418
9	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:31.747	+2.536
10	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:31.969	+2.758
11	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:31.976	+2.765
12	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:32.077	+2.866
13	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:32.233	+3.022
14	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:32.281	+3.070
15	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:32.648	+3.437
16	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:32.652	+3.441
17	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:33.432	+4.221
18	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:34.002	+4.791
19	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.151	+4.940
20	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:34.245	+5.034
21	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	1:34.424	+5.213
22	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:34.634	+5.423
23	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:34.995	+5.784
24	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:35.552	+6.341
25	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:36.016	+6.805
26	#30 Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Arrows	1:36.720	+7.509
27	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:36.937	+7.726
28	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:36.999	+7.788
29	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:37.493	+8.282
30	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:40.505	+11.294

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:49.475		43

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	2	7	49
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	3	7	48	-1
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2	7	43	-6
4	Alain Prost	Renault	3	5	37	-12
5	Alan Jones	Williams	1	5	37	-12
6	John Watson	McLaren	1	4	27	-22
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2	3	25	-24
8	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	0	14	-35
9	René Arnoux	Renault	0	1	11	-38
10	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	0	0	11	-38
11	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	2	10	-39
12	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	0	0	10	-39
13	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	0	0	9	-40
14	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	0	1	5	-44
15	Marc Surer	Theodore	0	0	4	-45
16	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-46
17	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-46
18	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	0	0	1	-48
19	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	0	0	1	-48
20	Slim Borgudd	ATS	0	0	1	-48
21	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	0	0	1	-48

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Ford	3	12	86
2	Brabham	Ford	3	7	59	-27
3	Renault	Renault	3	6	48	-38
4	Ligier	Matra	2	7	43	-43
5	Ferrari	Ferrari	2	3	34	-52
6	McLaren	Ford	1	4	28	-58
7	Lotus	Ford	0	1	19	-67
8	Arrows	Ford	0	2	10	-76
9	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	10	-76
10	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	6	-80
11	Ensign	Ford	0	0	5	-81
12	Theodore	Ford	0	0	1	-85
13	ATS	Ford	0	0	1	-85

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The 1981 Canadian Grand Prix started Sep 27, 1981 on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Nelson Piquet started from pole position with Carlos Reutemann next to him. Alan Jones started from third place.

In 2 hour, 01 minutes and 25 seconds Jacques Laffite finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with John Watson in second and Gilles Villeneuve in third place.

After the 1981 Canadian Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 49 points. Reutemann is 1 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.