1981 Brazilian Grand Prix

Round

2/15

Date

Mar 29, 1981 at 00:00 CET

Location

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Circuit

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

Circuit length

5.031 m (11 turns)

Race distance

311.922 km (62 laps)

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Reutemann

Winner

2:00:23.660

Winning time

Piquet

Pole position

Surer

Fastest lap

1:54.302

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	2:00:23.660	2nd	62	9
2	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	+4.440	3rd	62	6
3	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	+1:03.080	4th	62	4
4	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	+1:17.030	18th	62	3
5	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	+1:26.420	10th	62	2
6	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1:26.830	16th	62	1
7	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	+1:30.250	23rd	62
8	#7 John Watson	McLaren	+1 lap	15th	61
9	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	+1 lap	12th	61
10	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	+1 lap	19th	61
11	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	+1 lap	13th	61
12	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+2 laps	1st	60
13	#4 Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	+5 laps	24th	57
NC	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	+13 laps	14th	49
NC	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	+22 laps	6th	40
DNF	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Turbo	7th	25
DNF	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	Spun off	11th	22
DNF	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	Collision	5th	20
DNF	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	Accident	21st	20
DNF	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Collision	17th	19
DNF	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	Engine	20th	9
DNF	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	Collision	22nd	0
DNF	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	Collision	8th	0
DNF	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	Collision	9th	0
DNQ	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS
DNQ	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella
DNQ	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella
DNQ	#18 Eliseo Salazar	March
DNQ	#17 Derek Daly	March
DNS	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	Car raced by Jarier
DNP	#14 Ricardo Londoño	Ensign	Car raced by Surer

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.079
2	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:35.390	+0.311
3	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:36.337	+1.258
4	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:36.667	+1.588
5	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:36.670	+1.591
6	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:37.283	+2.204
7	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.497	+2.418
8	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:37.561	+2.482
9	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:37.597	+2.518
10	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:37.734	+2.655
11	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:37.777	+2.698
12	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:37.981	+2.902
13	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:38.003	+2.924
14	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.160	+3.081
15	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:38.263	+3.184
16	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:38.273	+3.194
17	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:38.565	+3.486
18	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:38.570	+3.491
19	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:38.726	+3.647
20	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:38.780	+3.701
21	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:39.190	+4.111
22	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:39.326	+4.247
23	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:39.398	+4.319
24	#4 Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	1:39.798	+4.719
25	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	1:39.844	+4.765
26	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:40.306	+5.227
27	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:40.709	+5.630
28	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:40.984	+5.905
29	#18 Eliseo Salazar	March	1:43.267	+8.188
30	#17 Derek Daly	March

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.079
2	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:36.000	+0.921
3	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:36.390	+1.311
4	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:36.667	+1.588
5	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:36.670	+1.591
6	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:37.283	+2.204
7	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.497	+2.418
8	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:37.561	+2.482
9	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:37.597	+2.518
10	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:37.734	+2.655
11	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:37.777	+2.698
12	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:38.003	+2.924
13	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:38.263	+3.184
14	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.521	+3.442
15	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:38.565	+3.486
16	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:38.570	+3.491
17	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:38.713	+3.634
18	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:38.780	+3.701
19	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:39.190	+4.111
20	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:39.371	+4.292
21	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:39.396	+4.317
22	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:39.398	+4.319
23	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:39.668	+4.589
24	#4 Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	1:39.798	+4.719
25	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	1:39.844	+4.765
26	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:40.709	+5.630
27	#18 Eliseo Salazar	March	1:43.267	+8.188
28	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:44.482	+9.403
29	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier
30	#17 Derek Daly	March

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:35.390
2	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.786	+0.396
3	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:36.337	+0.947
4	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:37.147	+1.757
5	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:37.231	+1.841
6	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:37.933	+2.543
7	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.975	+2.585
8	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:37.981	+2.591
9	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.160	+2.770
10	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:38.225	+2.835
11	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:38.273	+2.883
12	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:38.352	+2.962
13	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:38.682	+3.292
14	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:38.726	+3.336
15	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:38.861	+3.471
16	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:38.985	+3.595
17	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:39.229	+3.839
18	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:39.296	+3.906
19	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:39.326	+3.936
20	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:39.409	+4.019
21	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:40.057	+4.667
22	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:40.297	+4.907
23	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:40.306	+4.916
24	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	1:40.339	+4.949
25	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:40.984	+5.594
26	#4 Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	1:41.036	+5.646
27	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:41.954	+6.564
28	#18 Eliseo Salazar	March	1:44.730	+9.340
29	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier
30	#17 Derek Daly	March

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:54.302		36

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Alan Jones	Williams	1	2	15
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1	2	15	0
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	0	1	4	-11
4	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	1	4	-11
5	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-12
6	Marc Surer	Ensign	0	0	3	-12
7	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-13
8	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	0	2	-13
9	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	0	0	1	-14
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	0	1	-14

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Ford	2	4	30
2	Brabham	Ford	0	1	4	-26
3	Arrows	Ford	0	1	4	-26
4	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-27
5	Ensign	Ford	0	0	3	-27
6	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-28
7	Lotus	Ford	0	0	2	-28
8	Theodore	Ford	0	0	1	-29
9	Ligier	Matra	0	0	1	-29

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The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix started Mar 29, 1981 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.

In 2 hour, 00 minutes and 23 seconds Carlos Reutemann finished the race in first place.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.