Austrian Grand Prix 1981
Österreichring
16 August
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 53 1h27m36.47s 9 4
2 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 Renault 53 1h27m41.64s 6 1
3 05 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 53 1h27m43.81s 4 7
4 01 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 53 1h27m48.51s 3 6
5 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 53 1h28m08.32s 2 5
6 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 Ford 53 1h29m07.61s 1 12
7 11 Elio De Angelis ITA Team Essex Lotus Lotus 87 Ford 52 - - 9
8 08 Andrea De Cesaris ITA McLaren International McLaren MP4 Ford 52 - - 18
9 28 Didier Pironi FRA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 52 - - 8
10 32 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford 51 - - 14
11 17 Derek Daly IRL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford 47 - - 19
R 22 Mario Andretti USA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179E Alfa Roméo 46 Engine - 13
R 09 Slim Borgudd SWE Team ATS ATS HGS1 Ford 44 Brakes - 21
R 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 43 Engine - 10
R 14 Eliseo Salazar CHL Ensign Racing Team Ensign N180B Ford 43 Engine - 20
R 04 Michele Alboreto ITA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 40 Engine - 22
R 23 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179D Alfa Roméo 35 Engine - 16
R 06 Hector Rebaque MEX Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 31 Clutch - 15
R 30 Siegfried Stohr ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 27 Spun Off - 24
R 15 Alain Prost FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 Renault 26 Suspension - 2
R 25 Patrick Tambay FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 26 Engine - 17
R 12 Nigel Mansell GBR Team Essex Lotus Lotus 87 Ford 23 Engine - 11
R 27 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 11 Accident - 3
R 33 Marc Surer CH Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 Ford 0 Distributor - 23
DNQ 03 Eddie Cheever USA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 011 Ford - - - -
DNQ 36 Derek Warwick GBR Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG181 Hart - - - -
DNQ 35 Brian Henton GBR Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG181 Hart - - - -
DNQ 31 Beppe Gabbiani ITA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Gilles Villeneuve11
Alain Prost2-2625
René Arnoux27-3812
Jacques Laffite39-5315

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EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified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 (1m32.018s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m37.62s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Carlos Reutemann ARG 45
2 Nelson Piquet BRA 39
3 Jacques Laffite FRA 34
4 Alan Jones AUS 27
5= Gilles Villeneuve CAN 21
5= John Watson GBR 21