1981 United States Grand Prix West

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	80	1:50:41.33	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	80	+9.19	6
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	80	+34.92	4
4	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	80	+49.31	3
5	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell-Ford	80	+1:06.70	2
6	Patrick Tambay	Theodore-Ford	79		1
7	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	78
8	René Arnoux	Renault	77
DNF	Marc Surer	Ensign-Ford	70			Fuel System
DNF	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	67			Fuel System
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Matra	64			Fuel Pump
DNF	Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford	49			Accident
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	41			Collision
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	41			Collision
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford	41			Engine
DNF	Jan Lammers	ATS-Ford	41			Collision
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	33			Fuel System
DNF	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella-Ford	26			Accident
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	25			Accident
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	17			Halfshaft
DNF	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	16			Brakes
DNF	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	13			Accident
DNF	Alain Prost	Renault	0			Collision
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford	0			Collision
DNQ	Kevin Cogan	Tyrrell-Ford	0
DNQ	Derek Daly	March-Ford	0
DNQ	Miguel Angel Guerra	Osella-Ford	0
DNQ	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows-Ford	0
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	March-Ford	0

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	1:19.40
2	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	1:19.41
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	1:20.15
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	1:20.29
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:20.46
6	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:20.48
7	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	1:20.57
8	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell-Ford	1:20.64
9	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:20.66
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Matra	1:20.79
11	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:20.91
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:20.92
13	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	1:20.93
14	Alain Prost	Renault	1:20.98
15	Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford	1:21.00
16	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:21.00
17	Patrick Tambay	Theodore-Ford	1:21.30
18	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:21.41
19	Marc Surer	Ensign-Ford	1:21.52
20	René Arnoux	Renault	1:21.54
21	Jan Lammers	ATS-Ford	1:21.76
22	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford	1:22.03
23	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:22.18
24	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella-Ford	1:22.21
25	Kevin Cogan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:22.28
26	Derek Daly	March-Ford	1:22.36
27	Miguel Angel Guerra	Osella-Ford	1:22.67
28	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows-Ford	1:23.50
29	Eliseo Salazar	March-Ford	1:24.38

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	1:21.98	1:19.40
2	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	1:20.91	1:19.41	0.01
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	1:21.74	1:20.15	0.75
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	1:22.68	1:20.29	0.89
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:21.72	1:20.46	1.06
6	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:22.02	1:20.48	1.08
7	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	1:22.46	1:20.57	1.17
8	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell-Ford	1:22.99	1:20.64	1.24
9	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:22.59	1:20.66	1.26
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Matra	1:21.72	1:20.79	1.39
11	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:21.83	1:20.91	1.51
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:23.14	1:20.92	1.53
13	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	1:22.38	1:20.93	1.53
14	Alain Prost	Renault	1:23.05	1:20.98	1.58
15	Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford	1:23.30	1:21.00	1.60
16	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:23.36	1:21.00	1.60
17	Patrick Tambay	Theodore-Ford	1:23.37	1:21.30	1.90
18	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:26.73	1:21.41	2.01
19	Marc Surer	Ensign-Ford	1:28.04	1:21.52	2.12
20	René Arnoux	Renault	1:23.36	1:21.54	2.14
21	Jan Lammers	ATS-Ford	1:23.80	1:21.76	2.36
22	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford	1:23.73	1:22.03	2.63
23	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:26.42	1:22.18	2.78
24	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella-Ford	1:24.03	1:22.21	2.81
25	Kevin Cogan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:25.16	1:22.28	2.88
26	Derek Daly	March-Ford	1:25.02	1:22.36	2.96
27	Miguel Angel Guerra	Osella-Ford	1:25.19	1:22.67	3.27
28	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows-Ford	1:23.50	No time	4.10
29	Eliseo Salazar	March-Ford	1:26.07	1:24.38	4.98

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