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Austrian Grand Prix 1981

Round 11 of 15  · 16 August 1981  · Red Bull Ring  · 53 laps

Fastest Lap Jacques Laffite 1:37.620 (lap 47)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 LAF Jacques Laffite FL Ligier 4 1:27:36.470 9
2 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1 +5.170 6
3 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 7 +7.340 4
4 JON Alan Jones Williams 6 +12.040 3
5 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 5 +31.850 2
6 WAT John Watson McLaren 12 +1:31.140 1
7 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 9 +1 lap —
8 DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 18 +1 lap —
9 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 8 +1 lap —
10 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 14 +2 laps —
11 DAL Derek Daly March 19 +6 laps —
DNF AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 13 Engine —
DNF BOR Slim Borgudd ATS 21 Brakes —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 10 Engine —
DNF SAL Eliseo Salazar Ensign 20 Oil pressure —
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 22 Gearbox —
DNF GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 16 Fire —
DNF REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 15 Clutch —
DNF STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 24 Overheating —
DNF PRO Alain Prost Renault 2 Suspension —
DNF TAM Patrick Tambay Ligier 17 Engine —
DNF MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 11 Engine —
DNF VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 3 Accident —
DNF SUR Marc Surer Theodore 23 Distributor —
DNQ CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell — — —
DNQ WAR Derek Warwick Toleman — — —
DNQ HEN Brian Henton Toleman — — —
DNQ GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:32.018
2 PRO Alain Prost Renault 1:32.321
3 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:33.334
4 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:34.398
5 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:34.531
6 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:34.654
7 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:34.871
8 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:35.037
9 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:35.294
10 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:35.442
11 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:35.569
12 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:35.977
13 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:36.079
14 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 1:36.117
15 REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 1:36.150
16 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:36.216
17 TAM Patrick Tambay Ligier 1:36.233
18 DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1:36.657
19 DAL Derek Daly March 1:37.230
20 SAL Eliseo Salazar Ensign 1:37.631
21 BOR Slim Borgudd ATS 1:37.709
22 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:38.084
23 SUR Marc Surer Theodore 1:38.522
24 STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 1:38.546
25 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 1:38.583
26 WAR Derek Warwick Toleman 1:38.593
27 HEN Brian Henton Toleman 1:38.691
28 GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella 1:41.198