United States Grand Prix West

Date
Sun 15th March 1981 (UTC)
Sun 15th March 1981 (Local)

Timestamp
1981-03-15T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1981

Round
1

Status

Location
Long Beach Street Circuit

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Description

The 1981 United States Grand Prix West (officially the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach) was a Formula One motor race held on March 15, 1981, at Long Beach, California. It was the opening race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.
Defending World Champion Alan Jones finished nine seconds ahead of teammate Carlos Reutemann, and won his first Long Beach Grand Prix, as the 1981 season finally began after a winter of controversy and legal battles. It was the third consecutive Grand Prix win for Jones, and his second consecutive in the United States, after seizing the 1980 Drivers' title with season-ending wins in Montreal, Canada and Watkins Glen, New York.

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Result List

01	Alan Jones	1:50:41.33
02	Carlos Reutemann	+0:09.19
03	Nelson Piquet	+0:34.92
04	Mario Andretti	+0:49.31
05	Eddie Cheever	+1:06.70
06	Patrick Tambay	+1 Lap
07	Chico Serra	+2 Laps
08	René Arnoux	+3 Laps
09	Marc Surer	DNF
10	Didier Pironi	DNF
11	Jean-Christophe Boullion	DNF
12	Hector Rebaque	DNF
13	Bruno Giacomelli	DNF
14	Jacques Laffite	DNF
15	Keke Rosberg	DNF
16	Jan Lammers	DNF
17	Riccardo Patrese	DNF
18	Beppe Gabbiani	DNF
19	Nigel Mansell	DNF
20	Gilles Villeneuve	DNF
21	John Watson	DNF
22	Elio de Angelis	DNF
23	Alain Prost	DNF
24	Andrea De Cesaris	DNF
25	Kevin Cogan	Did not qualify
26	Derek Daly	Did not qualify
27	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Did not qualify
28	Siegfried Stohr	Did not qualify
29	Eliseo Salazar	Did not qualify