Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 14 - 1981-09-27
Jacques Laffite won the 1981 Canadian Grand Prix for Ligier, with John Watson (McLaren) second and Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) third. The win came from P10 on the grid.
Derek Daly (March) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 Canadian Grand Prix, completing round 14 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Bruno Giacomelli |
| Alfa Romeo |
| 15 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | Handling | 0 |
| 20 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | Ignition | 0 |
| 21 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | Collision | 0 |
