Canada (1981)

Date: 27 Sep 1981

Location: Montreal, Canada

Position	Driver	Points	Laps	Constructor	Engine	Tyres
1	Jacques Laffite	9	63	Ligier	Matra	Michelin
2	John Watson	6	63	McLaren	Ford	Michelin
3	Gilles Villeneuve	4	63	Ferrari	Ferrari	Michelin
4	Bruno Giacomelli	3	62	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Michelin
5	Nelson Piquet	2	62	Brabham	Ford	Goodyear
6	Elio de Angelis	1	62	Lotus	Ford	Goodyear
7	Mario Andretti	0	62	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Michelin
8	Derek Daly	0	61	March	Ford	Avon
9	Marc Surer	0	61	Theodore	Ford	Avon
10	Carlos Reutemann	0	60	Williams	Ford	Goodyear
11	Michele Alboreto	0	59	Tyrrell	Ford	Avon
12	Eddie Cheever	0	56	Tyrrell	Ford	Avon
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	0	51	McLaren	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Alain Prost	0	48	Renault	Renault	Michelin
DNF	Nigel Mansell	0	45	Lotus	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Slim Borgudd	0	39	ATS	Ford	Avon
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	0	35	Brabham	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	26	Osella	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Alan Jones	0	24	Williams	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Didier Pironi	0	24	Ferrari	Ferrari	Michelin
DNF	Eliseo Salazar	0	8	Ensign	Ford	Avon
DNF	Patrick Tambay	0	6	Ligier	Matra	Michelin
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	0	6	Arrows	Ford	Pirelli
DNF	René Arnoux	0	0	Renault	Renault	Michelin
DNQ	Keke Rosberg	0		Fittipaldi	Ford	Pirelli
DNQ	Chico Serra	0		Fittipaldi	Ford	Pirelli
DNQ	Brian Henton	0		Toleman	Hart	Pirelli
DNQ	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	0		Arrows	Ford	Pirelli
DNQ	Derek Warwick	0		Toleman	Hart	Pirelli
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	0		Osella	Ford	Michelin

No qualifying data available.

Date: 1981-09-27 · Circuit: Gilles Villeneuve (Canada)

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Δ	Time/Retired	Points
1	Jacques-Henri Laffite	Ligier	10	+9	2:01:25.205	9
2	John Marshall Watson	McLaren	9	+7	2:01:31.438	6
3	Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve	Ferrari	11	+8	2:03:15.480	4
4	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	15	+11		3
5	Nelson Piquet Souto Maior	Brabham	1	-4		2
6	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	7	+1		1
7	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Alfa Romeo	16	+9
8	Derek Daly	March	20	+12
9	Marc Surer	Theodore	19	+10
10	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Williams	2	-8
11	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	22	+11
12	Edward McKay Cheever Jr.	Tyrrell	14	+2	Engine
	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	13		Spun off
	Alain Marie Pascal Prost	Renault	4		Collision
	Nigel Ernest James Mansell	Lotus	5		Collision
	Karl Edward Tommy Borgudd	ATS	21		Spun off
	Héctor Alonso Rebaque	Brabham	6		Spun off
	Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier	Osella	23		Collision
	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams	3		Handling
	Didier Joseph Louis Pironi	Ferrari	12		Ignition
	Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela	Ensign	24		Spun off
	Patrick Daniel Tambay	Ligier	17		Spun off
	Riccardo Gabriele Patrese	Arrows	18		Spun off
	René Alexandre Arnoux	Renault	8		Collision
	Keijo Erik Rosberg	Fittipaldi
	Francisco Serra	Fittipaldi
	Brian Henton	Toleman
	Jacques-Joseph Villeneuve	Arrows
	Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick	Toleman
	Giuseppe Gabbiani	Osella

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid
1	Nelson Piquet Souto Maior	Brabham	1
2	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Williams	2
3	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams	3
4	Alain Marie Pascal Prost	Renault	4
5	Nigel Ernest James Mansell	Lotus	5
6	Héctor Alonso Rebaque	Brabham	6
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	7
8	René Alexandre Arnoux	Renault	8
9	John Marshall Watson	McLaren	9
10	Jacques-Henri Laffite	Ligier	10

John Marshall Watson (McLaren) – 2:01:31.438

Biggest mover: Derek Daly (12 positions gained)
Retirements: Edward McKay Cheever Jr., Andrea de Cesaris, Alain Marie Pascal Prost, Nigel Ernest James Mansell, Karl Edward Tommy Borgudd, Héctor Alonso Rebaque, Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier, Alan Stanley Jones, Didier Joseph Louis Pironi, Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela, Patrick Daniel Tambay, Riccardo Gabriele Patrese, René Alexandre Arnoux