The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 15

Caesars Palace Grand Prix

1981  ·  Las Vegas Street Circuit  ·  17 October 1981  ·  75 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:44:09.077
  2. 2nd Alain Prost Renault · +20.048
  3. 3rd Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo · +20.428

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Carlos Reutemann

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 22

Gilles Villeneuve

Retirement Ferrari  —  Disqualified

03 Lap 61

Eliseo Salazar

Retirement Ensign  —  Not classified

04 On the Charge

Keke Rosberg

Fittipaldi  —  P20 → P10

05 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 2 75 01:44:09.077 9
2 Alain Prost Renault 5 75 +20.048 6
3 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 8 75 +20.428 4
4 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 9 75 +47.473 3
5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 75 +1:16.438 2
6 Jacques Laffite Ligier 12 75 +1:18.175 1
7 John Watson McLaren 6 75 +1:18.497
8 Carlos Reutemann Williams 1 74 +1 Lap
9 Didier Pironi Ferrari 18 73 +2 Laps
10 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 20 73 +2 Laps
11 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 11 71 +4 Laps
12 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 14 69 +6 Laps
13 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 17 67 Engine
14 Eliseo Salazar Ensign 24 61 Not classified
15 Derek Warwick Toleman 22 43 Gearbox
16 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 10 29 Suspension
17 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 3 22 Disqualified
18 Hector Rebaque Brabham 16 20 Throttle
19 Marc Surer Theodore 23 19 Suspension
20 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 19 10 Engine
21 René Arnoux Renault 13 10 Electrical
22 Patrick Tambay Ligier 7 2 Accident
23 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 15 2 Water leak
24 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 21 0 Transmission

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