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1981 Grand Prix of Argentina

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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

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Nelson Piquet	1	53	53

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
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