Round 15 · 17 October 1981
1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix: results
Alan Jones (Williams) won the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 17 October 1981 at Las Vegas Street Circuit (USA), starting from position 2. Alain Prost (Renault) and Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo) completed the podium. Pole position went to Carlos Reutemann.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | +20.048 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | +20.428 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 9 | +47.473 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +76.438 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +78.175 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | +78.497 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | — | — | Not classified |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | — | — | Suspension |
| 17 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | — | — | Throttle |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | — | — | Electrical |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | — | — | Water leak |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | — | — | Transmission |