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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