1981 Detroit News Grand Prix - Results
Track Michigan International Raceway
City Brooklyn, MI
Type Oval
Length 2.000 mi
Trackrecord 0:30.6450
| P | Driver | Nat | L | Time | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Mears |  | 74 | 1:10:30.000 | |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | | 74 | 0:00:00.000 +-4230.000 | +-4230.000 |
| 3 | Al Unser | | 74 | 0:00:00.000 +-4230.000 | +0.000 |
| 4 | Bill Alsup | | 74 | 0:00:00.000 +-4230.000 | +0.000 |
| 5 | Gordon Johncock | | 74 | 0:00:00.000 +-4230.000 | +0.000 |
| 6 | Dick Ferguson | | 74 | 0:00:00.000 +-4230.000 | +0.000 |
| 7 | Bobby Unser | | 74 | 0:00:00.000 +-4230.000 | +0.000 |
| 8 | Larry Dickson | | 73 | 0:00:00.000 +1 lap | +1 lap |
| 9 | Tom Bigelow | | 73 | 0:00:00.000 +1 lap | +0.000 |
| 10 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | | 73 | 0:00:00.000 +1 lap | +0.000 |
| 11 | Jim McElreath | | 72 | 0:00:00.000 +2 laps | +1 lap |
| 12 | Steve Chassey | | 71 | 0:00:00.000 +3 laps | +1 lap |
| 13 | Bob Lazier | | 71 | 0:00:00.000 +3 laps | +0.000 |
| 14 | Bill Vukovich Jr. | | 71 | 0:00:00.000 +3 laps | +0.000 |
| 15 | Bill Tempero | | 70 | 0:00:00.000 +4 laps | +1 lap |
| 16 | Ross Davis | | 67 | 0:00:00.000 +7 laps | +3 laps |
| 17 | Steve Krisiloff | | 62 | 0:00:00.000 +12 laps | +5 laps |
| 18 | Pancho Carter | | 59 | 0:00:00.000 +15 laps | +3 laps |
| 19 | Tom Sneva | | 43 | 0:00:00.000 +31 laps | +16 laps |
| 20 | Johnny Rutherford | | 34 | 0:00:00.000 +40 laps | +9 laps |
| 21 | Roger Rager | | 20 | 0:00:00.000 +54 laps | +14 laps |
| 22 | Cliff Hucul |  | 19 | 0:00:00.000 +55 laps | +1 lap |
| 23 | Josele Garza |  | 2 | 0:00:00.000 +72 laps | +17 laps |
| 24 | Scott Brayton | | 2 | 0:00:00.000 +72 laps | +0.000 |
| 25 | Dick Simon | | 0 | 0:00:00.000 +74 laps | +2 laps |
| 26 | Mike Mosley | | 0 | 0:00:00.000 +74 laps | +0.000 |