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1981 United States Grand Prix West
Round
1/15
Date
Mar 15, 1981 at 00:00 CET
Location
Long Beach, United States of America
Circuit
Circuit length
3.251 m (14 turns)
Race distance
260.08 km (80 laps)
Race: 1981 United States GP West
Jones
Winner
1:50:41.330
Winning time
Patrese
Pole position
Jones
Fastest lap
1:20.901
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:50:41.330 | 2nd | 80 | 9 |
| 2 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +9.190 | 3rd | 80 | 6 |
| 3 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +34.920 | 4th | 80 | 4 |
| 4 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +49.310 | 6th | 80 | 3 |
| 5 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +1:06.700 | 8th | 80 | 2 |
| 6 | #33 Patrick Tambay | Theodore | +1 lap | 17th | 79 | 1 |
| 7 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | +2 laps | 18th | 78 | |
| 8 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | +3 laps | 20th | 77 | |
| DNF | #14 Marc Surer | Ensign | Fuel system | 19th | 70 | |
| DNF | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Fuel system | 11th | 67 | |
| DNF | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | Fuel pump | 10th | 64 | |
| DNF | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | Accident | 15th | 49 | |
| DNF | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Collision | 9th | 41 | |
| DNF | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Collision | 12th | 41 | |
| DNF | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Engine | 16th | 41 | |
| DNF | #9 Jan Lammers | ATS | Collision | 21st | 41 | |
| DNF | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Fuel system | 1st | 33 | |
| DNF | #32 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Accident | 24th | 26 | |
| DNF | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | Accident | 7th | 25 | |
| DNF | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Halfshaft | 5th | 17 | |
| DNF | #7 John Watson | McLaren | Brakes | 23rd | 16 | |
| DNF | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Accident | 13th | 13 | |
| DNF | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | Collision | 14th | 0 | |
| DNF | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Collision | 22nd | 0 | |
| DNQ | #4 Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | ||||
| DNQ | #17 Derek Daly | March | ||||
| DNQ | #31 Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | ||||
| DNQ | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | ||||
| DNQ | #18 Eliseo Salazar | March |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:19.399 | |
| 2 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:19.408 | +0.009 |
| 3 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:20.149 | +0.750 |
| 4 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:20.289 | +0.890 |
| 5 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:20.462 | +1.063 |
| 6 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.476 | +1.077 |
| 7 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:20.573 | +1.174 |
| 8 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:20.643 | +1.244 |
| 9 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.664 | +1.265 |
| 10 | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:20.787 | +1.388 |
| 11 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:20.909 | +1.510 |
| 12 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:20.925 | +1.526 |
| 13 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:20.928 | +1.529 |
| 14 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:20.980 | +1.581 |
| 15 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:21.000 | +1.601 |
| 16 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:21.001 | +1.602 |
| 17 | #33 Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 1:21.298 | +1.899 |
| 18 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:21.409 | +2.010 |
| 19 | #14 Marc Surer | Ensign | 1:21.522 | +2.123 |
| 20 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:21.540 | +2.141 |
| 21 | #9 Jan Lammers | ATS | 1:21.758 | +2.359 |
| 22 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:22.028 | +2.629 |
| 23 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:22.183 | +2.784 |
| 24 | #32 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:22.213 | +2.814 |
| 25 | #4 Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | 1:22.284 | +2.885 |
| 26 | #17 Derek Daly | March | 1:22.356 | +2.957 |
| 27 | #31 Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 1:22.673 | +3.274 |
| 28 | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 1:23.504 | +4.105 |
| 29 | #18 Eliseo Salazar | March | 1:24.383 | +4.984 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:19.399 | |
| 2 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:19.408 | +0.009 |
| 3 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:20.149 | +0.750 |
| 4 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:20.289 | +0.890 |
| 5 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:20.462 | +1.063 |
| 6 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.476 | +1.077 |
| 7 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:20.573 | +1.174 |
| 8 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:20.643 | +1.244 |
| 9 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.664 | +1.265 |
