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Round 3 · 1981

Argentine Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the Argentine Grand Prix 1981 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez on 12 April 1981, starting from pole position. Carlos Reutemann finished second for Williams, with Alain Prost completing the podium for Renault.

Race Results

PosGridDriverTeamLapsTime / StatusPtsFL
11Nelson PiquetPIQBrabham531:34:32.749
24Carlos ReutemannREUWilliams53+26.616
32Alain ProstPRORenault53+49.984
43Alan JonesJONWilliams53+1:07.883
55René ArnouxARNRenault53+1:31.852
610Elio de AngelisDEATeam Lotus52+1 Lap1
79Riccardo PatresePATArrows52+1 Lap0
817Mario AndrettiANDAlfa Romeo52+1 Lap0
919Siegfried StohrSTOArrows52+1 Lap0
1022Bruno GiacomelliGIAAlfa Romeo51Out of fuel0
1118Andrea de CesarisDECMcLaren51+2 Laps0
1223Jan LammersLAMATS51+2 Laps0
1324Ricardo ZuninoZUNTyrrell51+2 Laps0
R7Gilles VilleneuveVILFerrari40Transmission0
R14Patrick TambayTAMTheodore36Oil leak0
R11John WatsonWATMcLaren36Transmission0
R6Hector RebaqueREBBrabham32Electrical0
R20Chico SerraSERFittipaldi28Gearbox0
R21Jacques LaffiteLAFLigier19Handling0
R16Marc SurerSUREnsign14Engine0
R8Keke RosbergROSFittipaldi4Fuel system0
R15Nigel MansellMANTeam Lotus3Engine0
R12Didier PironiPIRFerrari3Engine0
R13Eddie CheeverCHETyrrell1Clutch0
F0Miguel Ángel GuerraGUEOsella0Did not qualify0
F0Beppe GabbianiGABOsella0Did not qualify0
F0Derek DalyDALMarch0Did not qualify0
F0Jean-Pierre JabouilleJABLigier0Did not qualify0
F0Eliseo SalazarSALMarch0Did not qualify0