1981 seasonR11 · 16 August 1981 · Red Bull Ring

Austrian Grand Prix 1981

Jacques Laffite won for Ligier. Started from P4.

Laps53PoleArnouxFastest lapLaffiteDistance314.9 km
Start → finish · top ten4P1 Laffite1P2 ArnouxP3 Piquet6P4 JonesP5 Reutemann12P6 WatsonP7 De Angelis18P8 De Cesaris8P9 Pironi14P10 Jarier

Race results

01Jacques Laffitefastest lapLigier1:27:36.4709
02René ArnouxRenault+5.1706
03Nelson PiquetBrabham+7.3404
04Alan JonesWilliams+12.0403
05Carlos ReutemannWilliams+31.8502
06John WatsonMcLaren+1:31.1401
07Elio de AngelisLotus+1 lap
08Andrea de CesarisMcLaren+1 lap
09Didier PironiFerrari+1 lap
10Jean-Pierre JarierOsella+2 laps
11Derek DalyMarch+6 laps
—Mario AndrettiAlfa RomeoEngine
—Slim BorguddATSBrakes
—Riccardo PatreseArrowsEngine
—Eliseo SalazarEnsignOil pressure
—Michele AlboretoTyrrellGearbox
—Bruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoFire
—Héctor RebaqueBrabhamClutch
—Siegfried StohrArrowsOverheating
—Alain ProstRenaultSuspension
—Patrick TambayLigierEngine
—Nigel MansellLotusEngine
—Gilles VilleneuveFerrariAccident
—Marc SurerTheodoreDistributor
—Eddie CheeverTyrrellDid not qualify
—Derek WarwickTolemanDid not qualify
—Brian HentonTolemanDid not qualify
—Beppe GabbianiOsellaDid not qualify