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1981 Canadian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMontreal, 63 laps
Round14 of 15
Race numbers

The 1981 Canadian Grand Prix was the:

  • 356th World Championship race
  • 14th World Championship Canadian Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Montreal
  • 1981 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+9(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra632hr 01m 25.205s9
2+7(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth63+6.233s6
3+8(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari63+1m 50.275s4
4+11(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo62+1 lap3
5-4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth62+1 lap2
6+1(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth62+1 lap1
7+9(USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo62+1 lap 
8+12(IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth61+2 laps 
9+10(CHE) Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth61+2 laps 
10-8(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth60+3 laps 
11+11(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth59+4 laps 
12+2(USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth56DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth51DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstRenault48DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth45DNF 
R (SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth35DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth24DNF 
R (FRA) Didier PironiFerrari24DNF 
R (CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra6DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth6DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault0DNF 

Notes

  • Eddie Cheever ended lap 56 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:29.211

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth
2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth
3(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
4(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
5(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth
6(MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth
7(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth
8(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
9(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
10(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
11(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
12(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
14(USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
15(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
16(USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo
17(FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra
18(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
19(CHE) Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth
20(IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth
21(SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth
22(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
23(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth
24(CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(FIN) Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Brian HentonToleman-Hart
(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve SrArrows-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
(ITA) Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Carlos Reutemann49
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet48
3(FRA) Jacques Laffite43
4(FRA) Alain Prost37
5(AUS) Alan Jones37
6(GBR) John Watson27
7(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve25
8(ITA) Elio de Angelis14
9(FRA) Rene Arnoux11
10(MEX) Hector Rebaque11
11(ITA) Riccardo Patrese10
12(USA) Eddie Cheever10
13(FRA) Didier Pironi9
14(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
15(CHE) Marc Surer4
16(USA) Mario Andretti3
=(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli3
18(FRA) Patrick Tambay1
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris1
=(SWE) Slim Borgudd1
=(CHL) Eliseo Salazar1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Ford Cosworth86
2Brabham-Ford Cosworth59
3Renault48
4Ligier-Matra43
5Ferrari34
6McLaren-Ford Cosworth28
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth19
8Arrows-Ford Cosworth10
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
10Alfa Romeo6
11Ensign-Ford Cosworth5
12Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
=ATS-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

World Champion
2nd title for Williams (5th constructor to win two championships)
Wins
6th and last for Jacques Laffite
8th for Ligier (last until 1996)
Podiums
26th for Jacques Laffite
12th for John Watson & Gilles Villeneuve
260th for Ferrari
79th for McLaren
32nd for Ligier
Poles
6th for Nelson Piquet
26th for Brabham
Fastest laps
3rd for John Watson (first since 1977; first British driver to set a fastest lap since 1977; first for McLaren)
16th for McLaren (first since 1977)
Front row starts
20th for Carlos Reutemann (18th driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 2nd Argentine driver)
9th for Nelson Piquet