US West Grand Prix 1981
Long Beach
15 March
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 01 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 80 1h50m41.33s 9 2
2 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 80 1h50m50.52s 6 3
3 05 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 80 1h51m16.25s 4 4
4 22 Mario Andretti USA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179C Alfa Roméo 80 1h51m30.64s 3 6
5 03 Eddie Cheever USA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 80 1h51m48.03s 2 8
6 33 Patrick Tambay FRA Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 Ford 79 - 1 17
7 21 Chico Serra BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford 78 - - 18
8 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20B Renault 77 - - 20
R 14 Marc Surer CH Ensign Racing Team Ensign N180B Ford 70 Electrics - 19
R 28 Didier Pironi FRA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 67 Engine - 11
R 25 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 64 Fuel Pump - 10
R 06 Hector Rebaque MEX Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 49 Accident - 15
R 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 41 Accident - 12
R 23 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179C Alfa Roméo 41 Accident - 9
R 09 Jan Lammers NED Team ATS ATS D4 Ford 41 Accident - 21
R 20 Keke Rosberg FIN Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford 41 Distributor - 16
R 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 33 Fuel Filter - 1
R 32 Beppe Gabbiani ITA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford 26 Accident - 24
R 12 Nigel Mansell GBR Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81B Ford 25 Accident - 7
R 27 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 17 Driveshaft - 5
R 07 John Watson GBR McLaren International McLaren M29F Ford 16 Engine - 23
R 11 Elio De Angelis ITA Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81B Ford 13 Accident - 13
R 15 Alain Prost FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20B Renault 0 Accident - 14
R 08 Andrea De Cesaris ITA McLaren International McLaren M29F Ford 0 Accident - 22
DNQ 04 Kevin Cogan USA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford - - - -
DNQ 17 Derek Daly IRL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford - - - -
DNQ 31 Miguel Angel Guerra ARG Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford - - - -
DNQ 30 Siegfried Stohr ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford - - - -
DNQ 18 Eliseo Salazar CHL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Riccardo Patrese1-2424
Carlos Reutemann25-317
Alan Jones32-8049

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 (1m19.399s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m20.901s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Alan Jones AUS 9
2 Carlos Reutemann ARG 6
3 Nelson Piquet BRA 4
4 Mario Andretti USA 3
5 Eddie Cheever USA 2
6 Patrick Tambay FRA 1