The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 1

United States Grand Prix West

1981  ·  Long Beach  ·  15 March 1981  ·  80 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:50:41.33
  2. 2nd Carlos Reutemann Williams · +9.19
  3. 3rd Nelson Piquet Brabham · +34.92

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Riccardo Patrese

Arrows  —  Pole position

02 Lap 17

Gilles Villeneuve

Retirement Ferrari  —  Halfshaft

03 Lap 33

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Arrows  —  Fuel system

04 Lap 64

Jean-Pierre Jarier

Retirement Ligier  —  Fuel pump

05 Lap 67

Didier Pironi

Retirement Ferrari  —  Fuel system

06 Lap 70

Marc Surer

Retirement Ensign  —  Fuel system

07 On the Charge

René Arnoux

Renault  —  P20 → P8

08 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 2 80 01:50:41.33 9
2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 3 80 +9.19 6
3 Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 80 +34.92 4
4 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 6 80 +49.31 3
5 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 8 80 +1:06.700 2
6 Patrick Tambay Theodore 17 79 +1 Lap 1
7 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 18 78 +2 Laps
8 René Arnoux Renault 20 77 +3 Laps
9 Marc Surer Ensign 19 70 Fuel system
10 Didier Pironi Ferrari 11 67 Fuel system
11 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 10 64 Fuel pump
12 Hector Rebaque Brabham 15 49 Accident
13 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 9 41 Collision
14 Jacques Laffite Ligier 12 41 Collision
15 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 16 41 Engine
16 Jan Lammers ATS 21 41 Collision
17 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1 33 Fuel system
18 Beppe Gabbiani Osella 24 26 Accident
19 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 7 25 Accident
20 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 5 17 Halfshaft
21 John Watson McLaren 23 16 Brakes
22 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 13 13 Accident
23 Alain Prost Renault 14 0 Collision
24 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 22 0 Collision

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