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1981 Grand Prix of Austria Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 4 26   Jacques Laffite Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 53 1:27:36.47 15 9 2 1 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 53 +5.17 12 6 3 7 5   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +7.34 0 4 4 6 1   Alan Jones TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07D / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +12.04 0 3 5 5 2   Carlos Reutemann TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +31.85 0 2 6 12 7   John Watson Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 +91.14 0 1 7 9 11   Elio de Angelis John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87 / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 +1 lap 0 0 8 18 8   Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 +1 lap 0 0 9 8 28   Didier Pironi Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 52 +1 lap 0 0 10 14 32   Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B / Ford Cosworth DFV 51 +2 laps 0 0 11 19 17   Derek Daly March Grand Prix Team March 811 / Ford Cosworth DFV 47 +6 laps 0 0 ret 13 22   Mario Andretti Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179D / Alfa Romeo 1260 46 engine 0 0 ret 21 9   Slim Borgudd Team ATS ATS HGS-2 / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 brakes 0 0 ret 10 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 43 engine 0 0 ret 20 14   Eliseo Salazar Ensign Racing Ensign N180B / Ford Cosworth DFV 43 oil pressure 0 0 ret 22 4   Michele Alboreto Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 gearbox 0 0 ret 16 23   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179B / Alfa Romeo 1260 35 fire 0 0 ret 15 6   Hector Rebaque Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 32 clutch 0 0 ret 24 30   Siegfried Stohr Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 27 overheating 0 0 ret 2 15   Alain Prost Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 26 suspension 25 0 ret 17 25   Patrick Tambay Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 26 engine 0 0 ret 11 12   Nigel Mansell John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87 / Ford Cosworth DFV 23 engine 0 0 ret 3 27   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 11 crash 1 0 ret 23 33   Marc Surer Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 distributor 0 0

Fastest Lap: 219.127 kph by Jacques Laffite Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Eddie Cheever, Jr. 3 Team Tyrrell 26 Derek Warwick 36 Candy Toleman Motorsport 27 Brian Henton 35 Candy Toleman Motorsport 28 Beppe Gabbiani 31 Osella Squadra Corse Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Gilles Villeneuve 1 1 1   Alain Prost 2 26 25   Rene Arnoux 27 38 12   Jacques Laffite 39 53 15 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Carlos Reutemann 45     2   Nelson Piquet 39   -6   3   Jacques Laffite 34   -11   4   Alan Jones 27   -18   5   Gilles Villeneuve 21   -24   5   John Watson 21   -24   7   Alain Prost 19   -26   8   Rene Arnoux 11   -34   9   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 10   -35   9   Riccardo Patrese 10   -35   11   Hector Rebaque 8   -37   11   Elio de Angelis 8   -37   13   Didier Pironi 7   -38   14   Nigel Mansell 5   -40   15   Marc Surer 4   -41   16   Mario Andretti 3   -42   17   Slim Borgudd 1   -44   17   Andrea de Cesaris 1   -44   17   Patrick Tambay 1   -44