Round 14 · 1981
Canadian Grand Prix
Île Notre-Dame, Canada · Sun 27 Sep · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 2:01:25.200 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | +6.230 | 6 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | +1:50.270 | 4 |
| 4 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 15 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Borgward | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 19 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | Engine | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 13 | Spun off | |
| — | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | Collision | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Borgward | 5 | Collision | |
| — | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | Spun off | |
| — | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | Spun off | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | Collision | |
| — | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | Handling | |
| — | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | Ignition | |
| — | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | Spun off | |
| — | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | Spun off | |
| — | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | Spun off | |
| — | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | Collision |