Brazilian Grand Prix 1981 Results

Round 2 · Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Brazil

Race results

Brazilian Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Carlos ReutemannC. Reutemann	Williams	2	1	62	Leader	—	9
02	Alan JonesA. Jones	Williams	3	1	62	+4.440	—	6
03	Riccardo PatreseR. Patrese	Arrows	4	1	62	+1:03.080	—	4
04	Marc SurerM. Surer	Ensign	18	14	62	+1:17.030	—	3
05	Elio de AngelisE. D. Angelis	Team Lotus	10	5	62	+1:26.420	—	2
06	Jacques LaffiteJ. Laffite	Ligier	16	10	62	+1:26.830	—	1
07	Jean-Pierre JarierJ. Jarier	Ligier	23	16	62	+1:30.250	—	0
08	John WatsonJ. Watson	McLaren	15	7	61	+1 lap	—	0
09	Keke RosbergK. Rosberg	Fittipaldi	12	3	61	+1 lap	—	0
10	Patrick TambayP. Tambay	Theodore	19	9	61	+1 lap	—	0
11	Nigel MansellN. Mansell	Team Lotus	13	2	61	+1 lap	—	0
12	Nelson PiquetN. Piquet	Brabham	1	11	60	+2 laps	—	0
13	Ricardo ZuninoR. Zunino	Tyrrell	24	11	57	+5 laps	—	0
DNF	Eddie CheeverE. Cheever	Tyrrell	14	—	49	+13 laps	—	0
DNF	Bruno GiacomelliB. Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	6	9	40	+22 laps	—	0
DNF	Gilles VilleneuveG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	7	9	25	Turbo	—	0
DNF	Hector RebaqueH. Rebaque	Brabham	11	6	22	Spun off	—	0
DNF	Alain ProstA. Prost	Renault	5	13	20	Collision	—	0
DNF	Siegfried StohrS. Stohr	Arrows	21	2	20	Accident	—	0
DNF	Didier PironiD. Pironi	Ferrari	17	3	19	Collision	—	0
DNF	Andrea de CesarisA. D. Cesaris	McLaren	20	1	9	Engine	—	0
DNF	Chico SerraC. Serra	Fittipaldi	22	—	0	Collision	—	0
DNF	René ArnouxR. Arnoux	Renault	8	15	0	Collision	—	0
DNF	Mario AndrettiM. Andretti	Alfa Romeo	9	15	0	Collision	—	0
DNS	Jan LammersJ. Lammers	ATS	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Beppe GabbianiB. Gabbiani	Osella	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Miguel Ángel GuerraM. Á. Guerra	Osella	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Eliseo SalazarE. Salazar	March	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Derek DalyD. Daly	March	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJ. Jabouille	Ligier	Pit	—	—	Car raced by Jarier	—	0
DNP	Ricardo LondoñoR. Londoño	Ensign	Pit	—	0	Car raced by Surer	—	0

Round 2 · Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Brazil

Race results

Brazilian Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Carlos ReutemannC. Reutemann	Williams	2	1	62	Leader	—	9
02	Alan JonesA. Jones	Williams	3	1	62	+4.440	—	6
03	Riccardo PatreseR. Patrese	Arrows	4	1	62	+1:03.080	—	4
04	Marc SurerM. Surer	Ensign	18	14	62	+1:17.030	—	3
05	Elio de AngelisE. D. Angelis	Team Lotus	10	5	62	+1:26.420	—	2
06	Jacques LaffiteJ. Laffite	Ligier	16	10	62	+1:26.830	—	1
07	Jean-Pierre JarierJ. Jarier	Ligier	23	16	62	+1:30.250	—	0
08	John WatsonJ. Watson	McLaren	15	7	61	+1 lap	—	0
09	Keke RosbergK. Rosberg	Fittipaldi	12	3	61	+1 lap	—	0
10	Patrick TambayP. Tambay	Theodore	19	9	61	+1 lap	—	0
11	Nigel MansellN. Mansell	Team Lotus	13	2	61	+1 lap	—	0
12	Nelson PiquetN. Piquet	Brabham	1	11	60	+2 laps	—	0
13	Ricardo ZuninoR. Zunino	Tyrrell	24	11	57	+5 laps	—	0
DNF	Eddie CheeverE. Cheever	Tyrrell	14	—	49	+13 laps	—	0
DNF	Bruno GiacomelliB. Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	6	9	40	+22 laps	—	0
DNF	Gilles VilleneuveG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	7	9	25	Turbo	—	0
DNF	Hector RebaqueH. Rebaque	Brabham	11	6	22	Spun off	—	0
DNF	Alain ProstA. Prost	Renault	5	13	20	Collision	—	0
DNF	Siegfried StohrS. Stohr	Arrows	21	2	20	Accident	—	0
DNF	Didier PironiD. Pironi	Ferrari	17	3	19	Collision	—	0
DNF	Andrea de CesarisA. D. Cesaris	McLaren	20	1	9	Engine	—	0
DNF	Chico SerraC. Serra	Fittipaldi	22	—	0	Collision	—	0
DNF	René ArnouxR. Arnoux	Renault	8	15	0	Collision	—	0
DNF	Mario AndrettiM. Andretti	Alfa Romeo	9	15	0	Collision	—	0
DNS	Jan LammersJ. Lammers	ATS	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Beppe GabbianiB. Gabbiani	Osella	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Miguel Ángel GuerraM. Á. Guerra	Osella	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Eliseo SalazarE. Salazar	March	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Derek DalyD. Daly	March	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJ. Jabouille	Ligier	Pit	—	—	Car raced by Jarier	—	0
DNP	Ricardo LondoñoR. Londoño	Ensign	Pit	—	0	Car raced by Surer	—	0

Complete weekend analysis loaded.

Championship impact

Fastest lap

Marc Surer1:54.302

Recorded on lap 36.

Driver championship impact

P1Carlos Reutemann1+915 pts after race

P1Alan Jones+615 pts after race

P3Riccardo Patrese+44 pts after race

P5Marc Surer+33 pts after race

P7Elio de Angelis+22 pts after race

Constructor championship impact

P1Williams+1530 pts after race

P2Arrows+44 pts after race

P4Ensign+33 pts after race

P6Team Lotus+22 pts after race

P8Ligier+11 pts after race

1981 Formula 1 results

1981 Formula 1 results

Fastest lap

Fastest lap