1981 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Long Beach · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Jones | 2 | 24 | 9.190 | 80 | 260.1 | Alan Jones |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 80 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Ford | 80 | +9.190s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 80 | +34.920s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 80 | +49.310s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Ford | 80 | +66.700s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | Ford | 79 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Ford | 78 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 20 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 77 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 19 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | Ford | 70 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 11 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 67 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | Matra | 64 | — | Fuel pump | ||
| — | 15 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | Ford | 49 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 41 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 41 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 16 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Ford | 41 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 21 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 41 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 1 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 33 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 24 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Ford | 26 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | 25 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 5 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 17 | — | Halfshaft | ||
| — | 23 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 16 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 13 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 13 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 14 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 22 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | — | 4 | Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 17 | Derek Daly | March | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 18 | Eliseo Salazar | March | Ford | — | Not classified |