1981 Austrian Grand Prix

The Austrian Grand Prix 1981 was the 11th round of the 1981 F1 season, and took place at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on August 16th.

Jacques Laffite won the race after starting in the 4th position, followed by René Arnoux, who originally had the pole position, and Nelson Piquet completing the podium.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 14 drivers out of the original 28 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Mario Andretti, Riccardo Patrese, Patrick Tambay, and Nigel Mansell, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Slim Borgudd, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 44, Eliseo Salazar, who suffered a loss in oil pressure on lap 43, Michele Alboreto, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 40, Bruno Giacomelli, who saw the heat shield literally lit up in fire on lap 35, Hector Rebaque, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 32, Siegfried Stohr, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 27, Alain Prost, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 26, Gilles Villeneuve, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 11, and Marc Surer, who had a problem with the distributor on lap 0.

Qualifying