| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.399 | 147.402 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.408 | +00.009 (+0.011%) | +00.009 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.149 | +00.750 (+0.945%) | +00.741 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.289 | +00.890 (+1.121%) | +00.140 |
| 5 | 5 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:20.462 | +01.063 (+1.339%) | +00.173 |
| 6 | 6 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 01:20.476 | +01.077 (+1.356%) | +00.014 |
| 7 | 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.573 | +01.174 (+1.479%) | +00.097 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.643 | +01.244 (+1.567%) | +00.070 |
| 9 | 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:20.664 | +01.265 (+1.593%) | +00.021 |
| 10 | 10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier • Matra | 01:20.787 | +01.388 (+1.748%) | +00.123 |
| 11 | 11 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:20.909 | +01.510 (+1.902%) | +00.122 |
| 12 | 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:20.925 | +01.526 (+1.922%) | +00.016 |
| 13 | 13 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.928 | +01.529 (+1.926%) | +00.003 |
| 14 | 14 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:20.980 | +01.581 (+1.991%) | +00.052 |
| 15 | 15 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.000 | +01.601 (+2.016%) | +00.020 |
| 16 | 16 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.001 | +01.602 (+2.018%) | +00.001 |
| 17 | 17 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.298 | +01.899 (+2.392%) | +00.297 |
| 18 | 18 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.409 | +02.010 (+2.532%) | +00.111 |
| 19 | 19 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.522 | +02.123 (+2.674%) | +00.113 |
| 20 | 20 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:21.540 | +02.141 (+2.697%) | +00.018 |
| 21 | 21 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.758 | +02.359 (+2.971%) | +00.218 |
| 22 | 22 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.028 | +02.629 (+3.311%) | +00.270 |
| 23 | 23 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.183 | +02.784 (+3.506%) | +00.155 |
| 24 | 24 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.213 | +02.814 (+3.544%) | +00.030 |
| 25 | 4 | Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.284 | +02.885 (+3.634%) | +00.071 | |
| 26 | 18 | Eliseo Salazar | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.356 | +02.957 (+3.724%) | +00.072 | |
| 27 | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.673 | +03.274 (+4.123%) | +00.317 | |
| 28 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.504 | +04.105 (+5.170%) | +00.831 | |
| 29 | 17 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.383 | +04.984 (+6.277%) | +00.879 |