1981 season/ Round 15
Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Las Vegas Street Circuit, Nevada, USA. Sat, 17 Oct 1981. 75 laps.
USA- Winner
JONWilliams- Pole
- REUWilliams
- Fastest lap
PIR1:20.156
Weekend
Race
- Alain ProstRERenault+20.0482
- Alan JonesWilliams1:44:09.0771
- Bruno GiacomelliARAlfa Romeo+20.4283
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
FIROS
+10 places, P20 to P10
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
PIR
1:20.156, lap 49
DNFs
11
SAL, WAR, AND, VIL, REB, SUR, CHE, ARN, TAM, DE , JAR
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON | Williams | 2+1 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 |
| 2 | REPRO | RERenault | 5+3 | +20.048 | 6 |
| 3 | ARGIA | ARAlfa Romeo | 8+5 | +20.428 | 4 |
| 4 | LOMAN | LOTeam Lotus | 9+5 | +47.473 | 3 |
| 5 | BRPIQ | BRBrabham | 4-1 | +1:16.438 | 2 |
| 6 | LILAF | LILigier | 12+6 | +1:18.175 | 1 |
| 7 |  WAT | McLaren | 6-1 | +1:18.497 | |
| 8 | REU | Williams | 1-7 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | PIR | Ferrari | 18+9 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | FIROS | FIFittipaldi | 20+10 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | ARPAT | ARArrows | 11 | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | DE | McLaren | 14+2 | +6 Laps | |
| 13 | TYALB | TYTyrrell | 17+4 | Engine | |
| DNF | ENSAL | ENEnsign | 24 | Not classified | |
| DNF | TOWAR | TOToleman | 22 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | ARAND | ARAlfa Romeo | 10 | Suspension | |
| DSQ | VIL | Ferrari | 3 | Disqualified | |
| DNF | BRREB | BRBrabham | 16 | Throttle | |
| DNF | THSUR | THTheodore | 23 | Suspension | |
| DNF | TYCHE | TYTyrrell | 19 | Engine | |
| DNF | REARN | RERenault | 13 | Electrical | |
| DNF | LITAM | LILigier | 7 | Accident | |
| DNF | LODE | LOTeam Lotus | 15 | Water leak | |
| DNF | OSJAR | OSOsella | 21 | Transmission |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Pironi | 1:20.156 |