Argentine Grand Prix 1981

Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Buenos Aires
12 April 1981
53 laps
316.3 km
5.968 km a lap

Pole positionNelson PiquetBrabham · 1:42.665
Fastest lapNelson Piquet1:45.287 · lap 6
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Nelson Piquetfastest lap	5	Brabham · Ford	1	53	1:34:32.740	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	2	Williams · Ford	4	53	+26.610	6
3	Alain Prost	15	Renault	2	53	+49.980	4
4	Alan Jones	1	Williams · Ford	3	53	+1:07.880	3
5	René Arnoux	16	Renault	5	53	+1:31.850	2
6	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Ford	10	52	+1 lap	1
7	Riccardo Patrese	29	Arrows · Ford	9	52	+1 lap
8	Mario Andretti	22	Alfa Romeo	17	52	+1 lap
9	Siegfried Stohr	30	Arrows · Ford	19	52	+1 lap
10	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Alfa Romeo	22	51	Out of fuel
11	Andrea de Cesaris	8	McLaren · Ford	18	51	+2 laps
12	Jan Lammers	9	ATS · Ford	23	51	+2 laps
13	Ricardo Zunino	4	Tyrrell · Ford	24	51	+2 laps
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	27	Ferrari	7	40	Transmission
DNF	Patrick Tambay	33	Theodore · Ford	14	36	Oil leak
DNF	John Watson	7	McLaren · Ford	11	36	Transmission
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	6	Brabham · Ford	6	32	Electrical
DNF	Chico Serra	21	Fittipaldi · Ford	20	28	Gearbox
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	21	19	Handling
DNF	Marc Surer	14	Ensign · Ford	16	14	Engine
DNF	Keke Rosberg	20	Fittipaldi · Ford	8	4	Fuel system
DNF	Nigel Mansell	12	Lotus · Ford	15	3	Engine
DNF	Didier Pironi	28	Ferrari	12	3	Engine
DNF	Eddie Cheever	3	Tyrrell · Ford	13	1	Clutch
DNQ	Miguel Ángel Guerra	31	Osella · Ford	–
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	32	Osella · Ford	–
DNQ	Derek Daly	17	March · Ford	–
DNQ	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	25	Ligier · Matra	–
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	18	March · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:42.665
2	Alain Prost	Renault	1:42.981	+0.316
3	Alan Jones	Williams	1:43.638	+0.973
4	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:43.935	+1.270
5	René Arnoux	Renault	1:43.997	+1.332
6	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:44.100	+1.435
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:44.132	+1.467
8	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:44.191	+1.526
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:45.008	+2.343
10	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:45.065	+2.400
11	John Watson	McLaren	1:45.073	+2.408
12	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:45.108	+2.443
13	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:45.117	+2.452
14	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:45.297	+2.632
15	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:45.369	+2.704
16	Marc Surer	Ensign	1:45.734	+3.069
17	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:46.059	+3.394
18	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:46.387	+3.722
19	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:46.444	+3.779
20	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:46.706	+4.041
21	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:46.854	+4.189
22	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:46.918	+4.253
23	Jan Lammers	ATS	1:47.174	+4.509
24	Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	1:47.464	+4.799
25	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:47.609	+4.944
26	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:48.121	+5.456
27	Derek Daly	March	1:48.191	+5.526
28	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:49.581	+6.916
29	Eliseo Salazar	March	1:51.086	+8.421

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Nelson Piquet	6	1:45.287

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 3
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Carlos Reutemann	21
2	Alan Jones	18	▼1
3	Nelson Piquet	13
4	Alain Prost	4
4	Riccardo Patrese	4	▼1
6	Marc Surer	3	▼1
6	Mario Andretti	3	▼1
8	Elio de Angelis	3	▼1
9	Eddie Cheever	2	▼2
9	René Arnoux	2

Constructors' championship after round 3
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	39
2	Brabham	13
3	Renault	6
4	Arrows	4	▼2
5	Alfa Romeo	3	▼1
5	Ensign	3	▼1
7	Lotus	3	▼1
8	Tyrrell	2	▼2
9	Ligier	1	▼1
9	Theodore	1	▼1