1981 seasonR3 · 12 April 1981 · Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Argentine Grand Prix 1981

Nelson Piquet won for Brabham. Started from P1.

Laps53PolePiquetFastest lapPiquetDistance316.3 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 PiquetP2 ReutemannP3 Prost3P4 Jones5P5 ArnouxP6 De Angelis9P7 Patrese17P8 Andretti19P9 Stohr22P10 Giacomelli

Race results

01Nelson Piquetfastest lapBrabham1:34:32.7409
02Carlos ReutemannWilliams+26.6106
03Alain ProstRenault+49.9804
04Alan JonesWilliams+1:07.8803
05René ArnouxRenault+1:31.8502
06Elio de AngelisLotus+1 lap1
07Riccardo PatreseArrows+1 lap
08Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo+1 lap
09Siegfried StohrArrows+1 lap
10Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
11Andrea de CesarisMcLaren+2 laps
12Jan LammersATS+2 laps
13Ricardo ZuninoTyrrell+2 laps
—Gilles VilleneuveFerrariTransmission
—Patrick TambayTheodoreOil leak
—John WatsonMcLarenTransmission
—Héctor RebaqueBrabhamElectrical
—Chico SerraFittipaldiGearbox
—Jacques LaffiteLigierHandling
—Marc SurerEnsignEngine
—Keke RosbergFittipaldiFuel system
—Nigel MansellLotusEngine
—Didier PironiFerrariEngine
—Eddie CheeverTyrrellClutch
—Miguel Ángel GuerraOsellaDid not qualify
—Beppe GabbianiOsellaDid not qualify
—Derek DalyMarchDid not qualify
—Jean-Pierre JabouilleLigierDid not qualify
—Eliseo SalazarMarchDid not qualify