Formula One history, told through data
← 1981 season

Round 1 · 15 March 1981

United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach · California, USA

R1
Winner Alan Jones Williams
Pole position Riccardo Patrese Arrows
Fastest lap —
Finishers 8/24 16 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

24 drivers
1
Alan Jones Williams
NEW
9 +9
2
Carlos Reutemann Williams
NEW
6 +6
3
Nelson Piquet Brabham
NEW
4 +4
4
Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo
NEW
3 +3
5
Eddie Cheever Tyrrell
NEW
2 +2
View full post-race standings
6
Patrick Tambay Theodore
NEW
1 +1
-
Chico Serra Fittipaldi
NEW
0 +0
-
René Arnoux Renault
NEW
0 +0
-
Marc Surer Ensign
NEW
0 +0
-
Didier Pironi Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier
NEW
0 +0
-
Hector Rebaque Brabham
NEW
0 +0
-
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo
NEW
0 +0
-
Jacques Laffite Ligier
NEW
0 +0
-
Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi
NEW
0 +0
-
Jan Lammers ATS
NEW
0 +0
-
Riccardo Patrese Arrows
NEW
0 +0
-
Beppe Gabbiani Osella
NEW
0 +0
-
Nigel Mansell Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
John Watson McLaren
NEW
0 +0
-
Elio de Angelis Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
Alain Prost Renault
NEW
0 +0
-
Andrea de Cesaris McLaren
NEW
0 +0

Circuit map

Layout unavailable

This historic circuit or layout has not yet been matched to the geometry archive.

Geometry mapping needed

Race classification

24 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 JON Alan Jones Williams 2 1:50:41.330 9
2 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 3 +9.190 6
3 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 +34.920 4
4 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 6 +49.310 3
5 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 8 +1:06.700 2
6 TAM Patrick Tambay Theodore 17 1L 1
7 SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi 18 2L 0
8 ARN René Arnoux Renault 20 3L 0
R SUR Marc Surer Ensign 19 — 0
R PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 11 — 0
R JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 10 — 0
R REB Hector Rebaque Brabham 15 — 0
R GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 9 — 0
R LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 12 — 0
R ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 16 — 0
R LAM Jan Lammers ATS 21 — 0
R PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1 — 0
R GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella 24 — 0
R MAN Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 7 — 0
R VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 5 — 0
R WAT John Watson McLaren 23 — 0
R DE Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 13 — 0
R PRO Alain Prost Renault 14 — 0
R DE Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 22 — 0