← 1981 Season
Round 11 · GP · 1981
Austrian Grand Prix
16 Aug 1981Red Bull RingAustriafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 53 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 53 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 53 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 53 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 53 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 47 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 46 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P13 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 44 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 43 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P15 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | 43 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| P16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 35 | Heat shield fire | 0 | — |
| P18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 32 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| P19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | 27 | Overheating | 0 | — |
| P20 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 26 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P21 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | 26 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 11 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P24 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 0 | Distributor | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — |
| P2 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — |
| P3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — |
| P6 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P9 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P12 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P13 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | — | — | — |
| P15 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P17 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P19 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — |
| P20 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P21 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — |
| P22 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P23 | Marc Surer | Theodore | — | — | — |
| P24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — |