1981 Grande Prêmio do Brasil

Race 2 of 15

Jacarepagua
62 laps
Time of race: 2:00:23.66
Average speed of winner: 155.463 kph
Margin of victory: 4.44 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Marc Surer 1:54.302
Lap leaders: Piquet pole, Reutemann 1-62

Race notes: Debut for Siegfried Stohr.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Carlos Reutemann	2	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Williams	1:35.390	62	1	62	2:00:23.66	9
2	3	Alan Jones	1	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Williams	1:36.337	62	0	0	+4.44	6
3	4	Riccardo Patrese	29	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Arrows	1:36.667	62	0	0	+63.08	4
4	18	Marc Surer	14	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Ensign	1:38.570	62	0	0	+77.03	3
5	10	Elio de Angelis	11	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Lotus	1:37.734	62	0	0	+86.42	2
6	16	Jacques Laffite	26	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81	Michelin	Ligier	1:38.273	62	0	0	+86.83	1
7	23	Jean-Pierre Jarier	25	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81	Michelin	Ligier	1:39.398	62	0	0	+90.25	0
8	15	John Watson	7	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	1:38.263	61	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	12	Keke Rosberg	20	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Fittipaldi	1:37.981	61	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	19	Patrick Tambay	33	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Theodore	1:38.726	61	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	13	Nigel Mansell	12	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Lotus	1:38.003	61	0	0	+1 lap	0
12	1	Nelson Piquet	5	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Brabham	1:35.079	60	0	0	+2 laps	0
13	24	Ricardo Zunino	4	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Tyrrell	1:39.798	57	0	0	+5 laps	0
14	14	Eddie Cheever	3	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Tyrrell	1:38.160	49	0	0	+13 laps (not classified)	0
15	6	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	1:37.283	40	0	0	+22 laps (not classified)	0
16	7	Gilles Villeneuve	27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021	Michelin	Ferrari	1:37.497	25	0	0	turbo	0
17	11	Héctor Rebaque	6	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Brabham	1:37.777	22	0	0	spun off	0
18	5	Alain Prost	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:36.670	20	0	0	collision	0
19	21	Siegfried Stohr	30	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Arrows	1:39.190	20	0	0	accident	0
20	17	Didier Pironi	28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021	Michelin	Ferrari	1:38.565	19	0	0	collision	0
21	20	Andrea de Cesaris	8	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29F	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	1:38.780	9	0	0	engine	0
22	8	René Arnoux	16	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:37.561	0	0	0	collision	0
23	9	Mario Andretti	22	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	1:37.597	0	0	0	collision	0
24	22	Chico Serra	21	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Fittipaldi	1:39.326	0	0	0	collision	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Alan Jones	15	2	0	1	2
2	Carlos Reutemann	15	2	0	1	2
3	Nelson Piquet	4	2	1	0	1
4	Riccardo Patrese	4	2	1	0	1
5	Mario Andretti	3	2	0	0	0
6	Marc Surer	3	2	0	0	0
7	Eddie Cheever	2	2	0	0	0
8	Elio de Angelis	2	2	0	0	0
9	Patrick Tambay	1	2	0	0	0
10	Jacques Laffite	1	2	0	0	0
11	Chico Serra	0	2	0	0	0
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	2	0	0	0
13	René Arnoux	0	2	0	0	0
14	John Watson	0	2	0	0	0
15	Keke Rosberg	0	2	0	0	0
16	Didier Pironi	0	2	0	0	0
17	Nigel Mansell	0	2	0	0	0
18	Héctor Rebaque	0	2	0	0	0
19	Bruno Giacomelli	0	2	0	0	0
20	Ricardo Zunino	0	1	0	0	0
21	Jan Lammers	0	1	0	0	0
22	Gilles Villeneuve	0	2	0	0	0
23	Beppe Gabbiani	0	1	0	0	0
24	Alain Prost	0	2	0	0	0
25	Siegfried Stohr	0	1	0	0	0