United States Grand Prix West
Round 1 · 15 March 1981 ·Long Beach, California, United States
Reutemann
Williams
2
Jones
Williams
1
Piquet
Brabham
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 80 | 1:50:41.33 | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 80 | +9.19 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 80 | +34.92 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 80 | +49.31 | 3 | |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 80 | +1:06.70 | 2 | |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Marc Surer | Ensign | 70 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 67 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 64 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 49 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 41 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 41 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 41 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Jan Lammers | ATS | 41 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 33 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 26 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 25 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 13 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Daly | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Eliseo Salazar | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify