1981· Round 1
United States Grand Prix West
14 March 1981 · Long Beach, California
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | 9 |
| R | 1 | 🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese | — |
| 2 | 3 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 🇧🇷Nelson Piquet | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | 🇺🇸Eddie Cheever | 2 |
| R | 5 | 🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve | — |
| 6 | 17 | 🇫🇷Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | 🇧🇷Chico Serra | — |
| R | 7 | 🇬🇧Nigel Mansell | — |
| 8 | 20 | 🇫🇷René Arnoux | — |
| R | 9 | 🇮🇹Bruno Giacomelli | — |
| R | 10 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jarier | — |
| R | 11 | 🇫🇷Didier Pironi | — |
| R | 12 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | — |
| R | 13 | 🇮🇹Elio de Angelis | — |
| R | 14 | 🇫🇷Alain Prost | — |
| R | 15 | 🇲🇽Hector Rebaque | — |
| R | 16 | 🇫🇮Keke Rosberg | — |
| R | 19 | 🇨🇭Marc Surer | — |
| R | 21 | 🇳🇱Jan Lammers | — |
| R | 22 | 🇮🇹Andrea de Cesaris | — |
| R | 23 | 🇬🇧John Watson | — |
| R | 24 | 🇮🇹Beppe Gabbiani | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | — | — | — |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | — | — | — |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | — | — | — |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | — | — | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | — | — |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | — | — | — |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | — | — | — |
| 14 | Alain Prost | — | — | — |
| 15 | Hector Rebaque | — | — | — |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | — | — | — |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | — | — | — |
| 18 | Chico Serra | — | — | — |
| 19 | Marc Surer | — | — | — |
| 20 | René Arnoux | — | — | — |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | — | — | — |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | — | — | — |
| 23 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 24 | Beppe Gabbiani | — | — | — |