1981 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 80 | 1:50:41.330 | 9 | 2 | FL |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 80 | 1:50:50.520 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 80 | 1:51:16.250 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 80 | 1:51:30.640 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 80 | 1:51:48.030 | 2 | 8 | |
| 6 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 79 | +1 lap | 1 | 17 | |
| 7 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 78 | +2 laps | — | 18 | |
| 8 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 77 | +3 laps | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 70 | Fuel system | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 67 | Fuel system | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 64 | Fuel pump | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 49 | Accident | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 41 | Collision | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 41 | Collision | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 41 | Engine | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 41 | Collision | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 33 | Fuel system | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 26 | Accident | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 25 | Accident | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | Halfshaft | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | Brakes | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 13 | Accident | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 0 | Collision | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 0 | Collision | — | 22 | |
| DNQ | 4 | Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 17 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 18 | Eliseo Salazar | March | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:19.399 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:19.408 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — | 1:20.149 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:20.289 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:20.462 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:20.476 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:20.573 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:20.643 |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:20.664 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:20.787 |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:20.909 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:20.925 |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:20.928 |
| 14 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:20.980 |
| 15 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:21.000 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:21.001 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:21.298 |
| 18 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:21.409 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:21.522 |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:21.540 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | ATS | — | — | — | 1:21.758 |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:22.028 |
| 23 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:22.183 |
| 24 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:22.213 |
| 25 | Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:22.284 |
| 26 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | 1:22.356 |
| 27 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | — | — | — | 1:22.673 |
| 28 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:23.504 |
| 29 | Eliseo Salazar | March | — | — | — | 1:24.383 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | — |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | — |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 6 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 7 | — |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 8 | — |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 10 | — |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | — |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 13 | — |
| 14 | Alain Prost | Renault | 14 | — |
| 15 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | — |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 16 | — |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 17 | — |
| 18 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 18 | — |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 19 | — |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Renault | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 21 | — |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 22 | — |
| 23 | John Watson | McLaren | 23 | — |
| 24 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 31 | 1:20.901 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
Constructors after race
| Pos | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 15 |
| 2 | Brabham | 4 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | 3 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 2 |
| 5 | Theodore | 1 |
