1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 75 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 75 | 1:44:29.127 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 75 | 1:44:29.507 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 75 | 1:44:56.547 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 75 | 1:45:25.517 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 75 | 1:45:27.257 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 75 | 1:45:27.577 | — | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 74 | +1 lap | — | 1 | Pole |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 73 | +2 laps | — | 18 | FL |
| 10 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 73 | +2 laps | — | 20 | |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 71 | +4 laps | — | 11 | |
| 12 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 69 | +6 laps | — | 14 | |
| 13 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 67 | Engine | — | 17 | |
| NC | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 61 | +14 laps | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 43 | Gearbox | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 29 | Suspension | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 20 | Throttle | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 19 | Suspension | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 10 | Engine | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | Electrical | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 2 | Accident | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 2 | Water leak | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 0 | Transmission | — | 21 | |
| DSQ | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 22 | Incorrect grid formation | — | 3 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 17 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 30 | Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — | 1:17.821 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:17.995 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:18.060 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:18.161 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:18.433 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:18.617 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:18.681 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:18.792 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:19.044 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:19.068 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:19.152 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:19.167 |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:19.197 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:19.217 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:19.562 |
| 16 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:19.571 |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:19.774 |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:19.899 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:20.475 |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:20.729 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | — | — | — | 1:20.781 |
| 22 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:21.294 |
| 23 | Marc Surer | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:21.430 |
| 24 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:21.629 |
| 25 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | 1:21.665 |
| 26 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:21.672 |
| 27 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | 1:21.824 |
| 28 | Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:22.822 |
| 29 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:22.960 |
| 30 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:26.634 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | — |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | — |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | — |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | — |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 9 | — |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | — |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | — |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 15 | — |
| 16 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | — |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | — |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | — |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | — |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | — |
| 22 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | — |
| 23 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | — |
| 24 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 49 | 1:20.156 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 50 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 49 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | 46 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | 44 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 43 |
| 6 | John Watson | 27 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | 25 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | 14 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | 11 |
| 10 | Héctor Rebaque | 11 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | 10 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | 9 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | 8 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | 7 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |
| 18 | Slim Borgudd | 1 |