Round 3 of 15 · Buenos Aires · 12 April 1981, Sunday
Argentine Grand Prix
Key highlights
Piquet
pole position
53
laps
13
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:34:32.74 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +26.61 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | +49.98 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1:07.88 | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1:31.85 | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Out of fuel | |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Transmission | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | Oil leak | |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | Transmission | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | Electrical | |
| DNF | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Handling | |
| DNF | Marc Surer | Ensign | Engine | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Clutch | |
| DNQ | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | March | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Eliseo Salazar | March | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify