Argentina (1981)

Date: 12 Apr 1981

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Position	Driver	Points	Laps	Constructor	Engine	Tyres
1	Nelson Piquet	9	53	Brabham	Ford	Michelin
2	Carlos Reutemann	6	53	Williams	Ford	Michelin
3	Alain Prost	4	53	Renault	Renault	Michelin
4	Alan Jones	3	53	Williams	Ford	Michelin
5	René Arnoux	2	53	Renault	Renault	Michelin
6	Elio de Angelis	1	52	Lotus	Ford	Michelin
7	Riccardo Patrese	0	52	Arrows	Ford	Michelin
8	Mario Andretti	0	52	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Michelin
9	Siegfried Stohr	0	52	Arrows	Ford	Michelin
10	Bruno Giacomelli	0	51	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Michelin
11	Andrea de Cesaris	0	51	McLaren	Ford	Michelin
12	Jan Lammers	0	51	ATS	Ford	Michelin
13	Ricardo Zunino	0	51	Tyrrell	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	0	40	Ferrari	Ferrari	Michelin
DNF	Patrick Tambay	0	36	Theodore	Ford	Michelin
DNF	John Watson	0	36	McLaren	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	0	32	Brabham	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Chico Serra	0	28	Fittipaldi	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Jacques Laffite	0	19	Ligier	Matra	Michelin
DNF	Marc Surer	0	14	Ensign	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Keke Rosberg	0	4	Fittipaldi	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Nigel Mansell	0	3	Lotus	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Didier Pironi	0	3	Ferrari	Ferrari	Michelin
DNF	Eddie Cheever	0	1	Tyrrell	Ford	Michelin
DNQ	Miguel Ángel Guerra	0		Osella	Ford	Michelin
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	0		Osella	Ford	Michelin
DNQ	Derek Daly	0		March	Ford	Michelin
DNQ	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0		Ligier	Matra	Michelin
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	0		March	Ford	Michelin

No qualifying data available.

Date: 1981-04-12 · Circuit: Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina)

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Δ	Time/Retired	Points
1	Nelson Piquet Souto Maior	Brabham	1	0	1:34:32.740	9
2	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Williams	4	+2	1:34:59.350	6
3	Alain Marie Pascal Prost	Renault	2	-1	1:35:22.720	4
4	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams	3	-1	1:35:40.620	3
5	René Alexandre Arnoux	Renault	5	0	1:36:04.590	2
6	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	10	+4		1
7	Riccardo Gabriele Patrese	Arrows	9	+2
8	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Alfa Romeo	17	+9
9	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	19	+10
10	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	22	+12	Out of fuel
11	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	18	+7
12	Johannes Lammers	ATS	23	+11
13	Ricardo Héctor Zunino	Tyrrell	24	+11
	Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve	Ferrari	7		Transmission
	Patrick Daniel Tambay	Theodore	14		Oil leak
	John Marshall Watson	McLaren	11		Transmission
	Héctor Alonso Rebaque	Brabham	6		Electrical
	Francisco Serra	Fittipaldi	20		Gearbox
	Jacques-Henri Laffite	Ligier	21		Handling
	Marc Surer	Ensign	16		Engine
	Keijo Erik Rosberg	Fittipaldi	8		Fuel system
	Nigel Ernest James Mansell	Lotus	15		Engine
	Didier Joseph Louis Pironi	Ferrari	12		Engine
	Edward McKay Cheever Jr.	Tyrrell	13		Clutch
	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella
	Giuseppe Gabbiani	Osella
	Derek Daly	March
	Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille	Ligier
	Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela	March

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid
1	Nelson Piquet Souto Maior	Brabham	1
2	Alain Marie Pascal Prost	Renault	2
3	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams	3
4	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Williams	4
5	René Alexandre Arnoux	Renault	5
6	Héctor Alonso Rebaque	Brabham	6
7	Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve	Ferrari	7
8	Keijo Erik Rosberg	Fittipaldi	8
9	Riccardo Gabriele Patrese	Arrows	9
10	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	10

Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (Brabham) – 1:34:32.740

Biggest mover: Bruno Giacomelli (12 positions gained)
Retirements: Bruno Giacomelli, Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve, Patrick Daniel Tambay, John Marshall Watson, Héctor Alonso Rebaque, Francisco Serra, Jacques-Henri Laffite, Marc Surer, Keijo Erik Rosberg, Nigel Ernest James Mansell, Didier Joseph Louis Pironi, Edward McKay Cheever Jr.