1981 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
27 Sep 1981
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:29.211 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 1:29.359 |
| 3 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:29.728 |
| 4 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 1:29.908 |
| 5 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 1:29.997 |
| 6 | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 1:30.182 |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 1:30.231 |
| 8 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:30.232 |
| 9 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:30.566 |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:30.705 |
| 11 | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:31.115 |
| 12 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 1:31.350 |
| 13 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 1:31.507 |
| 14 | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:31.547 |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.600 |
| 16 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.740 |
| 17 | 25 | Patrick TambayTAM | Ligier Matra | 1:31.747 |
| 18 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:31.969 |
| 19 | 33 | Marc SurerSUR | Theodore Ford | 1:32.253 |
| 20 | 17 | Derek DalyDAL | March Ford | 1:32.305 |
| 21 | 10 | Slim BorguddBOR | ATS Ford | 1:32.652 |
| 22 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:32.709 |
| 23 | 32 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Osella Hart | 1:33.432 |
| 24 | 14 | Eliseo SalazarSAL | Ensign Ford | 1:33.848 |