Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1ArgentineCarlos ReutemannWilliams2622:00:23.6609
2AustralianAlan JonesWilliams362+4.4406
3ItalianRiccardo PatreseArrows462+1:03.0804
4SwissMarc SurerEnsign1862+1:17.0303
5ItalianElio de AngelisTeam Lotus1062+1:26.4202
6FrenchJacques LaffiteLigier1662+1:26.8301
7FrenchJean-Pierre JarierLigier2362+1:30.2500
8BritishJohn WatsonMcLaren1561+1 Lap0
9FinnishKeke RosbergFittipaldi1261+1 Lap0
10FrenchPatrick TambayTheodore1961+1 Lap0
11BritishNigel MansellTeam Lotus1361+1 Lap0
12BrazilianNelson PiquetBrabham160+2 Laps0
13ArgentineRicardo ZuninoTyrrell2457+5 Laps0
RAmericanEddie CheeverTyrrell1449Not classified0
RItalianBruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo640Not classified0
RCanadianGilles VilleneuveFerrari725Turbo0
RMexicanHector RebaqueBrabham1122Spun off0
RFrenchAlain ProstRenault520Collision0
RItalianSiegfried StohrArrows2120Accident0
RFrenchDidier PironiFerrari1719Collision0
RItalianAndrea de CesarisMcLaren209Engine0
RFrenchRené ArnouxRenault80Collision0
RAmericanMario AndrettiAlfa Romeo90Collision0
RBrazilianChico SerraFittipaldi220Collision0
WColombianRicardo LondoñoEnsignPL0Withdrew0

About the Grand Prix

The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix was the second race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship and was held on 29 March 1981 at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formula One moved to the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de Janeiro from the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo, after safety concerns with the long Interlagos circuit and the growing slums of São Paulo being at odds with the glamorous image of Formula One.

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