1981 · Round 11 · Race Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring, Austria
Sunday, August 16, 1981
Red Bull Ring, Austria
Sunday, August 16, 1981
Winner
LAF
1:27:36.470
Winning margin
+5.170
to ARN
From pole
—
Grid not recorded
Fastest lap
—
Not recorded
Biggest climb
—
Classified
11/24
13 retirements
ARN
Rene Arnoux
+5.170
LAF
Jacques Laffite
1:27:36.470
PIQ
Nelson Piquet
+7.340
Finishing order, gaps, grid places and points where recorded
| Pos | Driver | Laps | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | LAFLigier · Ligier JS17 · Matra | 53 | 1:27:36.470 | 9 |
| 02 | ARNEquipe Renault · Renault RE20B ~ Renault RE30 · Gordini | 53 | +5.170 | 6 |
| 03 | PIQBrabham · Brabham BT49C · Cosworth | 53 | +7.340 | 4 |
| 04 | JONWilliams · Williams FW07C Cosworth · Cosworth | 53 | +12.040 | 3 |
| 05 | REUWilliams · Williams FW07C Cosworth · Cosworth | 53 | +31.850 | 2 |
| 06 | WATMcLaren · McLaren MP4-1 ~ McLaren M29C ~ McLaren M29F · Cosworth | 53 | +91.140 | 1 |
| 07 | DEATeam Lotus · Lotus 81 Cosworth ~ Lotus 87 Cosworth ~ Lotus 88 Cosworth · Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | — |
| 08 | DECMcLaren · McLaren MP4-1 ~ McLaren M29C ~ McLaren M29F · Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | — |
| 09 | PIRFerrari · Ferrari 126CK | 52 | +1 lap | — |
| 10 | JAROsella · Osella FA1B ~ Osella FA1C · Cosworth | 51 | +2 lap | — |
| 11 | DALMarch · March 811 · Cosworth | 47 | +6 lap | — |
| — | MANTeam Lotus · Lotus 81 Cosworth ~ Lotus 87 Cosworth ~ Lotus 88 Cosworth · Cosworth | 23 | DNF | — |
| — | VILFerrari · Ferrari 126CK | 11 | DNF | — |
| — | SURTheodore · Theodore TY01 · Cosworth | — | DNF | — |
| — | ANDAlfa Romeo (Autodelta) · Alfa Romeo 179B ~ Alfa Romeo 179C | 46 | DNF | — |
| — | BORATS (Germany) · D4 HGS1 · Cosworth | 44 | DNF | — |
| — | PATArrows · Arrows A3B ~ Arrows A3 | 43 | DNF | — |
| — | SALEnsign · Ensign N180B · Cosworth | 43 | DNF | — |
| — | ALBTyrrell · Tyrrell 011 Cosworth ~ Tyrrell 010 · Cosworth | 40 | DNF | — |
| — | GIAAlfa Romeo (Autodelta) · Alfa Romeo 179B ~ Alfa Romeo 179C | 35 | DNF | — |
| — | REBBrabham · Brabham BT49C · Cosworth | 31 | DNF | — |
| — | STOArrows · Arrows A3B ~ Arrows A3 | 27 | DNF | — |
| — | PROEquipe Renault · Renault RE20B ~ Renault RE30 · Gordini | 26 | DNF | — |
| — | TAMLigier · Ligier JS17 · Matra | 26 | DNF | — |