Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 2 - 1981-03-29
Carlos Reutemann won the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix for Williams, with Alan Jones (Williams) second and Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Jean-Pierre Jarier (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Marc Surer |
| Ensign |
| 18 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | Turbo | 0 |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | Collision | 0 |
| 30 | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