| 10 | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:20.787 | +1.388 |
| 11 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:20.909 | +1.510 |
| 12 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:20.925 | +1.526 |
| 13 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:20.928 | +1.529 |
| 14 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:20.980 | +1.581 |
| 15 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:21.000 | +1.601 |
| 16 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:21.001 | +1.602 |
| 17 | #33 Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 1:21.298 | +1.899 |
| 18 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:21.409 | +2.010 |
| 19 | #14 Marc Surer | Ensign | 1:21.522 | +2.123 |
| 20 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:21.540 | +2.141 |
| 21 | #9 Jan Lammers | ATS | 1:21.758 | +2.359 |
| 22 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:22.028 | +2.629 |
| 23 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:22.183 | +2.784 |
| 24 | #32 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:22.213 | +2.814 |
| 25 | #4 Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | 1:22.284 | +2.885 |
| 26 | #17 Derek Daly | March | 1:22.356 | +2.957 |
| 27 | #31 Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 1:22.673 | +3.274 |
| 28 | #18 Eliseo Salazar | March | 1:24.383 | +4.984 |
| 29 | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:20.911 | |
| 2 | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:21.722 | +0.811 |
| 3 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:21.723 | +0.812 |
| 4 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:21.739 | +0.828 |
| 5 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:21.828 | +0.917 |
| 6 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:21.983 | +1.072 |
| 7 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.020 | +1.109 |
| 8 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:22.380 | +1.469 |
| 9 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:22.461 | +1.550 |
| 10 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.592 | +1.681 |
| 11 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:22.675 | +1.764 |
| 12 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:22.992 | +2.081 |
| 13 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:23.049 | +2.138 |
| 14 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:23.140 | +2.229 |
| 15 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:23.298 | +2.387 |
| 16 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:23.356 | +2.445 |
| 17 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:23.363 | +2.452 |
| 18 | #33 Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 1:23.373 | +2.462 |
| 19 | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 1:23.504 | +2.593 |
| 20 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:23.728 | +2.817 |
| 21 | #9 Jan Lammers | ATS | 1:23.802 | +2.891 |
| 22 | #32 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:24.032 | +3.121 |
| 23 | #18 Eliseo Salazar | March | 1:25.017 | +4.106 |
| 24 | #4 Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | 1:25.164 | +4.253 |
| 25 | #31 Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 1:25.190 | +4.279 |
| 26 | #17 Derek Daly | March | 1:26.074 | +5.163 |
| 27 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:26.419 | +5.508 |
| 28 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:26.730 | +5.819 |
| 29 | #14 Marc Surer | Ensign | 1:28.045 | +7.134 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:20.901 | 31 |
Standings
Driver
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 0 | 1 | 6 | -3 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | Ford | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 2 | Brabham | Ford | 0 | 1 | 4 | -11 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -13 |
| 5 | Theodore | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 |
More United States GP West
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | #7 John Watson | Niki Lauda | René Arnoux | 1:28.330 - Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay |
| 1982 | #8 Niki Lauda | Keke Rosberg | Riccardo Patrese | 1:30.831 - Niki Lauda | Andrea de Cesaris |
| 1980 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Riccardo Patrese | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:19.830 - Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet |
| 1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Alan Jones | 1:21.200 - Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | 1:22.215 - Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | 1:22.753 - Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda |
| 1976 | #2 Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | Patrick Depailler | 1:23.076 - Clay Regazzoni | Clay Regazzoni |
The 1981 United States Grand Prix West started Mar 15, 1981 on Long Beach in Long Beach, United States of America. Riccardo Patrese started from pole position with Alan Jones next to him. Carlos Reutemann started from third place.
In 1 hour, 50 minutes and 41 seconds Alan Jones finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Carlos Reutemann in second and Nelson Piquet in third place.
After the 1981 United States Grand Prix West, Alan Jones is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Jones is 3 points ahead of Carlos Reutemann.