Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 3 - 1981-04-12
Nelson Piquet won the 1981 Argentine Grand Prix from pole position, leading Carlos Reutemann (Williams) and Alain Prost (Renault) home for Brabham.
Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P10 at the flag â a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 Argentine Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Alan Jones |
| Williams |
| 3 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 16 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | Transmission | 0 |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | Electrical | 0 |
| 18 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | Handling | 0 |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | Clutch | 0 |
