Canadian Grand Prix 1981
Montréal
27 September
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 63 2h01m25.205s 9 10
2 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 Ford 63 2h01m31.438s 6 9
3 27 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 63 2h03m15.480s 4 11
4 23 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179C Alfa Roméo 62 - 3 15
5 05 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 62 - 2 1
6 11 Elio De Angelis ITA Team Essex Lotus Lotus 87 Ford 62 - 1 7
7 22 Mario Andretti USA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179D Alfa Roméo 62 - - 16
8 17 Derek Daly IRL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford 61 - - 20
9 33 Marc Surer CH Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 Ford 61 - - 19
10 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 60 - - 2
11 04 Michele Alboreto ITA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 011 Ford 59 - - 22
12 03 Eddie Cheever USA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 011 Ford 56 Engine - 14
R 08 Andrea De Cesaris ITA McLaren International McLaren MP4 Ford 51 Spun Off - 13
R 15 Alain Prost FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 Renault 48 Accident - 4
R 12 Nigel Mansell GBR Team Essex Lotus Lotus 87 Ford 45 Accident - 5
R 09 Slim Borgudd SWE Team ATS ATS HGS1 Ford 39 Spun Off - 21
R 06 Hector Rebaque MEX Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 35 Spun Off - 6
R 32 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford 26 Accident - 23
R 28 Didier Pironi FRA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 24 Engine - 12
R 01 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 24 Handling - 3
R 14 Eliseo Salazar CHL Ensign Racing Team Ensign N180B Ford 8 Spun Off - 24
R 25 Patrick Tambay FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 6 Spun Off - 17
R 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 6 Spun Off - 18
R 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 Renault 0 Accident - 8
DNQ 20 Keke Rosberg FIN Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford - - - -
DNQ 21 Chico Serra BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford - - - -
DNQ 35 Brian Henton GBR Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG181 Hart - - - -
DNQ 30 Jacques Villeneuve  CAN Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford - - - -
DNQ 36 Derek Warwick GBR Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG181 Hart - - - -
DNQ 31 Beppe Gabbiani ITA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Alan Jones1-66
Alain Prost7-126
Jacques Laffite13-6351

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m29.211s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m49.475s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Carlos Reutemann ARG 49
2 Nelson Piquet BRA 48
3 Jacques Laffite FRA 43
4= Alain Prost FRA 37
4= Alan Jones AUS 37
6 John Watson GBR 27