Gridpedia1981 Argentine Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Apr 1981
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Round
- 3 of 15
- Winner
- Nelson Piquet (Brabham)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 53 | 1:34:32.74 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 53 | +26.61 | 6 | |
| 3 | 15 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 2 | 53 | +49.98 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 3 | 53 | +1:07.88 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 53 | +1:31.85 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | DEAElio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | ANDMario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 30 | STOSiegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 51 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 11 | 8 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | LAMJan Lammers | ATS | 23 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | ZUNRicardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 27 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 40 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 33 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | 36 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 11 | 36 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 6 | REBHector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 32 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 21 | SERChico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | 28 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | 19 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 14 | SURMarc Surer | Ensign | 16 | 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | 4 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 12 | MANNigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | PIRDidier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | CHEEddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | Clutch | 0 | |
| F | 31 | GUEMiguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | GABBeppe Gabbiani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | DALDerek Daly | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 25 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | SALEliseo Salazar | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 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 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 2 | 39 |
| 2 | Brabham | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Arrows | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Ensign | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Team Lotus | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ligier | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Theodore | 0 | 1 |