Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 2 · 29 March 1981 ·Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jones
Williams
2
Reutemann
Williams
1
Patrese
Arrows
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 62 | 2:00:23.66 | 9 | |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 62 | +4.44 | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 62 | +1:03.08 | 4 | |
| 4 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 62 | +1:17.03 | 3 | |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 62 | +1:26.42 | 2 | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 62 | +1:26.83 | 1 | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 62 | +1:30.25 | 0 | |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 57 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 49 | Not classified | 0 | |
| N | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 40 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 25 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 22 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 20 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 20 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 19 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 9 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Eliseo Salazar | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Daly | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| W | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- W
- Withdrew
- N
- Not classified