Argentinian Grand Prix 1981 Buenos Aires 12 April
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 05 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 53 1h34m32.84s 9 1 2 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 53 1h34m59.35s 6 4 3 15 Alain Prost FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20B Renault 53 1h35m22.72s 4 2 4 01 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 53 1h35m40.62s 3 3 5 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20B Renault 53 1h36m04.59s 2 5 6 11 Elio De Angelis ITA Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81B Ford 52 - 1 10 7 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 52 - - 9 8 22 Mario Andretti USA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179C Alfa Roméo 52 - - 17 9 30 Siegfried Stohr ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 52 - - 19 10 23 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179C Alfa Roméo 51 Out Of Fuel - 22 11 08 Andrea De Cesaris ITA McLaren International McLaren M29F Ford 51 - - 18 12 09 Jan Lammers NED Team ATS ATS D4 Ford 51 - - 23 13 04 Ricardo Zunino ARG Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 51 - - 24 R 27 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 40 Driveshaft - 7 R 33 Patrick Tambay FRA Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 Ford 36 Engine - 14 R 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 Ford 36 Crown Wheel - 11 R 06 Hector Rebaque MEX Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 32 Distributor - 6 R 21 Chico Serra BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford 28 Gearbox - 20 R 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 19 Vibration - 21 R 14 Marc Surer CH Ensign Racing Team Ensign N180B Ford 14 Engine - 16 R 20 Keke Rosberg FIN Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford 4 Fuel Pump - 6 R 12 Nigel Mansell GBR Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81B Ford 3 Engine - 15 R 28 Didier Pironi FRA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 3 Engine - 12 R 03 Eddie Cheever USA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 1 Clutch - 13 DNQ 31 Miguel Angel Guerra ARG Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford - - - - DNQ 32 Beppe Gabbiani ITA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford - - - - DNQ 17 Derek Daly IRL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford - - - - DNQ 25 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra - - - - DNQ 18 Eliseo Salazar CHL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford - - - - Lap Leaders Total Nelson Piquet 1-53 53 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (1m42.665s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m45.287s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1 Carlos Reutemann ARG 21 2 Alan Jones AUS 18 3 Nelson Piquet BRA 13 4= Alain Prost FRA 4 4= Riccardo Patrese ITA 4 6= Elio De Angelis ITA 3 6= Mario Andretti USA 3 6= Marc Surer CH 3