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Argentine Grand Prix

Gran Premio de Argentina 1981

Round 3 of 15Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos AiresApr 12 198153 laps

Podium

REUWilliams

PIQBrabham

PRORenault

Key facts

WinnerPIQ1:34:32.740 from P1

PolePIQ1:42.665

Fastest lapPIQ1:45.287 on lap 6

Finishers13 / 24classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	1	–	53	1:34:32.740	9	1:45.287
2	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	4	▲2	53	+26.610s	6	–
3	PROAlain Prost	Renault	2	▼1	53	+49.980s	4	–
4	JONAlan Jones	Williams	3	▼1	53	+67.880s	3	–
5	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	5	–	53	+91.850s	2	–
6	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	10	▲4	52	+1 lap	1	–
7	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	9	▲2	52	+1 lap		–
8	ANDMario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	17	▲9	52	+1 lap		–
9	STOSiegfried Stohr	Arrows	19	▲10	52	+1 lap		–
10	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	22	▲12	51	+2 laps		–
11	DECAndrea De Cesaris	McLaren	18	▲7	51	+2 laps		–
12	LAMJan Lammers	ATS	23	▲11	51	+2 laps		–
13	ZUNRicardo Zunino	Tyrrell	24	▲11	51	+2 laps		–
DNF	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	7		40	Transmission		–
DNF	TAMPatrick Tambay	Theodore	14		36	Oil leak		–
DNF	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	11		36	Transmission		–
DNF	REBHéctor Rebaque	Brabham	6		32	Electrical		–
DNF	SERChico Serra	Fittipaldi	20		28	Gearbox		–
DNF	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	21		19	Handling		–
DNF	SURMarc Surer	Ensign	16		14	Engine		–
DNF	ROSKeke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	8		4	Fuel system		–
DNF	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	15		3	Engine		–
DNF	PIRDidier Pironi	Ferrari	12		3	Engine		–
DNF	CHEEddie Cheever	Tyrrell	13		1	Clutch		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	1:42.665
2	PROAlain Prost	Renault	1:42.981	+0.316s
3	JONAlan Jones	Williams	1:43.638	+0.973s
4	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	1:43.935	+1.270s
5	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	1:43.997	+1.332s
6	REBHéctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:44.100	+1.435s
7	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:44.132	+1.467s
8	ROSKeke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:44.191	+1.526s
9	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:45.008	+2.343s
10	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	1:45.065	+2.400s
11	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	1:45.073	+2.408s
12	PIRDidier Pironi	Ferrari	1:45.108	+2.443s
13	CHEEddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:45.117	+2.452s
14	TAMPatrick Tambay	Theodore	1:45.297	+2.632s
15	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	1:45.369	+2.704s
16	SURMarc Surer	Ensign	1:45.734	+3.069s
17	ANDMario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:46.059	+3.394s
18	DECAndrea De Cesaris	McLaren	1:46.387	+3.722s
19	STOSiegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:46.444	+3.779s
20	SERChico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:46.706	+4.041s
21	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	1:46.854	+4.189s
22	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:46.918	+4.253s
23	LAMJan Lammers	ATS	1:47.174	+4.509s
24	ZUNRicardo Zunino	Tyrrell	1:47.464	+4.799s
25	GUEMiguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:47.609	+4.944s
26	GABBeppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:48.121	+5.456s
27	DALDerek Daly	March	1:48.191	+5.526s
28	JABJean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:49.581	+6.916s
29	SALEliseo Salazar	March	1:51.086	+8.421s

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1981. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1980	Alan Jones	Williams
1979	Jacques Laffite	Ligier
1978	Mario Andretti	Lotus
1977	Jody Scheckter	Wolf
1975	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren
1974	Denny Hulme	McLaren
1973	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus
1972	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell
1960	Bruce McLaren	Cooper
1958	Stirling Moss	Cooper

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