Round 14 · 27 September 1981
1981 Canadian Grand Prix: results
Jacques Laffite (Ligier) won the 1981 Canadian Grand Prix, round 14 of the championship, held on 27 September 1981 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Canada), starting from position 10. John Watson (McLaren) and Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nelson Piquet.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 2:01:25.200 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | +6.230 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | +110.270 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 15 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 14 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | — | — | Collision |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 5 | — | — | Collision |
| 16 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | — | — | Handling |
| 20 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Ignition |
| 21 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | — | — | Spun off |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 24 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | — | — | Collision |