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Austrian Grand Prix

Grosser Preis von Österreich 1981

Round 11 of 15Red Bull Ring, SpielbergAug 16 198153 laps

Podium

ARNRenault

LAFLigier

PIQBrabham

Key facts

WinnerLAF1:27:36.470 from P4

PoleARN1:32.018

Fastest lapLAF1:37.620 on lap 47

Finishers11 / 24classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	4	▲3	53	1:27:36.470	9	1:37.620
2	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	1	▼1	53	+5.170s	6	–
3	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	7	▲4	53	+7.340s	4	–
4	JONAlan Jones	Williams	6	▲2	53	+12.040s	3	–
5	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	5	–	53	+31.850s	2	–
6	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	12	▲6	53	+91.140s	1	–
7	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	9	▲2	52	+1 lap		–
8	DECAndrea De Cesaris	McLaren	18	▲10	52	+1 lap		–
9	PIRDidier Pironi	Ferrari	8	▼1	52	+1 lap		–
10	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	14	▲4	51	+2 laps		–
11	DALDerek Daly	March	19	▲8	47	+6 laps		–
DNF	ANDMario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	13		46	Engine		–
DNF	BORSlim Borgudd	ATS	21		44	Brakes		–
DNF	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	10		43	Engine		–
DNF	SALEliseo Salazar	Ensign	20		43	Oil pressure		–
DNF	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	22		40	Gearbox		–
DNF	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	16		35	Fire		–
DNF	REBHéctor Rebaque	Brabham	15		31	Clutch		–
DNF	STOSiegfried Stohr	Arrows	24		27	Overheating		–
DNF	PROAlain Prost	Renault	2		26	Suspension		–
DNF	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ligier	17		26	Engine		–
DNF	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	11		23	Engine		–
DNF	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3		11	Accident		–
DNF	SURMarc Surer	Theodore	23		0	Distributor		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	1:32.018
2	PROAlain Prost	Renault	1:32.321	+0.303s
3	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:33.334	+1.316s
4	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	1:34.398	+2.380s
5	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	1:34.531	+2.513s
6	JONAlan Jones	Williams	1:34.654	+2.636s
7	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	1:34.871	+2.853s
8	PIRDidier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.037	+3.019s
9	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	1:35.294	+3.276s
10	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:35.442	+3.424s
11	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	1:35.569	+3.551s
12	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	1:35.977	+3.959s
13	ANDMario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.079	+4.061s
14	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:36.117	+4.099s
15	REBHéctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:36.150	+4.132s
16	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:36.216	+4.198s
17	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ligier	1:36.233	+4.215s
18	DECAndrea De Cesaris	McLaren	1:36.657	+4.639s
19	DALDerek Daly	March	1:37.230	+5.212s
20	SALEliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:37.631	+5.613s
21	BORSlim Borgudd	ATS	1:37.709	+5.691s
22	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:38.084	+6.066s
23	SURMarc Surer	Theodore	1:38.522	+6.504s
24	STOSiegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:38.546	+6.528s
25	CHEEddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.583	+6.565s
26	WARDerek Warwick	Toleman	1:38.593	+6.575s
27	HENBrian Henton	Toleman	1:38.691	+6.673s
28	GABBeppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:41.198	+9.180s

Red Bull Ring

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

Previous winners here

1980	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault
1979	Alan Jones	Williams
1978	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus
1977	Alan Jones	Shadow
1976	John Watson	Penske
1975	Vittorio Brambilla	March
1974	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham
1973	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus
1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus
1971	Jo Siffert	BRM

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