Season 1981 · Round 3

Argentine Grand Prix

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1981-04-12 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Argentina · Argentine Grand Prix
Winner
5 Nelson Piquet
1:34:32.740
Pole Position
5 Nelson Piquet
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
12
DNFs · starters 24 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1 53 1:34:32.740 9
2 2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 4 53 +26.610 6
3 15 Alain Prost Renault 2 53 +49.980 4
4 1 Alan Jones Williams 3 53 +1:07.880 3
5 16 René Arnoux Renault 5 53 +1:31.850 2
6 11 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 10 52 +1 Lap 1
7 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 9 52 +1 Lap
8 22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 17 52 +1 Lap
9 30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows 19 52 +1 Lap
10 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 22 51 Out of fuel
11 8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 18 51 +2 Laps
12 9 Jan Lammers ATS 23 51 +2 Laps
13 4 Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell 24 51 +2 Laps
R 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 7 40 Transmission
R 25 Patrick Tambay Theodore 14 36 Oil leak
R 7 John Watson McLaren 11 36 Transmission
R 6 Hector Rebaque Brabham 6 32 Electrical
R 21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 20 28 Gearbox
R 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 21 19 Handling
R 33 Marc Surer Ensign 16 14 Engine
R 20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 8 4 Fuel system
R 12 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 15 3 Engine
R 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 12 3 Engine
R 3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 13 1 Clutch
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15