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1981 Grand Prix of Argentina Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 3 of 15 Sunday, April 12, 1981 at Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina 53 laps on a 5.968 kilometer road course (316.304 kilometers) Time of race: 1:34:32.74 Average speed: 200.761 kph Pole time: 102.665 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 26.61 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1981 Formula One results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 5   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 1:34:32.74 53 9 2 4 2   Carlos Reutemann TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +26.61 0 6 3 2 15   Alain Prost Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20B / Renault-Gordini EF1 53 +49.98 0 4 4 3 1   Alan Jones TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +67.88 0 3 5 5 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20B / Renault-Gordini EF1 53 +91.85 0 2 6 10 11   Elio de Angelis Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81B / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 +1 lap 0 1 7 9 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 +1 lap 0 0 8 17 22   Mario Andretti Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260 52 +1 lap 0 0 9 19 30   Siegfried Stohr Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 +1 lap 0 0 10 22 23   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260 51 out of fuel 0 0 11 18 8   Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro McLaren International McLaren M29F / Ford Cosworth DFV 51 +2 laps 0 0 12 23 9   Jan Lammers Team ATS ATS D4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 51 +2 laps 0 0 13 24 4   Ricardo Zunino Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 51 +2 laps 0 0 ret 7 27   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 40 transmission 0 0 ret 14 33   Patrick Tambay Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 / Ford Cosworth DFV 36 oil leak 0 0 ret 11 7   John Watson Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 36 transmission 0 0 ret 6 6   Hector Rebaque Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 32 electrical 0 0 ret 20 21   Chico Serra Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV 28 gearbox 0 0 ret 21 26   Jacques Laffite Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 19 handling 0 0 ret 16 14   Marc Surer Ensign Racing Ensign N180B / Ford Cosworth DFV 14 engine 0 0 ret 8 20   Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV 4 fuel system 0 0 ret 15 12   Nigel Mansell Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81B / Ford Cosworth DFV 3 engine 0 0 ret 12 28   Didier Pironi Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 3 engine 0 0 ret 13 3   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 1 clutch 0 0

Fastest Lap: 204.059 kph by Nelson Piquet Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Miguel Angel Guerra 31 Osella Squadra Corse 26 Beppe Gabbiani 32 Osella Squadra Corse 27 Derek Daly 17 March Grand Prix Team 28 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 25 Equipe Talbot Gitanes 29 Eliseo Salazar 18 March Grand Prix Team Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Nelson Piquet 1 53 53 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Carlos Reutemann 21     2   Alan Jones 18   -3   3   Nelson Piquet 13   -8   4   Alain Prost 4   -17   4   Riccardo Patrese 4   -17   6   Mario Andretti 3   -18   6   Elio de Angelis 3   -18   6   Marc Surer 3   -18   9   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 2   -19   9   Rene Arnoux 2   -19   11   Jacques Laffite 1   -20   11   Patrick Tambay 1   -20