Austrian Grand Prix
Round 11 · 16 August 1981 ·Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
Arnoux
Renault
2
Laffite
Ligier
1
Piquet
Brabham
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 53 | 1:27:36.47 | 9 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 53 | +5.17 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 53 | +7.34 | 4 | |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 53 | +12.04 | 3 | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 53 | +31.85 | 2 | |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 53 | +1:31.14 | 1 | |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | 47 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 44 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 43 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 35 | Heat shield fire | 0 | |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 32 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 27 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 26 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 26 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 23 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Marc Surer | Theodore | 0 | Distributor | 0 | |
| F | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify