1981 - Brazilian Grand Prix
Date : 29 March 1981
Hour : Z
Round : 2
Circuit : Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Locality : Rio de Janeiro
Winner : Carlos Reutemann(Williams)
Polesitter : Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
Fastest lap : Hector Rebaque(Brabham)
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No record found. | |||||
| P. | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 6 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus |
| 11 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell |
| 15 | John Watson | McLaren |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari |
| 18 | Marc Surer | Ensign |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren |
| 21 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows |
| 22 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell |
| Pitlane | Eliseo Salazar | Osella |
| Pitlane | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign |
| Pitlane | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella |
| Pitlane | Derek Daly | March |
| Pitlane | Jan Lammers | ATS |
| Pitlane | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella |
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 62 | 2:00:23.66 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 62 | +4.44 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | 62 | +1:03.08 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 18 | 62 | +1:17.03 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 62 | +1:26.42 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | 62 | +1:26.83 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | 62 | +1:30.25 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 57 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | 49 | Not classified | 0 | ||
| Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 40 | Not classified | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 25 | Turbo | 0 | ||
| Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | 22 | Spun off | 0 | ||
| Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 20 | Collision | 0 | ||
| Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | 20 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | 19 | Collision | 0 | ||
| Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | 9 | Engine | 0 | ||
| René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 | ||
| Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | ||
| Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | 0 | Collision | 0 | ||
| Jan Lammers | ATS | Pitlane | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Pitlane | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | Pitlane | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Eliseo Salazar | Osella | Pitlane | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Derek Daly | March | Pitlane | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | Pitlane | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |