Austrian Grand Prix
Jacques Laffite (Ligier) won the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.
Circuit Red Bull Ring
LocationSpielberg, Austria
Date16 August 1981
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 53 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 53 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 53 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 53 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 53 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 47 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 44 | Brakes | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | 43 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 35 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 32 | Clutch | 0 |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | 27 | Overheating | 0 |
| 20 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 26 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 0 | Distributor | 0 |