Austrian Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Red Bull Ring
RACE DATE
16 Aug 1981
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix.
WINNERLaffiteP4 → P1
RACE LAPS53
BIGGEST GAIN+10de Cesaris
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | +3 | 53 | 1:27:36.470Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | -1 | 53 | +5.170Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | +4 | 53 | +7.340Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | +2 | 53 | +12.040Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 0 | 53 | +31.850Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | +6 | 53 | +1:31.140Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | +2 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | +10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | -1 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | +4 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | +8 | 47 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +1 | 46 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | +8 | 44 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | -4 | 43 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | +5 | 43 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | +6 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | -1 | 35 | Heat shield fire | 0 | — |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | -3 | 32 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | +5 | 27 | Overheating | 0 | — |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | -18 | 26 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | -4 | 26 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | -11 | 23 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | -20 | 11 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | -1 | 0 | Distributor | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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