1981 Grande Premio do Brasil
29 March - Rio de Janeiro: 311.922 km (5.031 km x 62 laps)
Pole position: Nelson Piquet, Brabham-Cosworth, 1:35.079
Results:
1 Carlos Reutemann Williams-Cosworth 2:00:23.660, 155.450kph
2 Alan Jones Williams-Cosworth 2:00:28.100
3 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Cosworth 2:01:26.704
4 Marc Surer Ensign-Cosworth 2:01:40.690
5 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Cosworth 2:01:50.080
6 Jacques Laffite Talbot Ligier-Matra 2:01:50.490
7 Jean-Pierre Jarier Talbot Ligier-Matra 2:01:53.910
8 John Watson McLaren-Cosworth -1 lap
9 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Cosworth -1 lap
10 Patrick Tambay Theodore-Cosworth -1 lap
11 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Cosworth -1 lap
12 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Cosworth -2 laps
13 Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell-Cosworth -5 laps
nc Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Cosworth -13 laps
nc Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo -22 laps
Fastest Lap: Marc Surer, Ensign-Cosworth, 1:54.302, 158.454kph
Retirements:
Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 0 laps Accident
Rene Arnoux Renault 0 laps Accident
Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Cosworth 0 laps Accident
Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Cosworth 9 laps Electrics
Didier Pironi Ferrari 19 laps Accident
Alain Prost Renault 20 laps Accident
Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Cosworth 20 laps Accident
Hector Rebaque Brabham-Cosworth 22 laps Rear suspension
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 25 laps Turbo wastegate
Did Not Qualify
Jan Lammers ATS-Cosworth
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Talbot Ligier-Matra
Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Cosworth
Miguel-Angel Guerra Osella-Cosworth
Eliseo Salazar March-Cosworth
Derek Daly March-Cosworth
Disqualified from practice
Ricardo Londono-Bridge Ensign-Cosworth
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Starting Grid
Carlos Reutemann Nelson Piquet
Williams FW07C-Cosworth #12 Brabham BT49C-Cosworth
1:35.390 1:35.079
Riccardo Patrese Alan Jones
Arrows A3-Cosworth #3 Williams FW07C-Cosworth #11
1:36.667 1:36.337
Bruno Giacomelli Alain Prost
Alfa Romeo 179C Renault RE20B
1:37.283 1:36.670
Rene Arnoux Gilles Villeneuve
Renault RE20B Ferrari 126CK
1:37.561 1:37.497
Elio de Angelis Mario Andretti
Lotus 81B-Cosworth #R3 Alfa Romeo 179C
1:37.734 1:37.597
Keke Rosberg Hector Rebaque
Fittipaldi F8C-Cosworth Brabham BT49C-Cosworth
1:37.981 1:37.777
Eddie Cheever Nigel Mansell
Tyrrell 010-Cosworth Lotus 81B-Cosworth
1:38.160 1:38.003
Jacques Laffite John Watson
Talbot Ligier JS17-Matra #02 McLaren M29F-Cosworth
1:38.273 1:38.263
Marc Surer Didier Pironi
Ensign N180B-Cosworth #MN-15 Ferrari 126CK
1:38.570 1:38.565
Andrea de Cesaris Patrick Tambay
McLaren M29F-Cosworth Theodore TY01-Cosworth
1:38.780 1:38.726
Chico Serra Siegfried Stohr
Fittipaldi F8C-Cosworth Arrows A3-Cosworth
1:39.326 1:39.190
Ricardo Zunino Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell 010-Cosworth Talbot Ligier JS17-Matra
1:39.798 1:39.398
Did Not Qualify:
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Jan Lammers
Talbot Ligier JS17-Matra ATS D4-Cosworth
1:40.306 1:39.844
Car raced by Jarier
Miguel Angel Guerra Beppe Gabbiani
Osella FA1B-Cosworth Osella FA1B-Cosworth
1:40.984 1:40.709
Derek Daly Eliseo Salazar
March 811-Cosworth March 811-Cosworth
No time 1:43.267
Ricardo Londono-Bridge
Ensign N180B-Cosworth #MN-15
Did not have required competition licence