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1981 Argentine Grand Prix

The Argentine Grand Prix 1981 was the 3rd round of the 1981 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 12th.

Nelson Piquet won the race from the pole, followed by Carlos Reutemann, and Alain Prost completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
1:34:32.74
Finished
2
2
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
+26.61
Finished
3
1
Alain Prost
Renault
+49.98
Finished
4
1
Alan Jones
Williams
+1:07.88
Finished
5
-
René Arnoux
Renault
+1:31.85
Finished
6
4
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
7
2
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
+1 Lap
8
9
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
+1 Lap
9
10
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
+1 Lap
10
12
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
Out of fuel
11
7
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
+2 Laps
12
11
Jan Lammers
ATS
+2 Laps
13
11
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
14
7
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Transmission
15
1
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
Oil leak
16
5
John Watson
McLaren
Transmission
17
11
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
Electrical
18
2
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
Gearbox
19
2
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Handling
20
4
Marc Surer
Ensign
Engine
21
13
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
Fuel system
22
7
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
Engine
23
11
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
Engine
24
11
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
Clutch
25
25
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
Did not qualify
26
26
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
Did not qualify
27
27
Derek Daly
March
Did not qualify
28
28
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
Did not qualify
29
29
Eliseo Salazar
March
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 12 drivers out of the original 29 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Bruno Giacomelli, who run out of fuel on lap 51, Gilles Villeneuve, and John Watson, both had a transmission problem, Patrick Tambay, who had an oil leak on lap 36, Hector Rebaque, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 32, Chico Serra, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 28, Jacques Laffite, who on lap 19, Marc Surer, Nigel Mansell, and Didier Pironi, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Keke Rosberg, who had a fuel system failure on lap 4, and Eddie Cheever, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 1.

Out of fuel

  • Bruno Giacomelli
    Lap 51

Transmission

  • Gilles Villeneuve
    Lap 40
  • John Watson
    Lap 36

Oil leak

  • Patrick Tambay
    Lap 36

Electrical

  • Hector Rebaque
    Lap 32

Gearbox

  • Chico Serra
    Lap 28

Handling

  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 19

Engine

  • Marc Surer
    Lap 14
  • Nigel Mansell
    Lap 3
  • Didier Pironi
    Lap 3

Fuel system

  • Keke Rosberg
    Lap 4

Clutch

  • Eddie Cheever
    Lap 1

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.