Season
1981
Race
2. Brazilian Grand Prix
1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -22.9756, -43.395
- Altitude
- 1126 m
- Race number
- 344
R
29/03/1981 00:00 · America/Sao_Paulo · 62 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | +1 | 62 | 2:00:23.660 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | +1 | 62 | 2:00:28.100 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | +1 | 62 | 2:01:26.740 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 18 | +14 | 62 | 2:01:40.690 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | +5 | 62 | 2:01:50.080 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | +10 | 62 | 2:01:50.490 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | +16 | 62 | 2:01:53.910 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | +7 | 61 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | +3 | 61 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | +9 | 61 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | +2 | 61 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | -11 | 60 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | +11 | 57 | — | 0 | +5 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | = | 49 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | -9 | 40 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | -9 | 25 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | -6 | 22 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 18 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | -13 | 20 | — | 0 | Collision | — | |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | +2 | 20 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 20 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | -3 | 19 | — | 0 | Collision | — | |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | -1 | 9 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | -14 | 0 | — | 0 | Collision | — | |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | -14 | 0 | — | 0 | Collision | — | |
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | -2 | 0 | — | 0 | Collision | — | |
| 30 | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — |