1981 / ROUND 11

Austrian Grand Prix

1981-08-16 · Red Bull Ring

WinnerJacques LaffitePublished race classification

Official poleRené ArnouxSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance314.926 km53 laps

Race entries28Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	4	4	53	1:27:36.470	9
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1	1	53	1:27:41.640	6
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	7	7	53	1:27:43.810	4
4	Alan Jones	Williams	6	6	53	1:27:48.510	3
5	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	5	5	53	1:28:08.320	2
6	John Watson	McLaren	12	12	53	1:29:07.610	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	9	9	52	+1 lap	0
8	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	18	18	52	+1 lap	0
9	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	8	8	52	+1 lap	0
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	14	14	51	+2 laps	0
11	Derek Daly	March	19	19	47	+6 laps	0
DNF	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	13	13	46	Engine	0
DNF	Slim Borgudd	ATS	21	21	44	Brakes	0
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	10	10	43	Engine	0
DNF	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	20	20	43	Oil pressure	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	22	22	40	Gearbox	0
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	16	16	35	Fire	0
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	15	15	31	Clutch	0
DNF	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	24	24	27	Overheating	0
DNF	Alain Prost	Renault	2	2	26	Suspension	0
DNF	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	17	17	26	Engine	0
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	11	11	23	Engine	0
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	3	11	Accident	0
DNF	Marc Surer	Theodore	23	23	0	Distributor	0
DNQ	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	25	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Derek Warwick	Toleman	26	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Brian Henton	Toleman	27	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	28	—	—	DNQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	René Arnoux	1:32.018
2	Alain Prost	1:32.321
3	Gilles Villeneuve	1:33.334
4	Jacques Laffite	1:34.398
5	Carlos Reutemann	1:34.531
6	Alan Jones	1:34.654
7	Nelson Piquet	1:34.871
8	Didier Pironi	1:35.037
9	Elio de Angelis	1:35.294
10	Riccardo Patrese	1:35.442
11	Nigel Mansell	1:35.569
12	John Watson	1:35.977
13	Mario Andretti	1:36.079
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:36.117
15	Héctor Rebaque	1:36.150
16	Bruno Giacomelli	1:36.216
17	Patrick Tambay	1:36.233
18	Andrea de Cesaris	1:36.657
19	Derek Daly	1:37.230
20	Eliseo Salazar	1:37.631
21	Slim Borgudd	1:37.709
22	Michele Alboreto	1:38.084
23	Marc Surer	1:38.522
24	Siegfried Stohr	1:38.546
25	Eddie Cheever	1:38.583
26	Derek Warwick	1:38.593
27	Brian Henton	1:38.691
28	Beppe Gabbiani	1:41.198

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.