Austrian Grand Prix
1981-08-16 · Red Bull Ring
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | GRID | LAPS | TIME / STATUS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 53 | 1:27:36.470 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | +5.170 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 53 | +7.340 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 53 | +12.040 | 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 53 | +31.850 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 53 | +1:31.140 | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 47 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 44 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | 43 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 35 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 32 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | 27 | Overheating | 0 |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 26 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 0 | Distributor | 0 |