1981 · Round 3
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pole position
Piquet
Converted to the win
Biggest climber
▲11
Jan Lammers
Finishers
12/24
12 did not finish
Classification
Argentine GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson PiquetBrabham | 1 | • | 53 | 1:34:32.740 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos ReutemannWilliams | 4 | ▲2 | 53 | +26.610 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain ProstRenault | 2 | ▼1 | 53 | +49.980 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan JonesWilliams | 3 | ▼1 | 53 | +1:07.880 | 3 |
| 5 | René ArnouxRenault | 5 | • | 53 | +1:31.850 | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus | 10 | ▲4 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo PatreseArrows | 9 | ▲2 | 52 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo | 17 | ▲9 | 52 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Siegfried StohrArrows | 19 | ▲10 | 52 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo | 22 | ▲12 | 51 | Out of fuel | |
| 11 | Andrea de CesarisMcLaren | 18 | ▲7 | 51 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Jan LammersATS | 23 | ▲11 | 51 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Ricardo ZuninoTyrrell | 24 | ▲11 | 51 | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | Gilles VilleneuveFerrari | 7 | 40 | Transmission | ||
| DNF | Patrick TambayTheodore | 14 | 36 | Oil leak | ||
| DNF | John WatsonMcLaren | 11 | 36 | Transmission | ||
| DNF | Hector RebaqueBrabham | 6 | 32 | Electrical | ||
| DNF | Chico SerraFittipaldi | 20 | 28 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 21 | 19 | Handling | ||
| DNF | Marc SurerEnsign | 16 | 14 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Keke RosbergFittipaldi | 8 | 4 | Fuel system | ||
| DNF | Nigel MansellTeam Lotus | 15 | 3 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Didier PironiFerrari | 12 | 3 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Eddie CheeverTyrrell | 13 | 1 | Clutch |