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1981 Grand Prix of Brazil

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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

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	2	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV	62	2:00:23.66	62	9
2	3	1	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV	62	+4.44	0	6
3	4	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV	62	+63.08	0	4
4	18	14	Marc Surer	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B / Ford Cosworth DFV	62	+77.03	0	3
5	10	11	Elio de Angelis	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B / Ford Cosworth DFV	62	+86.42	0	2
6	16	26	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81	62	+86.83	0	1
7	23	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81	62	+90.25	0	0
8	15	7	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29C / Ford Cosworth DFV	61	+1 lap	0	0
9	12	20	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV	61	+1 lap	0	0
10	19	33	Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01 / Ford Cosworth DFV	61	+1 lap	0	0
11	13	12	Nigel Mansell	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B / Ford Cosworth DFV	61	+1 lap	0	0
12	1	5	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV	60	+2 laps	0	0
13	24	4	Ricardo Zunino	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV	57	+5 laps	0	0
nc	14	3	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV	49	+13 laps	0	0
nc	6	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260	40	+22 laps	0	0
ret	7	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021	25	turbo	0	0
ret	11	6	Hector Rebaque	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV	22	spun off	0	0
ret	5	15	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B / Renault-Gordini EF1	20	crash	0	0
ret	21	30	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV	20	crash	0	0
ret	17	28	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021	19	crash	0	0
ret	20	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29F / Ford Cosworth DFV	9	engine	0	0
ret	8	16	Rene Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B / Renault-Gordini EF1	0	crash	0	0
ret	9	22	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260	0	crash	0	0
ret	22	21	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	crash	0	0

Fastest Lap: 158.454 kph by Marc Surer

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
25	Jan Lammers	9	Team ATS
26	Beppe Gabbiani	32	Osella Squadra Corse
27	Miguel Angel Guerra	31	Osella Squadra Corse
28	Eliseo Salazar	18	March Grand Prix Team
29	Ricardo Londono	14	Ensign Racing
30	Derek Daly	17	March Grand Prix Team

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Carlos Reutemann	1	62	62

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Alan Jones	15
1	Carlos Reutemann	15	0
3	Riccardo Patrese	4	-11
3	Nelson Piquet	4	-11
5	Marc Surer	3	-12
5	Mario Andretti	3	-12
7	Elio de Angelis	2	-13
7	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	2	-13
9	Patrick Tambay	1	-14
9	Jacques Laffite	1	-14