1981 / ROUND 3

Argentine Grand Prix

WinnerNelson PiquetPublished race classification

Official poleNelson PiquetSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance316.304 km53 laps

Race entries29Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1	1	53	1:34:32.740	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	4	4	53	1:34:59.350	6
3	Alain Prost	Renault	2	2	53	1:35:22.720	4
4	Alan Jones	Williams	3	3	53	1:35:40.620	3
5	René Arnoux	Renault	5	5	53	1:36:04.590	2
6	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	10	10	52	+1 lap	1
7	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	9	9	52	+1 lap	0
8	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	17	17	52	+1 lap	0
9	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	19	19	52	+1 lap	0
10	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	22	22	51	Out of fuel	0
11	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	18	18	51	+2 laps	0
12	Jan Lammers	ATS	23	23	51	+2 laps	0
13	Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	24	24	51	+2 laps	0
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	7	7	40	Transmission	0
DNF	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	14	14	36	Oil leak	0
DNF	John Watson	McLaren	11	11	36	Transmission	0
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	6	6	32	Electrical	0
DNF	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	20	20	28	Gearbox	0
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	21	21	19	Handling	0
DNF	Marc Surer	Ensign	16	16	14	Engine	0
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	8	8	4	Fuel system	0
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	15	15	3	Engine	0
DNF	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	12	12	3	Engine	0
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	13	13	1	Clutch	0
DNQ	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	25	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	26	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Derek Daly	March	27	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	28	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	March	29	—	—	DNQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Nelson Piquet	1:42.665
2	Alain Prost	1:42.981
3	Alan Jones	1:43.638
4	Carlos Reutemann	1:43.935
5	René Arnoux	1:43.997
6	Héctor Rebaque	1:44.100
7	Gilles Villeneuve	1:44.132
8	Keke Rosberg	1:44.191
9	Riccardo Patrese	1:45.008
10	Elio de Angelis	1:45.065
11	John Watson	1:45.073
12	Didier Pironi	1:45.108
13	Eddie Cheever	1:45.117
14	Patrick Tambay	1:45.297
15	Nigel Mansell	1:45.369
16	Marc Surer	1:45.734
17	Mario Andretti	1:46.059
18	Andrea de Cesaris	1:46.387
19	Siegfried Stohr	1:46.444
20	Chico Serra	1:46.706
21	Jacques Laffite	1:46.854
22	Bruno Giacomelli	1:46.918
23	Jan Lammers	1:47.174
24	Ricardo Zunino	1:47.464
25	Miguel Ángel Guerra	1:47.609
26	Beppe Gabbiani	1:48.121
27	Derek Daly	1:48.191
28	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1:49.581
29	Eliseo Salazar	1:51.086

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