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Round 1 · 1981

United States Grand Prix West

USA Long Beach · 1981-03-15

Alan Jones won the United States Grand Prix West 1981 at Long Beach on 15 March 1981, starting from P2 on the grid. Carlos Reutemann finished second for Williams, with Nelson Piquet completing the podium for Brabham.

Race Results

PosGridDriverTeamLapsTime / StatusPtsFL
12Alan JonesJONWilliams801:50:41.339
23Carlos ReutemannREUWilliams80+9.196
34Nelson PiquetPIQBrabham80+34.924
46Mario AndrettiANDAlfa Romeo80+49.313
58Eddie CheeverCHETyrrell80+1:06.702
617Patrick TambayTAMTheodore79+1 Lap1
718Chico SerraSERFittipaldi78+2 Laps0
820René ArnouxARNRenault77+3 Laps0
R19Marc SurerSUREnsign70Fuel system0
R11Didier PironiPIRFerrari67Fuel system0
R10Jean-Pierre JarierJARLigier64Fuel pump0
R15Hector RebaqueREBBrabham49Accident0
R9Bruno GiacomelliGIAAlfa Romeo41Collision0
R12Jacques LaffiteLAFLigier41Collision0
R16Keke RosbergROSFittipaldi41Engine0
R21Jan LammersLAMATS41Collision0
R1Riccardo PatresePATArrows33Fuel system0
R24Beppe GabbianiGABOsella26Accident0
R7Nigel MansellMANTeam Lotus25Accident0
R5Gilles VilleneuveVILFerrari17Halfshaft0
R23John WatsonWATMcLaren16Brakes0
R13Elio de AngelisDEATeam Lotus13Accident0
R14Alain ProstPRORenault0Collision0
R22Andrea de CesarisDECMcLaren0Collision0
F0Kevin CoganCOGTyrrell0Did not qualify0
F0Derek DalyDALMarch0Did not qualify0
F0Miguel Ángel GuerraGUEOsella0Did not qualify0
F0Siegfried StohrSTOArrows0Did not qualify0
F0Eliseo SalazarSALMarch0Did not qualify0