Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 15 - 1981-10-17
Alan Jones won the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix for Williams, with Alain Prost (Renault) second and Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Keke Rosberg (Fittipaldi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nigel Mansell |
| Team Lotus |
| 9 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Suspension | 0 |
| 17 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | Throttle | 0 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | Electrical | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | Water leak | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | Transmission | 0 |
