Caesars Palace Grand Prix
1981 · Round 15 · Nevada, United States · Oct 17, 1981Race summary
Jones won the race from 2nd on the grid, 20.0s ahead of Prost. Rosberg was the standout mover, climbing from 20th to 10th. Reutemann lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 8th (down 7 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 75 | 1:44:09.077 | 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 | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | 67 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 61 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 29 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 22 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | 20 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | 10 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | 2 | Water leak | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |