Brazil (1981)

Date: 29 Mar 1981

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 9 62 Williams Ford Michelin
2 Australia Alan Jones 6 62 Williams Ford Michelin
3 Italy Riccardo Patrese 4 62 Arrows Ford Michelin
4 Switzerland Marc Surer 3 62 Ensign Ford Michelin
5 Italy Elio de Angelis 2 62 Lotus Ford Michelin
6 France Jacques Laffite 1 62 Ligier Matra Michelin
7 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 62 Ligier Matra Michelin
8 United Kingdom John Watson 0 61 McLaren Ford Michelin
9 Finland Keke Rosberg 0 61 Fittipaldi Ford Michelin
10 France Patrick Tambay 0 61 Theodore Ford Michelin
11 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 0 61 Lotus Ford Michelin
12 Brazil Nelson Piquet 0 60 Brabham Ford Michelin
13 Argentina Ricardo Zunino 0 57 Tyrrell Ford Michelin
NC United States of America Eddie Cheever 0 49 Tyrrell Ford Michelin
NC Italy Bruno Giacomelli 0 40 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Michelin
DNF Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 25 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 22 Brabham Ford Michelin
DNF France Alain Prost 0 20 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF Italy Siegfried Stohr 0 20 Arrows Ford Michelin
DNF France Didier Pironi 0 19 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF Italy Andrea de Cesaris 0 9 McLaren Ford Michelin
DNF Brazil Chico Serra 0 0 Fittipaldi Ford Michelin
DNF France René Arnoux 0 0 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 0 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Michelin
DNS France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 Ligier Matra Michelin
DNQ Netherlands Jan Lammers 0 ATS Ford Michelin
DNQ Italy Beppe Gabbiani 0 Osella Ford Michelin
DNQ Argentina Miguel Ángel Guerra 0 Osella Ford Michelin
DNQ Chile Eliseo Salazar 0 March Ford Michelin
DNQ Ireland Derek Daly 0 March Ford Michelin
DNP Colombia Ricardo Londoño 0 Ensign Ford Michelin
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1981 (1981)

Date: 1981-03-29 · Circuit: Nelson Piquet (Brazil)

Podium
  1. Carlos Alberto Reutemann Williams 9 pts
  2. Alan Stanley Jones Williams 6 pts
  3. Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Williams 2 +1 2:00:23.660 9
2 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 3 +1 2:00:28.100 6
3 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 4 +1 2:01:26.740 4
4 Marc Surer Ensign 18 +14 2:01:40.690 3
5 Elio de Angelis Lotus 10 +5 2:01:50.080 2
6 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 16 +10 2:01:50.490 1
7 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Ligier 23 +16 2:01:53.910
8 John Marshall Watson McLaren 15 +7
9 Keijo Erik Rosberg Fittipaldi 12 +3
10 Patrick Daniel Tambay Theodore 19 +9
11 Nigel Ernest James Mansell Lotus 13 +2
12 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 1 -11
13 Ricardo Héctor Zunino Tyrrell 24 +11
Edward McKay Cheever Jr. Tyrrell 14
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 6
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 7 Turbo
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Brabham 11 Spun off
Alain Marie Pascal Prost Renault 5 Collision
Siegfried Stohr Arrows 21 Accident
Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Ferrari 17 Collision
Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 20 Engine
Francisco Serra Fittipaldi 22 Collision
René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 8 Collision
Mario Gabriele Andretti Alfa Romeo 9 Collision
Johannes Lammers ATS
Giuseppe Gabbiani Osella
Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella
Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela March
Derek Daly March
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Ligier Car raced by Jarier
Ricardo Londoño-Bridge Ensign Car raced by Surer
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 1
2 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Williams 2
3 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 3
4 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 4
5 Alain Marie Pascal Prost Renault 5
6 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 6
7 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 7
8 René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 8
9 Mario Gabriele Andretti Alfa Romeo 9
10 Elio de Angelis Lotus 10

Fastest Lap

Marc Surer (Ensign) – 2:01:40.690

Driver of the Day

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