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Event: Caesar's Palace Grand Prix			Date: 17.10.1981
Track: Las Vegas (United States), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP USA - Las Vegas
Formula 1 World Championship (round 16)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	1	Alan Jones	Williams FW07C Ford	TAG Williams Team	75
2^nd	15	Alain Prost	Renault RE30 Turbo	Equipe Renault-Elf	75
3^rd	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo 179C	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	75
4^th	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus 87 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	75
5^th	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT49C Ford	Parmalat Racing Team	75
6^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Talbot-Ligier JS17 Matra	Talbot-Ligier	75
7^th	7	John Watson	McLaren MP4/1 Ford	Marlboro McLaren International	75
8^th	2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams FW07C Ford	TAG Williams Team	74
9^th	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari 126 CK Turbo	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	73
10^th	20	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi F8C Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	73
11^th	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A3 Ford	Team Beta Arrows With Ragno	71
12^th	8	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren MP4/1 Ford	Marlboro McLaren International	69

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell 011 Ford	Tyrrell Racing	67	Engine
14	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign N180B Ford	Ensign Racing	61	Brakes
36	Derek Warwick	Toleman TG181 Hart Turbo	Candy Toleman Motorsport	43	Gearbox
22	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo 179D	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	29	Rear suspension
27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 126 CK Turbo	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	22	Fuel injection
6	Hector Rebaque	Brabham BT49C Ford	Parmalat Racing Team	20	Sticking throttle
33	Marc Surer	Theodore TR3 Ford	Theodore Racing	19	Rear suspension
16	René Arnoux	Renault RE30 Turbo	Equipe Renault-Elf	10	Engine
3	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell 011 Ford	Tyrrell Racing	10	Engine
25	Patrick Tambay	Talbot-Ligier JS17 Matra	Talbot-Ligier	2	Accident
11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus 87 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	2	Radiator leak
32	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella FA1C Ford	Osella Automobili	0	Drive shaft

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
9	Slim Borgudd	ATS HGS1 Ford	Team ATS
21	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi F8C Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive
17	Derek Daly	March 811 Ford	March Grand Prix Racing
30	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Arrows A3 Ford	Team Beta Arrows With Ragno
35	Brian Henton	Toleman TG181 Hart Turbo	Candy Toleman Motorsport
31	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella FA1B Ford	Denim Osella

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	2T	Carlos Reutemann	Williams FW07C Ford	TAG Williams Team		Spare car
	5T	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT49C Ford	Parmalat Racing Team		Spare car
	1T	Alan Jones	Williams FW07C Ford	TAG Williams Team		Spare car
	3T	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell 010 Ford	Tyrrell Racing		Spare car
	7T	John Watson	McLaren MP4/1 Ford	Marlboro McLaren International		Spare car
	11T	Elio de Angelis	Lotus 87 Ford	John Player Team Lotus		Spare car
	15T	Alain Prost	Renault RE30 Turbo	Equipe Renault-Elf		Spare car
	22T	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo 179D	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo		Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Talbot-Ligier JS17 Matra	Talbot-Ligier		Spare car
	29T	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A3 Ford	Team Beta Arrows With Ragno		Spare car
	35T	Brian Henton	Toleman TG181 Hart Turbo	Candy Toleman Motorsport		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
9T		ATS HGS1 Ford	Team ATS	Spare car
17T		March 811 Ford	March Grand Prix Racing	Spare car
27T		Ferrari 126 CK Turbo	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	Spare car

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