Brazilian Grand Prix
1981 · Round 2 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Mar 29, 1981Race summary
Reutemann won the race from 2nd on the grid, 4.440s ahead of Jones. Jarier was the standout mover, climbing from 23rd to 7th. Piquet lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 12th (down 11 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 62 | 2:00:23.660 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 62 | +4.440 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | 62 | +1:03.080 | 4 |
| 4 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 18 | 62 | +1:17.030 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 62 | +1:26.420 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | 62 | +1:26.830 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | 62 | +1:30.250 | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 57 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | 49 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 40 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 25 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |