- Winner
- Alan Jones
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Alan Jones, Alain Prost, and Bruno Giacomelli
- Race date
- October 17, 1981
- Pole
- Carlos Reutemann
- Fastest lap
- Didier Pironi
- Classified drivers
- 30
- Circuit
- Caesars Palace
The decisive result
Alan Jones finished first for Williams. Alain Prost is listed 2 for Renault, with Bruno Giacomelli 3 for Alfa Romeo.
Grid to finish
Keke Rosberg from P20 to P10 (+10), Didier Pironi from P18 to P9 (+9), and Jacques Laffite from P12 to P6 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Carlos Reutemann started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Finished, 6 DNQ, 2 +2 laps, 2 Engine, and 2 Suspension. Didier Pironi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.156 on lap 49. 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.