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1981 season/Round 11

Austrian Grand Prix 1981

  • Red Bull Ring
  • Spielberg
  • 16 August 1981
  • 53 laps
  • 314.9 km
  • 5.942 km a lap
  1. P1Jacques LaffiteLigier1:27:36.470
  2. P2René ArnouxRenault+5.170
  3. P3Nelson PiquetBrabham+7.340

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Jacques Laffitefastest lap26Ligier · Matra4531:27:36.4709
2René Arnoux16Renault153+5.1706
3Nelson Piquet5Brabham · Ford753+7.3404
4Alan Jones1Williams · Ford653+12.0403
5Carlos Reutemann2Williams · Ford553+31.8502
6John Watson7McLaren · Ford1253+1:31.1401
7Elio de Angelis11Lotus · Ford952+1 lap
8Andrea de Cesaris8McLaren · Ford1852+1 lap
9Didier Pironi28Ferrari852+1 lap
10Jean-Pierre Jarier32Osella · Ford1451+2 laps
11Derek Daly17March · Ford1947+6 laps
DNFMario Andretti22Alfa Romeo1346Engine
DNFSlim Borgudd9ATS · Ford2144Brakes
DNFRiccardo Patrese29Arrows · Ford1043Engine
DNFEliseo Salazar14Ensign · Ford2043Oil pressure
DNFMichele Alboreto4Tyrrell · Ford2240Gearbox
DNFBruno Giacomelli23Alfa Romeo1635Fire
DNFHéctor Rebaque6Brabham · Ford1531Clutch
DNFSiegfried Stohr30Arrows · Ford2427Overheating
DNFAlain Prost15Renault226Suspension
DNFPatrick Tambay25Ligier · Matra1726Engine
DNFNigel Mansell12Lotus · Ford1123Engine
DNFGilles Villeneuve27Ferrari311Accident
DNFMarc Surer33Theodore · Ford230Distributor
DNQEddie Cheever3Tyrrell · Ford–
DNQDerek Warwick36Toleman · Hart–
DNQBrian Henton35Toleman · Hart–
DNQBeppe Gabbiani31Osella · 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

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1René ArnouxRenault1:32.018
2Alain ProstRenault1:32.321+0.303
3Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:33.334+1.316
4Jacques LaffiteLigier1:34.398+2.380
5Carlos ReutemannWilliams1:34.531+2.513
6Alan JonesWilliams1:34.654+2.636
7Nelson PiquetBrabham1:34.871+2.853
8Didier PironiFerrari1:35.037+3.019
9Elio de AngelisLotus1:35.294+3.276
10Riccardo PatreseArrows1:35.442+3.424
11Nigel MansellLotus1:35.569+3.551
12John WatsonMcLaren1:35.977+3.959
13Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo1:36.079+4.061
14Jean-Pierre JarierOsella1:36.117+4.099
15Héctor RebaqueBrabham1:36.150+4.132
16Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:36.216+4.198
17Patrick TambayLigier1:36.233+4.215
18Andrea de CesarisMcLaren1:36.657+4.639
19Derek DalyMarch1:37.230+5.212
20Eliseo SalazarEnsign1:37.631+5.613
21Slim BorguddATS1:37.709+5.691
22Michele AlboretoTyrrell1:38.084+6.066
23Marc SurerTheodore1:38.522+6.504
24Siegfried StohrArrows1:38.546+6.528
25Eddie CheeverTyrrell1:38.583+6.565
26Derek WarwickToleman1:38.593+6.575
27Brian HentonToleman1:38.691+6.673
28Beppe GabbianiOsella1:41.198+9.180

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Jacques Laffite471:37.620

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 11. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 11
PosDriverPointsChange
1Carlos Reutemann45
2Nelson Piquet39
3Jacques Laffite34
4Alan Jones27
5Gilles Villeneuve21
6John Watson21
7Alain Prost19
8René Arnoux11▲6
9Riccardo Patrese10▼1
10Eddie Cheever10▼1
Constructors' championship after round 11
PosTeamPointsChange
1Williams72
2Brabham47
3Ligier34▲1
4Renault30▲1
5Ferrari28▼2
6McLaren22
7Lotus13
8Arrows10
9Tyrrell10
10Ensign4