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1981 Austrian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitOsterreichring, 53 laps
Round11 of 15
Race numbers

The 1981 Austrian Grand Prix was the:

  • 353rd World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Austrian Grand Prix
  • 12th World Championship race at Osterreichring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra531hr 27m 36.470s9
2-1(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault53+5.170s6
3+4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth53+7.340s4
4+2(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth53+12.040s3
5 (ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth53+31.850s2
6+6(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth53+1m 31.140s1
7+2(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap 
8+10(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap 
9-1(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari52+1 lap 
10+4(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
11+8(IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth47+6 laps 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo46DNF 
R (SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth40DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo35DNF 
R (MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (ITA) Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstRenault26DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra26DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari11DNF 
R (CHE) Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Alain Prost ended lap 26 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:32.018

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
2(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
3(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
4(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
5(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth
6(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
7(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth
8(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari
9(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth
10(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
11(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
13(USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo
14(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth
15(MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
17(FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra
18(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
19(IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth
20(CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth
21(SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth
22(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
23(CHE) Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth
24(ITA) Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
(GBR) Brian HentonToleman-Hart
(ITA) Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Carlos Reutemann45
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet39
3(FRA) Jacques Laffite34
4(AUS) Alan Jones27
5(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve21
6(GBR) John Watson21
7(FRA) Alain Prost19
8(FRA) Rene Arnoux11
9(ITA) Riccardo Patrese10
10(USA) Eddie Cheever10
11(MEX) Hector Rebaque8
12(ITA) Elio de Angelis8
13(FRA) Didier Pironi7
14(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
15(CHE) Marc Surer4
16(USA) Mario Andretti3
17(FRA) Patrick Tambay1
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris1
=(SWE) Slim Borgudd1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Ford Cosworth72
2Brabham-Ford Cosworth47
3Ligier-Matra34
4Renault30
5Ferrari28
6McLaren-Ford Cosworth22
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth13
8Arrows-Ford Cosworth10
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
10Ensign-Ford Cosworth4
11Alfa Romeo3
12Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
=ATS-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Wins
5th for Jacques Laffite
7th for Ligier
Podiums
25th for Jacques Laffite
12th for Nelson Piquet
7th for Rene Arnoux
98th for Brabham
31st for Ligier
12th for Renault
Poles
8th for Rene Arnoux
15th for Renault
1-2 start
9th for Renault
Fastest laps
6th for Jacques Laffite (last until 1985)
9th for Ligier (last until 1985)
Front row starts
14th for Rene Arnoux
4th for Alain Prost
Win & fastest lap
3rd and last for Jacques Laffite (first since 1979)