Grosser Preis von Österreich 1981
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 53 | 1:27:36.470 | 9 | 4 | FL |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 53 | 1:27:41.640 | 6 | 1 | Pole |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 53 | 1:27:43.810 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 53 | 1:27:48.510 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 53 | 1:28:08.320 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 53 | 1:29:07.610 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 52 | +1 lap | — | 9 | |
| 8 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 52 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | — | 8 | |
| 10 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 51 | +2 laps | — | 14 | |
| 11 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 47 | +6 laps | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 46 | Engine | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 44 | Brakes | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 43 | Engine | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 43 | Oil pressure | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 40 | Gearbox | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 35 | Fire | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 31 | Clutch | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 27 | Overheating | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 26 | Suspension | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 26 | Engine | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 23 | Engine | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | Accident | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 0 | Distributor | — | 23 | |
| DNQ | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:32.018 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:32.321 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:33.334 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:34.398 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — | 1:34.531 |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:34.654 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:34.871 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:35.037 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:35.294 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:35.442 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:35.569 |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:35.977 |
| 13 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:36.079 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | — | — | — | 1:36.117 |
| 15 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:36.150 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:36.216 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:36.233 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:36.657 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | 1:37.230 |
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:37.631 |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | 1:37.709 |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:38.084 |
| 23 | Marc Surer | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:38.522 |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:38.546 |
| 25 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:38.583 |
| 26 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:38.593 |
| 27 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:38.691 |
| 28 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:41.198 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | — |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | — |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | — |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | — |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | — |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 9 | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | — |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 11 | — |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | — |
| 13 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | — |
| 15 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | — |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | — |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | — |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | — |
| 19 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | — |
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | — |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | — |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | — |
| 23 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | — |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 47 | 1:37.620 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 45 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 39 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 34 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | 27 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | 21 |
| 6 | John Watson | 21 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | 19 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | 11 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | 10 |
| 11 | Héctor Rebaque | 8 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | 8 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | 7 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | 5 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |
| 17 | Slim Borgudd | 1 |