Season
1981
Race
3. Argentine Grand Prix
1981 Argentine Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -34.6943, -58.4593
- Altitude
- 8 m
- Race number
- 345
R
12/04/1981 00:00 · America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires · 53 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | = | 53 | 1:34:32.740 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | +2 | 53 | 1:34:59.350 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | -1 | 53 | 1:35:22.720 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | -1 | 53 | 1:35:40.620 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | = | 53 | 1:36:04.590 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | +4 | 52 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +2 | 52 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +9 | 52 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | +10 | 52 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | +12 | 51 | — | 0 | Out of fuel | — | |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | +7 | 51 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | +11 | 51 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | +11 | 51 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | -7 | 40 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | -1 | 36 | — | 0 | Oil leak | — | |
| 16 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | -5 | 36 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | -11 | 32 | — | 0 | Electrical | — | |
| 18 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | +2 | 28 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | +2 | 19 | — | 0 | Handling | — | |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | -4 | 14 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | -13 | 4 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | -7 | 3 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | -11 | 3 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | -11 | 1 | — | 0 | Clutch | — |