Argentine Grand Prix 1981
12 April 1981
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laps
- 53
- Previous winners
- 1998Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 1997Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
- 1996Damon HillWilliams
- 1995Damon HillWilliams
- 1980Alan JonesWilliams
Starting Grid
- 1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 2
Alain Prost
Renault
No time set
- 3
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 4
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 5
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 6
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- 7
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 8
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 9
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 10
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 11
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 12
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
No time set
- 13
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
No time set
- 14
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
No time set
- 15
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
No time set
- 16
Marc Surer
Ensign
No time set
- 17
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 18
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
No time set
- 19
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
No time set
- 20
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 21
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 22
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 23
Jan Lammers
ATS
No time set
- 24
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
No time set
- PIT
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
March
No time set
- PIT
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
No time set
- PIT
Eliseo Salazar
March
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 53 laps | 1:34:32.74 | 9pts |
| 2 | +2 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 53 laps | +26.61 | 6pts |
| 3 | -1 | Alain Prost Renault | 53 laps | +49.98 | 4pts |
| 4 | -1 | Alan Jones Williams | 53 laps | +1:07.88 | 3pts |
| 5 | 0 | René Arnoux Renault | 53 laps | +1:31.85 | 2pts |
| 6 | +4 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 52 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +2 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 52 laps | ||
| 8 | +9 | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 52 laps | ||
| 9 | +10 | Siegfried Stohr Arrows | 52 laps | ||
| 10 | +12 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 51 laps | ||
| 11 | +7 | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 51 laps | ||
| 12 | +11 | Jan Lammers ATS | 51 laps | ||
| 13 | +11 | Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell | 51 laps | ||
| R | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay Theodore | 36 laps | ||
| R | - | John Watson McLaren | 36 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 32 laps | ||
| R | - | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 28 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 19 laps | ||
| R | - | Marc Surer Ensign | 14 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 4 laps | ||
| R | - | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 1 laps | ||
| F | - | Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly March | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Eliseo Salazar March | 0 laps |