1981 Austrian Grand Prix

Round

11/15

Date

Aug 16, 1981 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Spielberg, Austria

Circuit

Red Bull Ring

Circuit length

5.942 m (18 turns)

Race distance

314.926 km (53 laps)

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Laffite

Winner

1:27:36.470

Winning time

Arnoux

Pole position

Laffite

Fastest lap

1:37.620

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:27:36.470	4th	53	9
2	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	+5.170	1st	53	6
3	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+7.340	7th	53	4
4	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	+12.040	6th	53	3
5	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	+31.850	5th	53	2
6	#7 John Watson	McLaren	+1:31.140	12th	53	1
7	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	+1 lap	9th	52
8	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	+1 lap	18th	52
9	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	+1 lap	8th	52
10	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	+2 laps	14th	51
11	#17 Derek Daly	March	+6 laps	19th	47
DNF	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	Engine	13th	46
DNF	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	Brakes	21st	44
DNF	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Engine	10th	43
DNF	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	Oil pressure	20th	43
DNF	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Gearbox	22nd	40
DNF	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Fire	16th	35
DNF	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	Clutch	15th	31
DNF	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	Overheating	24th	27
DNF	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	Suspension	2nd	26
DNF	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	Engine	17th	26
DNF	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Engine	11th	23
DNF	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Accident	3rd	11
DNF	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	Distributor	23rd	0
DNQ	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell
DNQ	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman
DNQ	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman
DNQ	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:32.018
2	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:32.321	+0.303
3	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:33.334	+1.316
4	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:34.398	+2.380
5	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:34.531	+2.513
6	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.654	+2.636
7	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:34.871	+2.853
8	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.037	+3.019
9	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:35.294	+3.276
10	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:35.442	+3.424
11	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:35.569	+3.551
12	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:35.977	+3.959
13	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.079	+4.061
14	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:36.117	+4.099
15	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:36.150	+4.132
16	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:36.216	+4.198
17	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:36.233	+4.215
18	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:36.657	+4.639
19	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:37.230	+5.212
20	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:37.631	+5.613
21	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:37.709	+5.691
22	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:38.084	+6.066
23	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	1:38.522	+6.504
24	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:38.546	+6.528
25	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.583	+6.565
26	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:38.593	+6.575
27	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:38.691	+6.673
28	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:41.198	+9.180

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:32.018
2	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:32.321	+0.303
3	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:34.398	+2.380
4	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.999	+2.981
5	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.037	+3.019
6	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:35.150	+3.132
7	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:35.442	+3.424
8	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.519	+3.501
9	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:35.569	+3.551
10	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:35.633	+3.615
11	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:35.858	+3.840
12	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:35.977	+3.959
13	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.079	+4.061
14	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:36.117	+4.099
15	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:36.150	+4.132
16	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:36.216	+4.198
17	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:36.443	+4.425
18	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:37.230	+5.212
19	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:37.631	+5.613
20	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:37.709	+5.691
21	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:38.084	+6.066
22	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:38.546	+6.528
23	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:38.593	+6.575
24	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:38.691	+6.673
25	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:39.351	+7.333
26	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	1:44.262	+12.244
29	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:46.079	+14.061
30	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:32.682
2	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:32.978	+0.296
3	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:33.334	+0.652
4	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:34.531	+1.849
5	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.654	+1.972
6	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:34.871	+2.189
7	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:35.002	+2.320
8	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:35.294	+2.612
9	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.346	+2.664
10	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:35.912	+3.230
11	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:36.007	+3.325
12	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:36.233	+3.551
13	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:36.511	+3.829
14	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.560	+3.878
15	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:36.657	+3.975
16	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:36.688	+4.006
17	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:37.637	+4.955
18	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:37.777	+5.095
19	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:38.004	+5.322
20	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:38.273	+5.591
21	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	1:38.522	+5.840
22	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:38.529	+5.847
23	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.583	+5.901
24	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:38.616	+5.934
25	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:39.374	+6.692
26	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:39.987	+7.305
27	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:40.391	+7.709
28	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:41.198	+8.516

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:37.620		47

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	2	6	45
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	3	6	39	-6
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	6	34	-11
4	Alan Jones	Williams	1	3	27	-18
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2	2	21	-24
6	John Watson	McLaren	1	3	21	-24
7	Alain Prost	Renault	1	3	19	-26
8	René Arnoux	Renault	0	1	11	-34
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	2	10	-35
10	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	0	0	10	-35
11	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	0	0	8	-37
12	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	0	8	-37
13	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	0	0	7	-38
14	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	0	1	5	-40
15	Marc Surer	Theodore	0	0	4	-41
16	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-42
17	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	0	0	1	-44
18	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	0	0	1	-44
19	Slim Borgudd	ATS	0	0	1	-44

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Ford	3	9	72
2	Brabham	Ford	3	6	47	-25
3	Ligier	Matra	1	6	34	-38
4	Renault	Renault	1	4	30	-42
5	Ferrari	Ferrari	2	2	28	-44
6	McLaren	Ford	1	3	22	-50
7	Lotus	Ford	0	1	13	-59
8	Arrows	Ford	0	2	10	-62
9	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	10	-62
10	Ensign	Ford	0	0	4	-68
11	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-69
12	Theodore	Ford	0	0	1	-71
13	ATS	Ford	0	0	1	-71

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The 1981 Austrian Grand Prix started Aug 16, 1981 on Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. René Arnoux started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Gilles Villeneuve started from third place.

In 1 hour, 27 minutes and 36 seconds Jacques Laffite finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with René Arnoux in second and Nelson Piquet in third place.

After the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 45 points. Reutemann is 6 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.