Austrian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 16th August 1981 Local
Sun 16th August 1981 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1981

Round
Round 11

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Location

Red Bull Ring

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Description

The 1981 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 16 August 1981. It was the eleventh race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.
The 53-lap race was won by Frenchman Jacques Laffite, driving a Talbot Ligier-Matra. Compatriot René Arnoux finished second in a Renault, having started from pole position, with Brazilian Nelson Piquet third in a Brabham-Ford. Piquet moved to within six points of Drivers' Championship leader, Argentine Carlos Reutemann, who finished fifth in his Williams-Ford.

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Result List

01	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:27:36.47
02	René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	+0:05.17
03	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+0:07.34
04	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	+0:12.04
05	Carlos Reutemann	Williams Racing	+0:31.85
06	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1:31.14
07	Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	+1 Lap
08	Andrea De Cesaris	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
09	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
10	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Osella	+2 Laps
11	Derek Daly	March Engineering	+6 Laps
12	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
13	Slim Borgudd	ATS	DNF
14	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
15	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign Racing	DNF
16	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
17	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
18	Hector Rebaque	Brabham	DNF
19	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
20	Alain Prost	Renault F1 Team	DNF
21	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	DNF
22	Nigel Mansell	Lotus F1	DNF
23	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
24	Marc Surer	Theodore Racing	DNF
25	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell Racing	Did not qualify
26	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Did not qualify
27	Brian Henton	Toleman	Did not qualify
28	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	Did not qualify