1981 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 16 Aug 1981
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 11 of 15
- Winner
- Jacques Laffite (Ligier)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 53 | 1:27:36.47 | 9 | |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | +5.17 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 53 | +7.34 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 53 | +12.04 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 53 | +31.85 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 53 | +1:31.14 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 47 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 44 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | 43 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 35 | Heat shield fire | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 32 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | 27 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 26 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | 26 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 11 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 0 | Distributor | 0 | |
| F | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 45 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 39 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 27 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 10 |