Argentine Grand Prix
Round 3 · 12 April 1981 ·Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Reutemann
Williams
2
Piquet
Brabham
1
Prost
Renault
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 53 | 1:34:32.74 | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 53 | +26.61 | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 53 | +49.98 | 4 | |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 53 | +1:07.88 | 3 | |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 53 | +1:31.85 | 2 | |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 51 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 40 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 36 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | John Watson | McLaren | 36 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 32 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 28 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 19 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | Marc Surer | Ensign | 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 4 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1 | Clutch | 0 | |
| F | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Daly | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Eliseo Salazar | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify