1981 season/Round 2
Brazilian Grand Prix 1981
- Nelson Piquet
- Rio de Janeiro
- 29 March 1981
- 62 laps
- 311.9 km
- 5.031 km a lap
- P1Carlos ReutemannWilliams2:00:23.660
- P2Alan JonesWilliams+4.440
- P3Riccardo PatreseArrows+1:03.080
- Pole positionNelson PiquetBrabham · 1:35.079
- Fastest lapMarc Surer1:54.302 · lap 36
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
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
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Surer | 36 | 1:54.302 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 15 | |
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 15 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 4 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 4 | |
| 5 | Marc Surer | 3 | |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | 3 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 2 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | 2 | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 1 | |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | 1 | ▼3 |