1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
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1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
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| Race 2 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | March 29, 1981 | |
| Official name | X Grande Prêmio do Brasil | |
| Location | Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.031 km (3.126 mi) |
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| Distance | 62 laps, 311.922 km (193.812 mi) | |
| Weather | Overcast, Fresh, Rain | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Ford |
| Time | 1:35.079 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Marc Surer |
Ensign-Ford |
| Time | 1:54.302 on lap 26 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Carlos Reutemann |
Williams-Ford |
| Second |  Alan Jones |
Williams-Ford |
| Third |  Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows-Ford |
The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix was the second race of the 1981 Formula One season and was held on March 29, 1981 at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Classification
Results from the 1981 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix:
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann |
Williams-Ford | 62 | 2:00:23.66 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones |
Williams-Ford | 62 | + 4.44 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows-Ford | 62 | + 1:03.08 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Marc Surer |
Ensign-Ford | 62 | + 1:17.03 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Ford | 62 | + 1:26.42 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 |  Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Matra | 62 | + 1:26.83 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Ligier-Matra | 62 | + 1:30.25 | 23 | |
| 8 | 7 |  John Watson |
McLaren-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 9 | 20 |  Keke Rosberg |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 10 | 33 | Patrick Tambay |
Theodore-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 11 | 12 | Nigel Mansell |
Lotus-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 12 | 5 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Ford | 60 | + 2 Laps | 1 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino |
Tyrrell-Ford | 57 | + 5 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 3 |  Eddie Cheever |
Tyrrell-Ford | 49 | Not Classified | 14 | |
| NC | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo | 40 | Not Classified | 6 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari | 25 | Turbo | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Hector Rebaque |
Brabham-Ford | 22 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost |
Renault | 20 | Collision | 5 | |
| Ret | 30 | Siegfried Stohr |
Arrows-Ford | 20 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 28 | Didier Pironi |
Ferrari | 19 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris |
McLaren-Ford | 9 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault | 0 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mario Andretti |
Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| Ret | 21 | Chico Serra |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 0 | Collision | 22 | |
| DNQ | 9 |  Jan Lammers |
ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani |
Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra |
Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 |  Eliseo Salazar |
March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 17 |  Derek Daly |
March-Ford | ||||
| DNP | 14 |  Ricardo Londoño |
Ensign-Ford | Car raced by Surer |
Notes
- First fastest lap: Marc Surer
- First entry: Ricardo Londoño
- First Points: Marc Surer
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/359/. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 23–25. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1981 season |
Next race: 1981 Argentine Grand Prix |
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Brazilian Grand Prix | Next race: 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix |
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