1981 Grand Prix Labatt du Canada
Gilles Villeneuve · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laffite | 10 | 24 | 6.233 | 63 | 277.8 | John Watson |
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 | 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 63 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 63 | ★ | +6.233s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 63 | +110.275s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 20 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | Ford | 61 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 19 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | Ford | 61 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Ford | 60 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 22 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 59 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 14 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Ford | 56 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 13 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Ford | 51 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 4 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 48 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 5 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | 45 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 21 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 39 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 6 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | Ford | 35 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 23 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Ford | 26 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 3 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 24 | — | Handling | ||
| — | 12 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 24 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 24 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Ford | 8 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 17 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Matra | 6 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 18 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 6 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 8 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | — | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 30 | Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified |