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1981 Toyota Grand Prix of the United States

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Formula One race number 1 of 15
Sunday, March 15, 1981 at Long Beach Street Circuit, Long Beach, CA
80 laps on a 3.251 kilometer street course (260.080 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:50:41.33
Average speed: 140.981 kph
Pole time: 79.399 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 9.19 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1981 Formula One results / 1981 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	1	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV	80	1:50:41.33	49	9
2	3	2	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV	80	+9.19	7	6
3	4	5	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV	80	+34.92	0	4
4	6	22	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260	80	+49.31	0	3
5	8	3	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV	80	+66.70	0	2
6	17	33	Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01 / Ford Cosworth DFV	79	+1 lap	0	1
7	18	21	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV	78	+2 laps	0	0
8	20	16	Rene Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B / Renault-Gordini EF1	77	+3 laps	0	0
ret	19	14	Marc Surer	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	fuel system	0	0
ret	11	28	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021	67	fuel system	0	0
ret	10	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81	64	fuel pump	0	0
ret	15	6	Hector Rebaque	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV	49	crash	0	0
ret	9	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260	41	crash	0	0
ret	12	26	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81	41	crash	0	0
ret	16	20	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV	41	engine	0	0
ret	21	9	Jan Lammers	Team ATS	ATS D4 / Ford Cosworth DFV	41	crash	0	0
ret	1	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV	33	fuel system	24	0
ret	24	32	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1B / Ford Cosworth DFV	26	crash	0	0
ret	7	12	Nigel Mansell	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B / Ford Cosworth DFV	25	crash	0	0
ret	5	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021	17	halfshaft	0	0
ret	23	7	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29C / Ford Cosworth DFV	16	brakes	0	0
ret	13	11	Elio de Angelis	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B / Ford Cosworth DFV	13	crash	0	0
ret	14	15	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B / Renault-Gordini EF1	0	crash	0	0
ret	22	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29F / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	crash	0	0

Fastest Lap: 144.666 kph by Alan Jones

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
25	Kevin Cogan	4	Team Tyrrell
26	Derek Daly	17	March Grand Prix Team
27	Miguel Angel Guerra	31	Osella Squadra Corse
28	Siegfried Stohr	30	Arrows Racing Team
29	Eliseo Salazar	18	March Grand Prix Team

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Riccardo Patrese	1	24	24
Carlos Reutemann	25	31	7
Alan Jones	32	80	49

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Alan Jones	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	6	-3
3	Nelson Piquet	4	-5
4	Mario Andretti	3	-6
5	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	2	-7
6	Patrick Tambay	1	-8