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1981 Brazilian Grand Prix

The Brazilian Grand Prix 1981 was the 2nd round of the 1981 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 29th.

Carlos Reutemann won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Alan Jones, and Riccardo Patrese completing the podium.

Nelson Piquet started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 12th.

Final results

1
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
2:00:23.66
Finished
2
1
Alan Jones
Williams
+4.44
Finished
3
1
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
+1:03.08
Finished
4
14
Marc Surer
Ensign
+1:17.03
Finished
5
5
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
+1:26.42
Finished
6
10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
+1:26.83
Finished
7
16
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
+1:30.25
Finished
8
7
John Watson
McLaren
+1 Lap
9
3
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
+1 Lap
10
9
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
+1 Lap
11
2
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
12
11
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
+2 Laps
13
11
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
+5 Laps
14
-
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
Not classified
15
9
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
Not classified
16
9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Turbo
17
6
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
Spun off
18
13
Alain Prost
Renault
Collision
19
2
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
Accident
20
3
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
Collision
21
1
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
Engine
22
14
René Arnoux
Renault
Collision
23
14
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
Collision
24
2
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
Collision
25
25
Jan Lammers
ATS
Did not qualify
26
26
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
Did not qualify
27
27
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
Did not qualify
28
28
Eliseo Salazar
Osella
Did not qualify
29
29
Derek Daly
March
Did not qualify
30
30
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
Withdrew
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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

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 13 drivers out of the original 30 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Eddie Cheever, and Bruno Giacomelli, both did not classify, Gilles Villeneuve, who had a turbo failure on lap 25, Hector Rebaque, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 22, Alain Prost, Didier Pironi, René Arnoux, Mario Andretti, and Chico Serra, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Siegfried Stohr, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 20, Andrea de Cesaris, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 9, and Ricardo Londoño, who withdrew on lap 0.

Not classified

  • Eddie Cheever
    Lap 49
  • Bruno Giacomelli
    Lap 40

Turbo

  • Gilles Villeneuve
    Lap 25

Spun off

  • Hector Rebaque
    Lap 22

Collision

  • Alain Prost
    Lap 20
  • Didier Pironi
    Lap 19
  • René Arnoux
    Lap 0
  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 0
  • Chico Serra
    Lap 0

Accident

  • Siegfried Stohr
    Lap 20

Engine

  • Andrea de Cesaris
    Lap 9

Withdrew

  • Ricardo Londoño
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.