Season
1981
Race
11. Austrian Grand Prix
1981 Austrian Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 47.2197, 14.7647
- Altitude
- 678 m
- Race number
- 353
R
16/08/1981 00:00 · Europe/Vienna · 53 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | +3 | 53 | 1:27:36.470 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | -1 | 53 | 1:27:41.640 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | +4 | 53 | 1:27:43.810 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | +2 | 53 | 1:27:48.510 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | = | 53 | 1:28:08.320 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | +6 | 53 | 1:29:07.610 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | +2 | 52 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | +10 | 52 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | -1 | 52 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | +4 | 51 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | +8 | 47 | — | 0 | +6 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +1 | 46 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 13 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | +8 | 44 | — | 0 | Brakes | — | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | -4 | 43 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 15 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | +5 | 43 | — | 0 | Oil pressure | — | |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | +6 | 40 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | -1 | 35 | — | 0 | Heat shield fire | — | |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | -3 | 32 | — | 0 | Clutch | — | |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | +5 | 27 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 20 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | -18 | 26 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | -4 | 26 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | -11 | 23 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | -20 | 11 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | -1 | 0 | — | 0 | Distributor | — |