Canadian Grand Prix
Round 14 · 27 September 1981 ·Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
Watson
McLaren
2
Laffite
Ligier
1
Villeneuve
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 63 | 2:01:25.20 | 9 | |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 63 | +6.23 | 6 | |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 63 | +1:50.27 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 62 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Derek Daly | March | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 56 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 51 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 48 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 45 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 40 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 35 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 26 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 24 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 24 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 8 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 6 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 6 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | Arrows | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify