Round 15 · 1981
Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Las Vegas Street Circuit, USA · Sat 17 Oct · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | +20.048 | 6 |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | +20.428 | 4 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Borgward | 9 | +47.473 | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +1:16.438 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +1:18.175 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | +1:18.497 | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | +6 Laps | |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | Engine | |
| — | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | Not classified | |
| — | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | Gearbox | |
| — | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Suspension | |
| — | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | Disqualified | |
| — | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | Throttle | |
| — | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | Suspension | |
| — | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | Engine | |
| — | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | Electrical | |
| — | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | Accident | |
| — | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Borgward | 15 | Water leak | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | Transmission |