Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Round 15 · 17 October 1981 ·Las Vegas Street Circuit, Nevada, United States
Prost
Renault
2
Jones
Williams
1
Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 75 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 75 | +20.048 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 75 | +20.428 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 75 | +47.473 | 3 | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 75 | +1:16.438 | 2 | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 75 | +1:18.175 | 1 | |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 75 | +1:18.497 | 0 | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 67 | Engine | 0 | |
| N | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 61 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 43 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 29 | Suspension | 0 | |
| D | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 22 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 20 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | Marc Surer | Theodore | 19 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 10 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 2 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 0 | Transmission | 0 | |
| F | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Daly | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | Arrows | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- N
- Not classified
- D
- Disqualified