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1981 Grand Prix of Austria qualifying results

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Formula One race number 11 of 15
Sunday, August 16, 1981 at Osterreichring, Knittelfeld, Austria
53 laps on a 5.942 kilometer road course (314.926 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:27:36.47
Average speed: 215.715 kph
Pole time: 92.018 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 5.17 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1981 Formula One results / 1981 standings

Rank	Driver	Nbr	Time (seconds)	Speed (km/hr)
Qualifying results for this race:
1	Rene Arnoux	16	1:32.018	232.468
2	Alain Prost	15	1:32.321	231.705
3	Gilles Villeneuve	27	1:33.334	229.190
4	Jacques Laffite	26	1:34.398	226.606
5	Carlos Reutemann	2	1:34.531	226.288
6	Alan Jones	1	1:34.654	225.994
7	Nelson Piquet	5	1:34.871	225.477
8	Didier Pironi	28	1:35.037	225.083
9	Elio de Angelis	11	1:35.294	224.476
10	Riccardo Patrese	29	1:35.442	224.128
11	Nigel Mansell	12	1:35.569	223.830
12	John Watson	7	1:35.977	222.878
13	Mario Andretti	22	1:36.079	222.642
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	32	1:36.117	222.554
15	Hector Rebaque	6	1:36.150	222.477
16	Bruno Giacomelli	23	1:36.216	222.325
17	Patrick Tambay	25	1:36.233	222.285
18	Andrea de Cesaris	8	1:36.657	221.310
19	Derek Daly	17	1:37.230	220.006
20	Eliseo Salazar	14	1:37.631	219.103
21	Slim Borgudd	9	1:37.709	218.928
22	Michele Alboreto	4	1:38.084	218.091
23	Marc Surer	33	1:38.522	217.121
24	Siegfried Stohr	30	1:38.546	217.068
25	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	3	1:38.583	216.987
26	Derek Warwick	36	1:38.593	216.965
27	Brian Henton	35	1:38.691	216.749
28	Beppe Gabbiani	31	1:41.198	211.380

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Eddie Cheever, Jr. (#3), Derek Warwick (#36), Brian Henton (#35), Beppe Gabbiani (#31)