- Winner
- Jacques Laffite
- Team
- Ligier
- Top listed
- Jacques Laffite, John Watson, and Gilles Villeneuve
- Race date
- September 27, 1981
- Pole
- Nelson Piquet
- Fastest lap
- John Watson
- Classified drivers
- 30
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The decisive result
Jacques Laffite finished first for Ligier. John Watson is listed 2 for McLaren, with Gilles Villeneuve 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Derek Daly from P20 to P8 (+12), Bruno Giacomelli from P15 to P4 (+11), and Michele Alboreto from P22 to P11 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nelson Piquet started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 DNQ, 6 Spun off, 4 +1 lap, 4 Collision, and 3 Finished. John Watson holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:49.475 on lap 43. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.