Gridpedia1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Mar 1981
- Circuit
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Round
- 2 of 15
- Winner
- Carlos Reutemann (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 62 | 2:00:23.66 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 3 | 62 | +4.44 | 6 | |
| 3 | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | 62 | +1:03.08 | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | SURMarc Surer | Ensign | 18 | 62 | +1:17.03 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | DEAElio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 62 | +1:26.42 | 2 | |
| 6 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | 62 | +1:26.83 | 1 | |
| 7 | 25 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | 62 | +1:30.25 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 15 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 33 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 12 | MANNigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 5 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | ZUNRicardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 57 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 3 | CHEEddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | 49 | Not classified | 0 | |
| N | 23 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 40 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 27 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 25 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 6 | REBHector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | 22 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 5 | 20 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 30 | STOSiegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | 20 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 28 | PIRDidier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | 19 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | 9 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 22 | ANDMario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | SERChico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 9 | LAMJan Lammers | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | GABBeppe Gabbiani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | GUEMiguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | SALEliseo Salazar | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | DALDerek Daly | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| W | 14 | LONRicardo Londoño | Ensign | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 1 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | Brabham | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Arrows | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ensign | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ligier | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Theodore | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |