Formula 1 1981 11 1981-08-16 1981-08-16 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/24g9bk1750516754.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/yu5ato1750516744.jpg 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. 528996