Round 1 · 1981

United States West

Long Beach
Country
United States Of America
Length
3.275 km
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
Alan Jones Williams
FL Williams 2 – 9
2
Carlos Reutemann Williams
 Williams 3 +9.190 6
3
Nelson Piquet Brabham
 Brabham 4 +34.920 4
4
Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo
 Alfa Romeo 6 +49.310 3
5
Eddie Cheever Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 8 +1:06.700 2
6
Patrick Tambay Theodore
 Theodore 17 +1 lap 1
7
Chico Serra Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi 18 +2 laps –
8
René Arnoux Renault
 Renault 20 +3 laps –
DNF
Marc Surer Ensign
 Ensign 19 Fuel system –
DNF
Didier Pironi Ferrari
 Ferrari 11 Fuel system –
DNF
Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier
 Ligier 10 Fuel pump –
DNF
Héctor Rebaque Brabham
 Brabham 15 Accident –
DNF
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo
 Alfa Romeo 9 Collision –
DNF
Jacques Laffite Ligier
 Ligier 12 Collision –
DNF
Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi 16 Engine –
DNF
Jan Lammers Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels 21 Collision –
DNF
Riccardo Patrese Arrows
 Arrows 1 Fuel system –
DNF
Beppe Gabbiani Osella
 Osella 24 Accident –
DNF
Nigel Mansell Lotus
 Lotus 7 Accident –
DNF
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
 Ferrari 5 Halfshaft –
DNF
John Watson McLaren
 McLaren 23 Brakes –
DNF
Elio De Angelis Lotus
 Lotus 13 Accident –
DNF
Alain Prost Renault
 Renault 14 Collision –
DNF
Andrea De Cesaris McLaren
 McLaren 22 Collision –
DNF
Kevin Cogan Tyrrell
 Tyrrell – – –
DNF
Derek Daly March
 March – – –
DNF
Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella
 Osella – – –
DNF
Siegfried Stohr Arrows
 Arrows – – –
DNF
Eliseo Salazar March
 March – – –