1981 Argentine Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 3 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season.
Date April 12, 1981
Official name XVII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Location Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course Permanent racing facility
3.708 mi / 5.968 km
Distance 53 laps, 196.542 mi / 316.304 km
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford
Time 1:42.665
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford
Time 1:45.287 on lap 6
Podium
First Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford
Second Flag of Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford
Third Flag of France Alain Prost Renault

Results from the 1981 Formula One Argentine Grand Prix held at the Buenos Aires circuit in Argentina on April 12, 1981.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 53 1:34:32.74 1 9
2 2 Flag of Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 53 + 26.61 4 6
3 15 Flag of France Alain Prost Renault 53 + 49.98 2 4
4 1 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 53 + 1:07.88 3 3
5 16 Flag of France René Arnoux Renault 53 + 1:31.85 5 2
6 11 Flag of Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 52 + 1 Lap 10 1
7 29 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 52 + 1 Lap 9  
8 22 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 52 + 1 Lap 17  
9 30 Flag of Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 52 + 1 Lap 19  
10 23 Flag of Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 51 Out of Fuel 22  
11 8 Flag of Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 18  
12 9 Flag of the Netherlands Jan Lammers ATS-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 23  
13 4 Flag of Argentina Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 24  
Ret 27 Flag of Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 40 Transmission 7  
Ret 33 Flag of France Patrick Tambay Theodore-Ford 36 Oil Leak 14  
Ret 7 Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 36 Transmission 11  
Ret 6 Flag of Mexico Hector Rebaque Brabham-Ford 32 Electrical 6  
Ret 21 Flag of Brazil Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 28 Gearbox 20  
Ret 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 19 Handling 21  
Ret 14 Flag of Switzerland Marc Surer Ensign-Ford 14 Engine 16  
Ret 20 Flag of Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 4 Fuel System 8  
Ret 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 3 Engine 15  
Ret 28 Flag of France Didier Pironi Ferrari 3 Engine 12  
Ret 3 Flag of the United States Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1 Clutch 13  
DNQ 31 Flag of Argentina Miguel Angel Guerra Osella-Ford    
DNQ 32 Flag of Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford    
DNQ 17 Flag of Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford    
DNQ 25 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier-Matra    
DNQ 18 Flag of Chile Eliseo Salazar March-Ford        

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