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1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

The Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1981 was the 15th round of the 1981 F1 season, and took place at the Las Vegas Street Circuit in Nevada, USA, on October 17th.

Alan Jones won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Alain Prost, and Bruno Giacomelli completing the podium.

Carlos Reutemann started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 8th.

Final results

1
1
Alan Jones
Williams
1:44:09.077
Finished
2
3
Alain Prost
Renault
+20.048
Finished
3
5
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
+20.428
Finished
4
5
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
+47.473
Finished
5
1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
+1:16.438
Finished
6
6
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
+1:18.175
Finished
7
1
John Watson
McLaren
+1:18.497
Finished
8
7
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
+1 Lap
9
9
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
+2 Laps
10
10
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
+2 Laps
11
-
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
+4 Laps
12
2
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
+6 Laps
13
4
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
Engine
14
10
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
Not classified
15
7
Derek Warwick
Toleman
Gearbox
16
6
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
Suspension
17
14
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Disqualified
18
2
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
Throttle
19
4
Marc Surer
Theodore
Suspension
20
1
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
Engine
21
8
René Arnoux
Renault
Electrical
22
15
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
Accident
23
8
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Water leak
24
3
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
Transmission
25
25
Slim Borgudd
ATS
Did not qualify
26
26
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
Did not qualify
27
27
Derek Daly
March
Did not qualify
28
28
Jacques Villeneuve Sr.
Arrows
Did not qualify
29
29
Brian Henton
Toleman
Did not qualify
30
30
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 14 drivers out of the original 30 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Michele Alboreto, and Eddie Cheever, both suffered an engine malfunction, Eliseo Salazar, who did not classify on lap 61, Derek Warwick, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 43, Mario Andretti, and Marc Surer, both suffered a suspension problem, Hector Rebaque, who had a throttle issue on lap 20, René Arnoux, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 10, Patrick Tambay, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 2, Elio de Angelis, who suffered a water leak on lap 2, and Jean-Pierre Jarier, who had a transmission problem on lap 0.

Engine

  • Michele Alboreto
    Lap 67
  • Eddie Cheever
    Lap 10

Not classified

  • Eliseo Salazar
    Lap 61

Gearbox

  • Derek Warwick
    Lap 43

Suspension

  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 29
  • Marc Surer
    Lap 19

Throttle

  • Hector Rebaque
    Lap 20

Electrical

  • René Arnoux
    Lap 10

Accident

  • Patrick Tambay
    Lap 2

Water leak

  • Elio de Angelis
    Lap 2

Transmission

  • Jean-Pierre Jarier
    Lap 0

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There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify Gilles Villeneuve.

Disqualified

  • Gilles Villeneuve
    Lap 22

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.