Gran Premio de Argentina 1981
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 53 | 1:34:32.740 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL GS |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 53 | 1:34:59.350 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 53 | 1:35:22.720 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 53 | 1:35:40.620 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 53 | 1:36:04.590 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | 10 | |
| 7 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 52 | +1 lap | — | 9 | |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 52 | +1 lap | — | 17 | |
| 9 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 52 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 51 | Out of fuel | — | 22 | |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 51 | +2 laps | — | 18 | |
| 12 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 51 | +2 laps | — | 23 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 51 | +2 laps | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 40 | Transmission | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 36 | Oil leak | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 36 | Transmission | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 32 | Electrical | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 28 | Gearbox | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 19 | Handling | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 14 | Engine | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 4 | Fuel system | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 3 | Engine | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 3 | Engine | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1 | Clutch | — | 13 | |
| DNQ | 31 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 17 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 18 | Eliseo Salazar | March | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:42.665 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:42.981 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:43.638 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — | 1:43.935 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:43.997 |
| 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:44.100 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:44.132 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:44.191 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:45.008 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:45.065 |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:45.073 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:45.108 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:45.117 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:45.297 |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:45.369 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:45.734 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:46.059 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:46.387 |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:46.444 |
| 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:46.706 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:46.854 |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:46.918 |
| 23 | Jan Lammers | ATS | — | — | — | 1:47.174 |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:47.464 |
| 25 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | — | — | — | 1:47.609 |
| 26 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:48.121 |
| 27 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | 1:48.191 |
| 28 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:49.581 |
| 29 | Eliseo Salazar | March | — | — | — | 1:51.086 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | — |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | — |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | — |
| 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | — |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | — |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 10 | — |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | — |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | — |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | — |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 15 | — |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | — |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | — |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | — |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | — |
| 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | — |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | — |
| 23 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | — |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 1:45.287 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 21 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | 18 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 13 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | 4 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 4 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 6 | Marc Surer | 3 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | 3 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 2 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | 2 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | 1 |
