| «1981-01» | USA West Grand Prix - VII Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| 1981-03-15 | Long Beach - 80 laps × 3.251 km : 261.705 km (offset 1625 m) |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.901 | 144.666 km/h | 31 | |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.910 | 144.650 km/h | 31 | +00.009 |
| 3 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.420 | 143.744 km/h | 14 | +00.519 |
| 4 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.750 | 143.163 km/h | 49 | +00.849 |
| 5 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 01:21.790 | 143.093 km/h | 66 | +00.889 |
| 6 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.830 | 143.023 km/h | 69 | +00.929 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:22.080 | 142.588 km/h | 33 | +01.179 |
| 8 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:22.230 | 142.328 km/h | 26 | +01.329 |
| 9 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.230 | 142.328 km/h | 36 | +01.329 |
| 10 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.330 | 142.155 km/h | 29 | +01.429 |
| 11 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:22.410 | 142.017 km/h | 37 | +01.509 |
| 12 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:22.540 | 141.793 km/h | 15 | +01.639 |
| 13 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:22.540 | 141.793 km/h | 34 | +01.639 |
| 14 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.680 | 141.553 km/h | 49 | +01.779 |
| 15 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.750 | 141.433 km/h | 19 | +01.849 |
| 16 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.770 | 141.399 km/h | 50 | +01.869 |
| 17 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.880 | 141.211 km/h | 25 | +01.979 |
| 18 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier • Matra | 01:22.900 | 141.177 km/h | 41 | +01.999 |
| 19 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.090 | 140.854 km/h | 19 | +02.189 |
| 20 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.320 | 140.466 km/h | 8 | +02.419 |
| 21 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.550 | 138.422 km/h | 15 | +03.649 |
| 22 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.190 | 137.382 km/h | 14 | +04.289 |