1981 Grand Prix of Argentina


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name XVII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Date Sunday, 12 April 1981
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Grand Prix Argentina
Circuit Buenos Aires
Round 3 of 15
Entries 29
Qualifiers 24
Finishers 13
Race distance 5968 m × 53 laps = 316.304 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 Albilad-Williams Racing Team Alan Jones Williams FW07C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Mobil
2
 Albilad-Williams Racing Team Carlos Reutemann Williams FW07C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Mobil
3
 Tyrrell Racing Team Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 010 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
4
 Tyrrell Racing Team Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell 010 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
5
 Parmalat Racing Team Nélson Piquet Brabham BT49C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Elf
6
 Parmalat Racing Team Hector Rebaque Brabham BT49C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Elf
7
 Marlboro McLaren International John Watson McLaren MP4/1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
8
 Marlboro McLaren International Andrea de Cesaris McLaren M29F Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
9
 Team ATS Jan Lammers ATS D4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Shell
11
 Team Essex Lotus Elio de Angelis Lotus 81 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin -
12
 Team Essex Lotus Nigel Mansell Lotus 81 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin -
14
 Ensign Racing Marc Surer Ensign N180B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
15
 Equipe Renault Elf Alain Prost Renault RE20B Renault 1.5 V6T Michelin Elf
16
 Equipe Renault Elf René Arnoux Renault RE20B Renault 1.5 V6T Michelin Elf
17
 March Grand Prix Team Derek Daly March 811 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
18
 March Grand Prix Team Eliseo Salazar March 811 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
20
 Fittipaldi Automotive Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi F8C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
21
 Fittipaldi Automotive Chico Serra Fittipaldi F8C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
22
 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 179C Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12 Michelin Agip
23
 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 179C Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12 Michelin Agip
25
 Equipe Talbot Gitanes Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier JS17 Matra 3.0 V12 Michelin Elf
26
 Equipe Talbot Gitanes Jacques Laffite Ligier JS17 Matra 3.0 V12 Michelin Elf
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 1.5 V6T Michelin Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Didier Pironi Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 1.5 V6T Michelin Agip
29
 Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team Riccardo Patrese Arrows A3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
30
 Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team Siegfried Stohr Arrows A3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
31
 Osella Squadra Corse Miguel Angel Guerra Osella FA1B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
32
 Osella Squadra Corse Beppe Gabbiani Osella FA1B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline
33
 Theodore Racing Team Patrick Tambay Theodore TY01 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Michelin Valvoline


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / Ford
1'42.665
 - - 209.271
2
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
1'42.981
 0.316 100.3% 208.629
3
1
 Alan Jones Williams / Ford
1'43.638
 0.973 100.9% 207.306
4
2
 Carlos Reutemann Williams / Ford
1'43.935
 1.270 101.2% 206.714
5
16
 René Arnoux Renault / Renault
1'43.997
 1.332 101.3% 206.591
6
6
 Hector Rebaque Brabham / Ford
1'44.100
 1.435 101.4% 206.386
7
27
 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari
1'44.132
 1.467 101.4% 206.323
8
20
 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi / Ford
1'44.191
 1.526 101.5% 206.206
9
29
 Riccardo Patrese Arrows / Ford
1'45.008
 2.343 102.3% 204.602
10
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Ford
1'45.065
 2.400 102.3% 204.491
11
7
 John Watson McLaren / Ford
1'45.073
 2.408 102.3% 204.475
12
28
 Didier Pironi Ferrari / Ferrari
1'45.108
 2.443 102.4% 204.407
13
3
 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell / Ford
1'45.117
 2.452 102.4% 204.389
14
33
 Patrick Tambay Theodore / Ford
1'45.297
 2.632 102.6% 204.040
15
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Ford
1'45.369
 2.704 102.6% 203.901
16
14
 Marc Surer Ensign / Ford
1'45.734
 3.069 103.0% 203.197
17
22
 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'46.059
 3.394 103.3% 202.574
18
8
 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren / Ford
1'46.387
 3.722 103.6% 201.949
19
30
 Siegfried Stohr Arrows / Ford
1'46.444
 3.779 103.7% 201.841
20
21
 Chico Serra Fittipaldi / Ford
1'46.706
 4.041 103.9% 201.346
21
26
 Jacques Laffite Ligier / Matra
1'46.854
 4.189 104.1% 201.067
22
23
 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'46.918
 4.253 104.1% 200.947
23
9
 Jan Lammers ATS / Ford
1'47.174
 4.509 104.4% 200.467
24
4
 Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell / Ford
1'47.464
 4.799 104.7% 199.926
dnq
31
 Miguel Angel Guerra Osella / Ford
1'47.609
 4.944 104.8% 199.656
dnq
32
 Beppe Gabbiani Osella / Ford
1'48.121
 5.456 105.3% 198.711
dnq
17
 Derek Daly March / Ford
1'48.191
 5.526 105.4% 198.582
dnq
25
 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier / Matra
1'49.581
 6.916 106.7% 196.063
dnq
18
 Eliseo Salazar March / Ford
1'51.086
 8.421 108.2% 193.407


