Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	AJ Alan Jones	Williams	21	80	1:50:41.330 1:20.901	9
P2	CR Carlos Reutemann	Williams	31	80	1:50:50.520	6
P3	NP Nelson Piquet	Brabham	41	80	1:51:16.250	4
P4	MA Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	62	80	1:51:30.640	3
P5	EC Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	83	80	1:51:48.030	2
P6	PT Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1711	79	Finished	1
P7	CS Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1811	78	Finished	0
P8	RA René Arnoux	Renault	2012	77	Finished	0
DNF	MS Marc Surer	Ensign	19	70	Fuel system	0
DNF	DP Didier Pironi	Ferrari	11	67	Fuel system	0
DNF	JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	10	64	Fuel pump	0
DNF	HR Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	15	49	Accident	0
DNF	BG Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	9	41	Collision	0
DNF	JL Jacques Laffite	Ligier	12	41	Collision	0
DNF	KR Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	16	41	Engine	0
DNF	JL Jan Lammers	ATS	21	41	Collision	0
DNF	RP Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1	33	Fuel system	0
DNF	BG Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	24	26	Accident	0
DNF	NM Nigel Mansell	Lotus	7	25	Accident	0
DNF	GV Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	5	17	Halfshaft	0
DNF	JW John Watson	McLaren	23	16	Brakes	0
DNF	ED Elio De Angelis	Lotus	13	13	Accident	0
DNF	AP Alain Prost	Renault	14	0	Collision	0
DNF	AD Andrea De Cesaris	McLaren	22	0	Collision	0
DNQ	KC Kevin Cogan	Tyrrell			Finished	0
DNQ	DD Derek Daly	March			Finished	0
DNQ	MG Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella			Finished	0
DNQ	SS Siegfried Stohr	Arrows			Finished	0
DNQ	ES Eliseo Salazar	March			Finished	0

Round 1

United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach

Long Beach, United States of America

Sunday, 15 March 1981

1st

2nd

3rd

Fastest Lap

1:20.901Lap 31 · 144.666 km/h

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	AJ Alan Jones	Williams	21	80	1:50:41.330 1:20.901	9
P2	CR Carlos Reutemann	Williams	31	80	1:50:50.520	6
P3	NP Nelson Piquet	Brabham	41	80	1:51:16.250	4
P4	MA Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	62	80	1:51:30.640	3
P5	EC Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	83	80	1:51:48.030	2
P6	PT Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1711	79	Finished	1
P7	CS Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1811	78	Finished	0
P8	RA René Arnoux	Renault	2012	77	Finished	0
DNF	MS Marc Surer	Ensign	19	70	Fuel system	0
DNF	DP Didier Pironi	Ferrari	11	67	Fuel system	0
DNF	JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	10	64	Fuel pump	0
DNF	HR Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	15	49	Accident	0
DNF	BG Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	9	41	Collision	0
DNF	JL Jacques Laffite	Ligier	12	41	Collision	0
DNF	KR Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	16	41	Engine	0
DNF	JL Jan Lammers	ATS	21	41	Collision	0
DNF	RP Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1	33	Fuel system	0
DNF	BG Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	24	26	Accident	0
DNF	NM Nigel Mansell	Lotus	7	25	Accident	0
DNF	GV Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	5	17	Halfshaft	0
DNF	JW John Watson	McLaren	23	16	Brakes	0
DNF	ED Elio De Angelis	Lotus	13	13	Accident	0
DNF	AP Alain Prost	Renault	14	0	Collision	0
DNF	AD Andrea De Cesaris	McLaren	22	0	Collision	0
DNQ	KC Kevin Cogan	Tyrrell			Finished	0
DNQ	DD Derek Daly	March			Finished	0
DNQ	MG Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella			Finished	0
DNQ	SS Siegfried Stohr	Arrows			Finished	0
DNQ	ES Eliseo Salazar	March			Finished	0