Brazilian Grand Prix
1981-03-29 · Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | GRID | LAPS | TIME / STATUS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 62 | 2:00:23.660 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 62 | +4.440 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | 62 | +1:03.080 | 4 |
| 4 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 18 | 62 | +1:17.030 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 62 | +1:26.420 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | 62 | +1:26.830 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | 62 | +1:30.250 | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 57 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | 49 | Not classified | 0 |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 40 | Not classified | 0 |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 25 | Turbo | 0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| W | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |