Argentine Grand Prix
1981 · Round 3 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Apr 12, 1981Race summary
Victory went to Piquet (from 1st on the grid), with a 26.6s margin. Giacomelli made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 10th (up 12 places). Prost had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 3rd.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 53 | 1:34:32.740 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 53 | +26.610 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 53 | +49.980 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 53 | +1:07.880 | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 53 | +1:31.850 | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 51 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 40 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | 36 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | 36 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 32 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | 28 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | 19 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | 4 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | Clutch | 0 |