Round 15 · 17 October 1981
Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Las Vegas Street Circuit · Nevada, USA
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
35 drivers
After Round 14
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
49
pts
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
48
pts
3
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
43
pts
4
Alain Prost
Renault
37
pts
5
Alan Jones
Williams
37
pts
View full pre-race standings
6
John Watson
McLaren
27
pts
7
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
25
pts
8
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
14
pts
9
René Arnoux
Renault
11
pts
10
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
11
pts
11
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
10
pts
12
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
10
pts
13
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
9
pts
14
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
5
pts
15
Marc Surer
Theodore
4
pts
16
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
3
pts
17
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
3
pts
18
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
1
pts
19
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
1
pts
20
Slim Borgudd
ATS
1
pts
21
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
1
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
March
0
pts
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
0
pts
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Brian Henton
Toleman
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
0
pts
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
0
pts
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
0
pts
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
0
pts
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
0
pts
After the race
36 drivers
After Round 15
1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
↑1
50
+2
2
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
↓1
49
+0
3
Alan Jones
Williams
↑2
46
+9
4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓1
44
+1
5
Alain Prost
Renault
↓1
43
+6
View full post-race standings
6
John Watson
McLaren
—
27
+0
7
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
25
+0
8
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
—
14
+0
9
René Arnoux
Renault
—
11
+0
10
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
—
11
+0
11
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
—
10
+0
12
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
—
10
+0
13
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
—
9
+0
14
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
—
8
+3
15
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
↑2
7
+4
16
Marc Surer
Theodore
↓1
4
+0
17
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
↓1
3
+0
18
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
—
1
+0
19
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
—
1
+0
20
Slim Borgudd
ATS
—
1
+0
21
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
—
1
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
March
—
0
+0
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Brian Henton
Toleman
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Derek Warwick
Toleman
NEW
0
+0
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 |
| 2 | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | +20.048 | 6 |
| 3 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | +20.428 | 4 |
| 4 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 9 | +47.473 | 3 |
| 5 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +1:16.438 | 2 |
| 6 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +1:18.175 | 1 |
| 7 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 6 | +1:18.497 | 0 |
| 8 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | PIR Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | 2L | 0 |
| 10 | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 4L | 0 |
| 12 | DE Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | 6L | 0 |
| 13 | ALB Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | 8L | 0 |
| R | SAL Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | WAR Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | — | 0 |
| D | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | REB Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | SUR Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | — | 0 |