The 1981 Cisars Palace Grand Prix is the fifteenth and final stage of the 1981 Formula One World Championship in motor racing. Passed at the Cizars Palace circuit in Las Vegas , USA. The competition took place on October 17, 1981 .
 1981 Cisars Palace Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Caesars Palace Grand Prix | |
| date | October 17, 1981 |
| A place | Las Vegas , USA |
| Track | Sizars Palace (3,637 m) |
| Distance | 75 laps , 272.775 km |
| Weather | hot sunny |
| Pole | |
| 1: 17,821 |  Carlos ReutemanWilliams - Ford |
| Fast lap | |
| 1: 20,156 |  Didier Pironi |
| 49 circle | Ferrari |
| Podium | |
| Winner |  Alan Jones Williams - Ford |
| 2nd place | Alain Prost Renault |
| 3rd place |  Bruno GiacomelliAlfa romeo |
Content
Description
Race
| A place | WITH | No. | Pilot | Constructor | W | Circles | Time / reason for departure | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | one | Alan Jones | Williams - Ford | ? | 75 | 44: 09.0 | 9 |
| 2 | five | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | ? | 75 | 20,048 | 6 |
| 3 | eight | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa romeo | ? | 75 | 20,428 | four |
| four | 9 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus - Ford | ? | 75 | 47.473 | 3 |
| five | four | five | Nelson Piquet | Brabham - Ford | ? | 75 | +1: 16,438 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffitte | Ligier - Matra | ? | 75 | +1: 18,175 | one |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren - Ford | ? | 75 | +1: 18,497 | |
| eight | one | 2 | Carlos Reuteman | Williams - Ford | ? | 74 | +1 Circle | |
| 9 | 18 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | ? | 73 | +2 Laps | |
| ten | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi - Ford | ? | +2 Laps | |||
| eleven | 29th | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows - Ford | ? | +4 Laps | |||
| 12 | eight | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren - Ford | ? | +6 Laps | |||
| 13 | four | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell - Ford | ? | Engine | |||
| NKL | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign - Ford | ? | Not classified | |||
| Gathering | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman - Hart | ? | Transmission | |||
| Gathering | 22 | Mario andretti | Alfa romeo | ? | Suspension | |||
| DSC | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | ? | Disqualification | |||
| Gathering | 6 | Hector Rebake | Brabham - Ford | ? | Throttle | |||
| Gathering | 33 | Mark Zurer | Theodore - Ford | ? | Suspension | |||
| Gathering | 3 | Eddie cheever | Tyrrell - Ford | ? | Engine | |||
| Gathering | sixteen | Rene Arnoux | Renault | ? | Electrician | |||
| Gathering | 25 | Patrick Tumbe | Ligier - Matra | ? | Crash | |||
| Gathering | eleven | Elio de Angelis | Lotus - Ford | ? | Water leak | |||
| Gathering | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella - Ford | ? | Transmission | |||
| NKV | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS - Ford | ? | ||||
| NKV | 21 | Chico serra | Fittipaldi - Ford | ? | ||||
| NKV | 17 | Derek Daly | March - Ford | ? | ||||
| NKV | thirty | Jacques Villeneuve (senior) | Arrows - Ford | ? | ||||
| NKV | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman - Hart | ? | ||||
| NKV | 31 | Beppe Gabiani | Osella - Ford | ? |
Notes
- The race director was actor Paul Newman .
- Gilles Villeneuve was disqualified for starting from the wrong position.
Sources
- Rob Walker (February, 1982). "1st Las Vegas Grand Prix: The Chips Are Down." Road & Track , 136-140.
- Mike S. Lang (1992). Grand Prix !: Race-by-race account of Formula 1 World Championship motor racing. Volume 4: 1981 to 1984 ':, Haynes Publishing Group. ISBN 0-85429-733-2
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