Brazilian Grand Prix 1981 Jacarepagua 29 March
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 62 2h00m23.66s 9 2 2 01 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 62 2h00m28.10s 6 3 3 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 62 2h01m26.74s 4 4 4 14 Marc Surer CH Ensign Racing Team Ensign N180B Ford 62 2h01m40.69s 3 18 5 11 Elio De Angelis ITA Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81B Ford 62 2h01m50.08s 2 10 6 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 62 2h01m50.49s 1 16 7 25 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 62 2h01m53.91s - 23 8 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro McLaren International McLaren M29F Ford 61 - - 15 9 20 Keke Rosberg FIN Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford 61 - - 12 10 33 Patrick Tambay FRA Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 Ford 61 - - 19 11 12 Nigel Mansell GBR Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81B Ford 61 - - 13 12 05 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 60 - - 1 13 04 Ricardo Zunino ARG Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 57 - - 24 NC 03 Eddie Cheever USA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 49 - - 14 NC 23 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179C Alfa Roméo 40 - - 6 R 27 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 25 Turbo - 7 R 06 Hector Rebaque MEX Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 22 Suspension - 11 R 30 Siegfried Stohr ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 20 Accident - 21 R 15 Alain Prost FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20B Renault 20 Accident - 5 R 28 Didier Pironi FRA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 19 Accident - 17 R 08 Andrea De Cesaris ITA McLaren International McLaren M29F Ford 9 Electrics - 20 R 21 Chico Serra BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford 0 Accident - 22 R 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20B Renault 0 Accident - 8 R 22 Mario Andretti USA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179C Alfa Roméo 0 Accident - 9 W 14 Ricardo Londono-Bridge COL Ensign Racing Team Ensign N180B Ford - No Super Licence - - DNQ 09 Jan Lammers NED Team ATS ATS D4 Ford - - - - DNQ 25 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra - - - - DNQ 32 Beppe Gabbiani ITA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford - - - - DNQ 31 Miguel Angel Guerra ARG Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford - - - - DNQ 18 Eliseo Salazar CHL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford - - - - DNQ 17 Derek Daly IRL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford - - - - Lap Leaders Total Carlos Reutemann 1-62 62 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 (1m35.079s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m54.302s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1= Alan Jones AUS 15 1= Carlos Reutemann ARG 15 3= Nelson Piquet BRA 4 3= Riccardo Patrese ITA 4 5= Mario Andretti USA 3 5= Marc Surer CH 3