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1981 Grand Prix of Brazil qualifying results


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Formula One race number 2 of 15
Sunday, March 29, 1981 at Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
42 laps on a 5.031 kilometer road course (211.302 kilometers)

Time of race: 2:00:23.66
Average speed: 155.463 kph
Pole time: 95.079 seconds
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 4.44 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Glossary    1981 Formula One results   /   1981 standings



Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrTime (seconds)Speed (km/hr)
1   Nelson Piquet51:35.079   190.490  
2   Carlos Reutemann21:35.390   189.869  
3   Alan Jones11:36.337   188.003  
4   Riccardo Patrese291:36.667   187.361  
5   Alain Prost151:36.670   187.355  
6   Bruno Giacomelli231:37.283   186.174  
7   Gilles Villeneuve271:37.497   185.766  
8   Rene Arnoux161:37.561   185.644  
9   Mario Andretti221:37.597   185.575  
10   Elio de Angelis111:37.734   185.315  
11   Hector Rebaque61:37.777   185.234  
12   Keke Rosberg201:37.981   184.848  
13   Nigel Mansell121:38.003   184.807  
14   Eddie Cheever, Jr.31:38.160   184.511  
15   John Watson71:38.263   184.318  
16   Jacques Laffite261:38.273   184.299  
17   Didier Pironi281:38.565   183.753  
18   Marc Surer141:38.570   183.744  
19   Patrick Tambay331:38.726   183.453  
20   Andrea de Cesaris81:38.780   183.353  
21   Siegfried Stohr301:39.190   182.595  
22   Chico Serra211:39.326   182.345  
23   Jean-Pierre Jarier251:39.398   182.213  
24   Ricardo Zunino41:39.798   181.483  
25   Jan Lammers91:39.844   181.399  
26   Beppe Gabbiani321:40.709   179.841  
27   Miguel Angel Guerra311:40.984   179.351  
28   Eliseo Salazar181:43.267   175.386  
29   Derek Daly17-----   -----  

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Jan Lammers (#9), Beppe Gabbiani (#32), Miguel Angel Guerra (#31), Eliseo Salazar (#18), Ricardo Londono (#14), Derek Daly (#17)