1981 Argentine Grand Prix

Round

3/15

Date

Apr 12, 1981 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Circuit

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Circuit length

5.968 m (16 turns)

Race distance

316.304 km (53 laps)

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Piquet

Winner

1:34:32.740

Winning time

Piquet

Pole position

Piquet

Fastest lap

1:45.287

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:34:32.740	1st	53	9
2	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	+26.610	4th	53	6
3	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	+49.980	2nd	53	4
4	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	+1:07.880	3rd	53	3
5	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	+1:31.850	5th	53	2
6	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	+1 lap	10th	52	1
7	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	+1 lap	9th	52
8	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	17th	52
9	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	+1 lap	19th	52
10	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Out of fuel	22nd	51
11	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	+2 laps	18th	51
12	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	+2 laps	23rd	51
13	#4 Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	+2 laps	24th	51
DNF	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Transmission	7th	40
DNF	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	Oil leak	14th	36
DNF	#7 John Watson	McLaren	Transmission	11th	36
DNF	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	Electrical	6th	32
DNF	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	Gearbox	20th	28
DNF	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Handling	21st	19
DNF	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	Engine	16th	14
DNF	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	Fuel system	8th	4
DNF	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Engine	15th	3
DNF	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Engine	12th	3
DNF	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	Clutch	13th	1
DNQ	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella
DNQ	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella
DNQ	#17 Derek Daly	March
DNQ	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier
DNQ	#18 Eliseo Salazar	March

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:42.665
2	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:42.981	+0.316
3	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:43.638	+0.973
4	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:43.935	+1.270
5	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:43.997	+1.332
6	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:44.100	+1.435
7	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:44.132	+1.467
8	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:44.191	+1.526
9	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:45.008	+2.343
10	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:45.065	+2.400
11	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:45.073	+2.408
12	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:45.108	+2.443
13	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:45.117	+2.452
14	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:45.297	+2.632
15	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:45.369	+2.704
16	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:45.734	+3.069
17	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:46.059	+3.394
18	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:46.387	+3.722
19	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:46.444	+3.779
20	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:46.706	+4.041
21	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:46.854	+4.189
22	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:46.918	+4.253
23	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	1:47.174	+4.509
24	#4 Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	1:47.464	+4.799
25	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:47.609	+4.944
26	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:48.121	+5.456
27	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:48.191	+5.526
28	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:49.581	+6.916
29	#18 Eliseo Salazar	March	1:51.086	+8.421

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:43.638
2	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:43.748	+0.110
3	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:44.080	+0.442
4	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:44.094	+0.456
5	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:44.100	+0.462
6	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:44.132	+0.494
7	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:44.191	+0.553
8	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:44.364	+0.726
9	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:45.065	+1.427
10	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:45.202	+1.564
11	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:45.297	+1.659
12	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:45.357	+1.719
13	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:45.357	+1.719
14	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:45.599	+1.961
15	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:45.790	+2.152
16	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:46.059	+2.421
17	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:46.188	+2.550
18	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:46.444	+2.806
19	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:46.663	+3.025
20	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:46.706	+3.068
21	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:46.918	+3.280
22	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	1:47.576	+3.938
23	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:47.594	+3.956
24	#4 Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	1:48.143	+4.505
25	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:48.203	+4.565
26	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:48.571	+4.933
27	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:49.571	+5.933
28	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:50.226	+6.588
29	#18 Eliseo Salazar	March	1:51.086	+7.448

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:42.665
2	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:42.981	+0.316
3	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:43.935	+1.270
4	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:43.997	+1.332
5	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:44.236	+1.571
6	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:44.662	+1.997
7	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:44.712	+2.047
8	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:45.008	+2.343
9	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:45.073	+2.408
10	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:45.108	+2.443
11	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:45.117	+2.452
12	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:45.252	+2.587
13	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:45.273	+2.608
14	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:45.369	+2.704
15	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:45.734	+3.069
16	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:46.329	+3.664
17	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:46.387	+3.722
18	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:46.743	+4.078
19	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:46.854	+4.189
20	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:46.872	+4.207
21	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:47.109	+4.444
22	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	1:47.174	+4.509
23	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:47.342	+4.677
24	#4 Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	1:47.464	+4.799
25	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:47.609	+4.944
26	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:48.121	+5.456
27	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:48.191	+5.526
28	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:49.581	+6.916
29	#18 Eliseo Salazar	March

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:45.287		6

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1	3	21
2	Alan Jones	Williams	1	2	18	-3
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1	2	13	-8
4	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	1	4	-17
5	Alain Prost	Renault	0	1	4	-17
6	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-18
7	Marc Surer	Ensign	0	0	3	-18
8	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	0	3	-18
9	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-19
10	René Arnoux	Renault	0	0	2	-19
11	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	0	0	1	-20
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	0	1	-20

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Ford	2	5	39
2	Brabham	Ford	1	2	13	-26
3	Renault	Renault	0	1	6	-33
4	Arrows	Ford	0	1	4	-35
5	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-36
6	Ensign	Ford	0	0	3	-36
7	Lotus	Ford	0	0	3	-36
8	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-37
9	Theodore	Ford	0	0	1	-38
10	Ligier	Matra	0	0	1	-38

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1958	#14 Stirling Moss	Luigi Musso	Mike Hawthorn	1:41.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio
1957	#2 Juan Manuel Fangio	Jean Behra	Carlos Menditéguy	1:44.700 - Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss
1956	#34 Luigi Musso	Jean Behra	Mike Hawthorn	1:45.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio
1955	#2 Juan Manuel Fangio	José Froilán González	Nino Farina	1:48.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio	José Froilán González
1954	#2 Juan Manuel Fangio	Nino Farina	José Froilán González	1:48.200 - José Froilán González	Nino Farina
1953	#10 Alberto Ascari	Luigi Villoresi	José Froilán González	1:48.400 - Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari

The 1981 Argentine Grand Prix started Apr 12, 1981 on Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nelson Piquet started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Alan Jones started from third place.

In 1 hour, 34 minutes and 32 seconds Nelson Piquet finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Carlos Reutemann in second and Alain Prost in third place.

After the 1981 Argentine Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 21 points. Reutemann is 3 points ahead of Alan Jones.