Round 14 of 15 · Montreal · 27 September 1981, Sunday
Canadian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Piquet
pole position
63
laps
12
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2:01:25.20 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | +6.23 | 6 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:50.27 | 4 |
| 4 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Derek Daly | March | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Theodore | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Spun off | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | Collision | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Collision | |
| DNF | Slim Borgudd | ATS | Spun off | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | Spun off | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Collision | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Handling | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ignition | |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Spun off | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Spun off | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Collision | |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify