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1981 Season
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1981 Italian GP
1980 Canadian GP

1981 Canadian GP

1981 Las Vegas GP
1982 Canadian GP
 XX  Grand Prix Labatt du Canada

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 27 September 1981
Start time14:00
Event Canadian GP
Circuit Montréal
Event FormatRace of 70 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#14 of 15 in 1981
#356 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps63
Circuit Perimeter4410 m
Race Distance4410 × 70 = 308.700 km (scheduled)
4410 × 63 = 277.830 km (raced)
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Rain
Participants
Entries30
Qualifiers24
Finishers12
DebutantsJacques Villeneuve (Snr) (Driver)
MilestonesElf – 50th Pole Position (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Marlboro McLaren International – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Unipart – 1st Fastest Lap (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most 20th Place Qualifications March (26)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (419),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (287),
3. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (272),
4. Most Retirements Lotus (397),
5. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (84),
6. Most Race Entries Lotus (918),
7. Most 23rd Place Qualifications Jean-Pierre Jarier (7)

World Championship standings
1  Carlos Reutemann 49 
2  Nélson Piquet 48 
3  Jacques Laffite 43 up
4  Alain Prost 37 up
5  Alan Jones 37 up
6  John Watson 27 up
7  Gilles Villeneuve 25 up
8  Elio de Angelis 14 
9  René Arnoux 11 
10  Hector Rebaque 11 
11  Riccardo Patrese 10 
12  Eddie Cheever 10 
13  Didier Pironi 9 
14  Nigel Mansell 5 
15  Marc Surer 4 
16  Bruno Giacomelli 3 
  Mario Andretti 3 
18  Patrick Tambay 1 up
  Eliseo Salazar 1 up
  Slim Borgudd 1 up
  Andrea de Cesaris 1 up
1  Williams / Ford 86 
2  Brabham / Ford 59 
3  Renault / Renault 48 
4  Ligier / Matra 43 
5  Ferrari / Ferrari 34 
6  McLaren / Ford 28 
7  Lotus / Ford 19 
8  Arrows / Ford 10 
9  Tyrrell / Ford 10 
10  Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo 6 up
11  Ensign / Ford 5 up
12  Theodore / Ford 1 
  ATS / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 26Car 5Car 7
EntrantEquipe Talbot GitanesParmalat Racing TeamMarlboro McLaren International
Driver Jacques Laffite Nélson Piquet John Watson
Car Ligier JS17 Brabham BT49C McLaren MP4/1
EngineMatra 3.0 V12Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time2:01'25.201'29.2111'49.475
Speed137.290 km/h177.960 km/h145.019 km/h