Round 11 of 15 · Spielberg · 16 August 1981, Sunday
Austrian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Arnoux
pole position
53
laps
11
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:27:36.47 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | +5.17 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +7.34 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | +12.04 | 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +31.85 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | +1:31.14 | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | +6 Laps | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Slim Borgudd | ATS | Brakes | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Heat shield fire | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | Clutch | |
| DNF | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Overheating | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | Suspension | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Accident | |
| DNF | Marc Surer | Theodore | Distributor | |
| DNQ | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify