October 17, 1981 Caesar's Palace | Lap distance 3.650 km
Report | Articles (2) | Photos (16) | 1981 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 75 | 1:44'09.077 | 2 | 1'17.995 | 6 | 1'21.642 | (14) | |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 75 | 1:44'29.125 | +20.048 | 5 | 1'18.433 | 4 | 1'21.249 | (41) |
| 3 | 4 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 75 | 1:44'29.505 | +20.428 | 8 | 1'18.792 | 7 | 1'21.748 | (54) |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 75 | 1:44'56.550 | +47.473 | 9 | 1'19.044 | 10 | 1'22.477 | (65) |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 75 | 1:45'25.515 | +1'16.438 | 4 | 1'18.161 | 11 | 1'22.679 | (31) |
| 6 | 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 75 | 1:45'27.252 | +1'18.175 | 12 | 1'19.167 | 5 | 1'21.337 | (73) |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 75 | 1:45'27.574 | +1'18.497 | 6 | 1'18.617 | 3 | 1'21.178 | (32) | |
| 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 74 | 1:44'29.241 | +1 lap | 1 | 1'17.821 | 12 | 1'22.916 | (11) | |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 73 | 1:45'09.607 | +2 laps | 18 | 1'19.899 | 1 | 1'20.156 | (49) | |
| 10 | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 73 | 1:45'17.554 | +2 laps | 20 | 1'20.729 | 17 | 1'24.370 | (15) | |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 71 | 1:45'13.377 | +4 laps | 11 | 1'19.152 | 9 | 1'21.969 | (49) | |
| 12 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 69 | 1:45'17.281 | +6 laps | 14 | 1'19.217 | 2 | 1'20.302 | (29) | |
| 13 | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 67 | 1:36'14.555 | +8 laps | 17 | 1'19.774 | 14 | 1'23.231 | (25) | |
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 14 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 61 | 1:45'19.736 | 24 | 1'21.629 | 18 | 1'24.606 | (50) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| gearbox | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 43 | 1:02'44.576 | 22 | 1'21.294 | 20 | 1'25.104 | (36) | ||
| suspension | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 29 | 40'33.059 | 10 | 1'19.068 | 8 | 1'21.883 | (28) | ||
| throttle | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 20 | 29'19.369 | 16 | 1'19.571 | 13 | 1'23.012 | (19) | ||
| suspension | 33 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 19 | 30'08.514 | 23 | 1'21.430 | 21 | 1'26.133 | (12) | ||
| engine | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 10 | 14'32.874 | 19 | 1'20.475 | 19 | 1'24.619 | (8) | ||
| electrical | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 10 | 14'43.301 | 13 | 1'19.197 | 16 | 1'23.473 | (5) | ||
| accident | 25 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 2 | 3'02.696 | 7 | 1'18.681 | |||||
| water leak | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 2 | 3'22.696 | 15 | 1'19.562 | |||||
| transmission | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Osella FA1C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 0 | 21 | 1'20.781 | ||||||
| Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 22 | 30'49.652 | 3 | 1'18.060 | 15 | 1'23.267 | (8) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 1'21.665 | ||||||||
| -- | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 1'21.672 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 1'21.824 | ||||||||
| -- | 30 | Jacques Villeneuve snr (CAN) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 1'22.822 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'22.960 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'26.634 | ||||||||
