1981 - Labatt Grand Prix of Canada

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1981 - Labatt Grand Prix of Canada

Race Name - Labatt Grand Prix of Canada
Date - 9/27/1981
Race Track - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 63
Pole Winner Nelson Piquet
Average Race Speed - 137.29 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jacques Laffite
Race Number - 14

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	10	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
2	9	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	11	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
4	15	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260
5	1	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	7	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	16	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179D	Alfa Romeo 1260
8	20	Derek Daly	March Grand Prix Team	March 811	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	19	Marc Surer	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	2	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	22	Michele Alboreto	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	14	Eddie Cheever	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	13	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	4	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1
15	5	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	21	Slim Borgudd	Team ATS	ATS HGS-1	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	6	Hctor Rebaque	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	23	JeanPierre Jarier	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1C	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	3	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07D	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	12	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
21	24	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	17	Patrick Tambay	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
23	18	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	8	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1