← 1981 Season
Round 3 · GP · 1981
Argentine Grand Prix
12 Apr 1981Autódromo Juan y Oscar GálvezArgentinafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 53 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 53 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 53 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 53 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 53 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 51 | Out of fuel | 0 | — |
| P11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 40 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P15 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | 36 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| P16 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | 36 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 32 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P18 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | 28 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | 19 | Handling | 0 | — |
| P20 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | 14 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | 4 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | 3 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P23 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | 3 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P24 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | Clutch | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P2 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — |
| P3 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — |
| P5 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — |
| P6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P8 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P10 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P11 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P12 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P14 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | — | — | — |
| P15 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P16 | Marc Surer | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P17 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P21 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P22 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P23 | Jan Lammers | ATS | — | — | — |
| P24 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | — | — | — |