Brazilian Grand Prix 1981
29 March 1981
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Brazil
- Location
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Laps
- 62
- Previous winners
- 1989Nigel MansellFerrari
- 1988Alain ProstMcLaren
- 1987Alain ProstMcLaren
- 1986Nelson PiquetWilliams
- 1985Alain ProstMcLaren
Starting Grid
- 1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 2
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 3
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 5
Alain Prost
Renault
No time set
- 6
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 7
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 8
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 9
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 10
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 11
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- 12
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 13
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
No time set
- 14
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
No time set
- 15
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 16
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 17
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
No time set
- 18
Marc Surer
Ensign
No time set
- 19
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
No time set
- 20
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
No time set
- 21
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
No time set
- 22
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 23
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
No time set
- 24
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
No time set
- PIT
Jan Lammers
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Eliseo Salazar
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
March
No time set
- PIT
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +1 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 62 laps | 2:00:23.66 | 9pts |
| 2 | +1 | Alan Jones Williams | 62 laps | +4.44 | 6pts |
| 3 | +1 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 62 laps | +1:03.08 | 4pts |
| 4 | +14 | Marc Surer Ensign | 62 laps | +1:17.03 | 3pts |
| 5 | +5 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 62 laps | +1:26.42 | 2pts |
| 6 | +10 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 62 laps | +1:26.83 | 1pts |
| 7 | +16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier | 62 laps | +1:30.25 | |
| 8 | +7 | John Watson McLaren | 61 laps | ||
| 9 | +3 | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 61 laps | ||
| 10 | +9 | Patrick Tambay Theodore | 61 laps | ||
| 11 | +2 | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 61 laps | ||
| 12 | -11 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 60 laps | ||
| 13 | +11 | Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell | 57 laps | ||
| N | - | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 49 laps | ||
| N | - | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Alain Prost Renault | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | Siegfried Stohr Arrows | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 19 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 9 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Renault | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jan Lammers ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Eliseo Salazar Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly March | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Ricardo Londoño Ensign | 0 laps |