United States Grand Prix West

Date & Time
Sun 15th March 1981 Local
Sun 15th March 1981 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1981

Round
1

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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	Williams Racing	1:50:41.33
02	Carlos Reutemann	Williams Racing	+0:09.19
03	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+0:34.92
04	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	+0:49.31
05	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell Racing	+1:06.70
06	Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing	+1 Lap
07	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	+2 Laps
08	René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	+3 Laps
09	Marc Surer	Ensign Racing	DNF
10	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
11	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Ligier	DNF
12	Hector Rebaque	Brabham	DNF
13	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
14	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	DNF
15	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	DNF
16	Jan Lammers	ATS	DNF
17	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
18	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	DNF
19	Nigel Mansell	Lotus F1	DNF
20	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
21	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
22	Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	DNF
23	Alain Prost	Renault F1 Team	DNF
24	Andrea De Cesaris	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
25	Kevin Cogan	Tyrrell Racing	Did not qualify
26	Derek Daly	March Engineering	Did not qualify
27	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	Did not qualify
28	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Grand Prix International	Did not qualify
29	Eliseo Salazar	March Engineering	Did not qualify