Starting grid

2

Alain Prost
Renault / Renault
1'42.981
1

Nélson Piquet
Brabham / Ford
1'42.665

4

Carlos Reutemann
Williams / Ford
1'43.935
3

Alan Jones
Williams / Ford
1'43.638

6

Hector Rebaque
Brabham / Ford
1'44.100
5

René Arnoux
Renault / Renault
1'43.997

8

Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi / Ford
1'44.191
7

Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'44.132

10

Elio de Angelis
Lotus / Ford
1'45.065
9

Riccardo Patrese
Arrows / Ford
1'45.008

12

Didier Pironi
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'45.108
11

John Watson
McLaren / Ford
1'45.073

14

Patrick Tambay
Theodore / Ford
1'45.297
13

Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell / Ford
1'45.117

16

Marc Surer
Ensign / Ford
1'45.734
15

Nigel Mansell
Lotus / Ford
1'45.369

18

Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren / Ford
1'46.387
17

Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'46.059

20

Chico Serra
Fittipaldi / Ford
1'46.706
19

Siegfried Stohr
Arrows / Ford
1'46.444

22

Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'46.918
21

Jacques Laffite
Ligier / Matra
1'46.854

24

Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell / Ford
1'47.464
23

Jan Lammers
ATS / Ford
1'47.174


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / Ford
6
 1'45.287 - - 204.059
2
2
 Carlos Reutemann Williams / Ford
43
 1'46.26 0.973 100.9% 202.191
3
6
 Hector Rebaque Brabham / Ford
8
 1'46.35 1.063 101.0% 202.020
4
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
6
 1'46.57 1.283 101.2% 201.603
5
1
 Alan Jones Williams / Ford
36
 1'47.01 1.723 101.6% 200.774
6
16
 René Arnoux Renault / Renault
33
 1'47.18 1.893 101.8% 200.455
7
7
 John Watson McLaren / Ford
31
 1'47.34 2.053 101.9% 200.157
8
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Ford
43
 1'47.65 2.363 102.2% 199.580
9
33
 Patrick Tambay Theodore / Ford
30
 1'47.86 2.573 102.4% 199.192
10
29
 Riccardo Patrese Arrows / Ford
40
 1'48.30 3.013 102.9% 198.382
11
23
 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
37
 1'48.32 3.033 102.9% 198.346
12
22
 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
18
 1'48.49 3.203 103.0% 198.035
13
14
 Marc Surer Ensign / Ford
4
 1'48.77 3.483 103.3% 197.525
14
27
 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari
37
 1'48.83 3.543 103.4% 197.416
14
30
 Siegfried Stohr Arrows / Ford
28
 1'48.83 3.543 103.4% 197.416
16
20
 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi / Ford
3
 1'48.92 3.633 103.5% 197.253
17
4
 Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell / Ford
33
 1'49.01 3.723 103.5% 197.090
18
9
 Jan Lammers ATS / Ford
37
 1'49.14 3.853 103.7% 196.855
19
28
 Didier Pironi Ferrari / Ferrari
2
 1'49.22 3.933 103.7% 196.711
20
8
 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren / Ford
18
 1'49.85 4.563 104.3% 195.583
21
21
 Chico Serra Fittipaldi / Ford
10
 1'49.95 4.663 104.4% 195.405
22
26
 Jacques Laffite Ligier / Matra
5
 1'50.06 4.773 104.5% 195.210
23
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Ford
2
 1'50.88 5.593 105.3% 193.766
24
3
 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell / Ford
1
 3'05.30 1'20.013 176.0% 115.946


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / Ford
53
 1:34'32.74 - 200.731
2
2
 Carlos Reutemann Williams / Ford
53
 1:34'59.35 26.61 199.794
3
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
53
 1:35'22.72 49.98 198.978
4
1
 Alan Jones Williams / Ford
53
 1:35'40.62 1'07.88 198.357
5
16
 René Arnoux Renault / Renault
53
 1:36'04.59 1'31.85 197.533
6
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Ford
52
 1:34'39.53 1 Lap 196.708
7
29
 Riccardo Patrese Arrows / Ford
52
 1:34'47.92 1 Lap 196.418
8
22
 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
52
 1:35'07.35 1 Lap 195.749
9
30
 Siegfried Stohr Arrows / Ford
52
 1:35'50.26 1 Lap 194.289
10
23
 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
51
 1:33'39.41 Out of fuel 194.989
11
8
 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren / Ford
51
 1:34'51.65 2 Laps 192.514
12
9
 Jan Lammers ATS / Ford
51
 1:35'48.32 2 Laps 190.617
13
4
 Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell / Ford
51
 1:36'14.70 2 Laps 189.746
ret
27
 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari
40
 1:13'30.95 Transmission 194.831
ret
33
 Patrick Tambay Theodore / Ford
36
 1:05'42.08 Oil leak 196.204
ret
7
 John Watson McLaren / Ford
36
 1:09'11.76 Transmission 186.295
ret
6
 Hector Rebaque Brabham / Ford
32
 57'16.11 Electrical 200.085
ret
21
 Chico Serra Fittipaldi / Ford
28
 52'19.13 Gearbox 191.637
ret
26
 Jacques Laffite Ligier / Matra
19
 35'56.17 Handling 189.322
ret
14
 Marc Surer Ensign / Ford
14
 26'01.72 Engine 192.600
ret
20
 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi / Ford
4
 7'36.21 Fuel pump 188.376
ret
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Ford
3
 5'51.49 Engine 183.375
ret
28
 Didier Pironi Ferrari / Ferrari
3
 5'56.90 Engine 180.595
ret
3
 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell / Ford
1
 3'05.30 Clutch 115.946


Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / Ford
53
 100%


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