Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 11 - 1981-08-16
Jacques Laffite won the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix for Ligier, with René Arnoux (Renault) second and Nelson Piquet (Brabham) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Andrea de Cesaris (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P8 at the flag â a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Alan Jones |
| Williams |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | Brakes | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | Clutch | 0 |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | Overheating | 0 |
| 20 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | Distributor | 0 |
