The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix started March 29th, 1981 at 01:00 on Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nelson Piquet started from pole position with Carlos Reutemann next to him. Alan Jones started from third place.
After 2 hour, 00 minutes and 23 seconds Carlos Reutemann finished the race first. The podium was completed with Alan Jones in second and Riccardo Patrese in third place.
After the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix, Alan Jones is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 15 points. Jones is 0 points ahead of Carlos Reutemann.
After 2 hour, 00 minutes and 23 seconds Carlos Reutemann finished the race first. The podium was completed with Alan Jones in second and Riccardo Patrese in third place.
After the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix, Alan Jones is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 15 points. Jones is 0 points ahead of Carlos Reutemann.
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date
March 29th, 1981 at 01:00
Round
2/15
Winner
Carlos Reutemann
Winning time
2:00:23.66
Pole position
Nelson Piquet
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2:00:23.66 | 2 | 62 | 9 |
| 2 1 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | +4.44 | 3 | 62 | 6 |
| 3 1 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1:03.08 | 4 | 62 | 4 |
| 4 14 | #14 Marc Surer | Ensign | +1:17.03 | 18 | 62 | 3 |
| 5 5 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1:26.42 | 10 | 62 | 2 |
| 6 10 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:26.83 | 16 | 62 | 1 |
| 7 16 | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | +1:30.25 | 23 | 62 | 0 |
| 8 7 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 15 | 61 | 0 |
| 9 3 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 12 | 61 | 0 |
| 10 9 | #33 Patrick Tambay | Theodore | +1 Lap | 19 | 61 | 0 |
| 11 2 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 13 | 61 | 0 |
| 12 11 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +2 Laps | 1 | 60 | 0 |
| 13 11 | #4 Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | +5 Laps | 24 | 57 | 0 |
| - | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Not classified | 14 | 49 | 0 |
| - | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Not classified | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Turbo) | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| - | #6 Hector Rebaque | Brabham | DNF (Spun off) | 11 | 22 | 0 |
| - | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | DNF (Collision) | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | DNF (Accident) | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 17 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| - | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Collision) | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Collision) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | DNF (Collision) | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #9 Jan Lammers | ATS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #32 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #18 Eliseo Salazar | Osella | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #17 Derek Daly | March | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #14 Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 4 | -11 | |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1 | 4 | -11 | |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 3 | -12 | ||
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -12 | ||
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 2 | -13 | ||
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 2 | -13 | ||
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 1 | -14 | ||
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | -14 | ||
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 0 | -15 | ||
| 12 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | -15 | ||
| 13 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | -15 | ||
| 14 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | -15 | ||
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | -15 | ||
| 16 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 0 | -15 | ||
| 17 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 0 | -15 | ||
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 0 | -15 | ||
| 19 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 0 | -15 | ||
| 20 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -15 | ||
| 21 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | -15 | ||
| 22 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | -15 | ||
| 23 | Alain Prost | Renault | 0 | -15 | ||
| 24 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | -15 | ||
| 25 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | -15 | ||
| 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 0 | -15 | ||
| 27 | Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | 0 | -15 | ||
| 28 | Derek Daly | March | 0 | -15 | ||
| 29 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 0 | -15 | ||
| 30 | Eliseo Salazar | Osella | 0 | -15 | ||
| 31 | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | -15 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #63 George Russell | Lewis Hamilton | Carlos Sainz | 1:13.785 - George Russell | Kevin Magnussen |
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:11.010 - Sergio Pérez | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2019 | #33 Max Verstappen | Pierre Gasly | Carlos Sainz | 1:10.698 - Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:10.540 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:11.044 - Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | 1:25.305 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:14.832 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | 1:13.555 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:15.436 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #3 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:18.069 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2011 | #2 Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel | Jenson Button | 1:15.324 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:13.851 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 2009 | #14 Mark Webber | Robert Kubica | Lewis Hamilton | 1:13.733 - Mark Webber | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:13.736 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | 1:12.445 - Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #6 Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:12.162 - Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #10 Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | 1:12.268 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #3 Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:11.473 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2003 | #11 Giancarlo Fisichella | Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #4 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Nick Heidfeld | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Gerhard Berger | Olivier Panis | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #27 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Maurício Gugelmin | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Jacques Laffite | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Elio de Angelis | Michele Alboreto | |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | Elio de Angelis | Elio de Angelis | |
| 1983 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Niki Lauda | Jacques Laffite | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1982 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | |
| 1980 | #16 René Arnoux | Elio de Angelis | Alan Jones | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1979 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Patrick Depailler | Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1977 | #12 Carlos Reutemann | James Hunt | Niki Lauda | James Hunt | |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Patrick Depailler | Tom Pryce | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #8 Carlos Pace | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jochen Mass | Jean-Pierre Jarier | |
| 1974 | #5 Emerson Fittipaldi | Clay Regazzoni | Jacky Ickx | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1973 | #1 Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | Denny Hulme | Ronnie Peterson |