1981· Round 3
Argentine Grand Prix 1981
12 April 1981 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires
The 1981 Argentine Grand Prix, round 3 of the 1981 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Nelson Piquet (Brabham), with Carlos Reutemann (Williams) second and Alain Prost (Renault) third. Held on 12 April 1981 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires/Argentina.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 🇧🇷Nelson Piquet | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 🇫🇷Alain Prost | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 🇫🇷René Arnoux | 2 |
| R | 6 | 🇲🇽Hector Rebaque | — |
| 6 | 10 | 🇮🇹Elio de Angelis | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | 🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese | — |
| R | 7 | 🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve | — |
| 8 | 17 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | — |
| R | 8 | 🇫🇮Keke Rosberg | — |
| 9 | 19 | 🇮🇹Siegfried Stohr | — |
| 10 | 22 | 🇮🇹Bruno Giacomelli | — |
| 11 | 18 | 🇮🇹Andrea de Cesaris | — |
| R | 11 | 🇬🇧John Watson | — |
| R | 12 | 🇫🇷Didier Pironi | — |
| 12 | 23 | 🇳🇱Jan Lammers | — |
| R | 13 | 🇺🇸Eddie Cheever | — |
| 13 | 24 | 🇦🇷Ricardo Zunino | — |
| R | 14 | 🇫🇷Patrick Tambay | — |
| R | 15 | 🇬🇧Nigel Mansell | — |
| R | 16 | 🇨🇭Marc Surer | — |
| R | 20 | 🇧🇷Chico Serra | — |
| R | 21 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | — | — | — |
| 3 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 5 | René Arnoux | — | — | — |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque | — | — | — |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | — | — | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | — | — | — |
| 11 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | — | — | — |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | — | — | — |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | — | — | — |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | — | — | — |
| 16 | Marc Surer | — | — | — |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | — | — | — |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | — | — | — |
| 20 | Chico Serra | — | — | — |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | — | — | — |
| 23 | Jan Lammers | — | — | — |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | — | — | — |