1981 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1981 Canadian Grand Prix was Round 14 of the 1981 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Montreal, Canada on Sunday, 27 September 1981. Nelson Piquet started on pole position in the Brabham Ford and Jacques Laffite was the race winner in the Ligier Matra. 

1981 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
126Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier MatraMichelin632:01:25.202:01:25.200--1:49.76546137.290109
27John WatsonGreat BritainMcLaren FordMichelin63+6.2302:01:31.430+6.230+6.2301:49.47543137.17096
327Gilles VilleneuveCanadaFerrariMichelin63+1:50.2702:03:15.470+1:50.270+1:44.0401:52.08747135.240114
423Bruno GiacomelliItalyAlfa RomeoMichelin62+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:51.49055153
55Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham FordGoodyear62+1 lap1 lap1:51.8494512
611Elio de AngelisItalyLotus FordGoodyear62+1 lap1 lap1:51.9274771
722Mario AndrettiUnited StatesAlfa RomeoMichelin62+1 lap1 lap1:52.5806116
817Derek DalyIrelandMarch FordAvon61+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:54.9464120
933Marc SurerSwitzerlandTheodore FordAvon61+2 laps2 laps1:51.0204019
102Carlos ReutemannArgentinaWilliams FordGoodyear60+3 laps3 laps1 lap1:50.309392
114Michele AlboretoItalyTyrrell FordAvon59+4 laps4 laps1 lap1:55.9775222
123Eddie CheeverUnited StatesTyrrell FordGoodyear56Engine7 laps3 laps1:53.9644214
DNF8Andrea de CesarisItalyMcLaren FordMichelin51Spun Off1:50.7624613
DNF15Alain ProstFranceRenaultMichelin48Collision1:51.197484
DNF12Nigel MansellGreat BritainLotus FordGoodyear45Collision1:56.718375
DNF9Slim BorguddSwedenATS FordAvon40Spun Off1:54.7943821
DNF6Hector RebaqueMexicoBrabham FordGoodyear35Spun Off1:55.172336
DNF32Jean-Pierre JarierFranceOsella HartMichelin26Collision1:55.9492623
DNF1Alan JonesAustraliaWilliams FordGoodyear24Handling1:56.62453
DNF28Didier PironiFranceFerrariMichelin24Ignition1:56.2852412
DNF14Eliseo SalazarChileEnsign FordAvon8Spun Off2:03.264424
DNF25Patrick TambayFranceLigier MatraMichelin6Spun Off1:59.888417
DNF29Riccardo PatreseItalyArrows FordPirelli6Spun Off2:07.558318
DNF16René ArnouxFranceRenaultMichelinCollision8
DNQ20Keke RosbergFinlandFittipaldi FordPirelli
DNQ21Chico SerraBrazilFittipaldi FordPirelli
DNQ35Brian HentonGreat BritainToleman HartPirelli
DNQ30Jacques VilleneuveCanadaArrows FordPirelli
DNQ36Derek WarwickGreat BritainToleman HartPirelli
DNQ31Beppe GabbianiItalyOsella HartMichelin