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1981 Brazilian Grand Prix

1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBrazil
Grand PrixBrazilian Grand Prix
Official nameX Grande Prêmio do Brasil
DateMarch 29
ImageAutódromo_de_Jacarepaguá_1978-1995.png
Year1981
Race_No2
Season_No15
LocationJacarepaguá Circuit
Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.126
Course_km5.031
Scheduled_laps63
Scheduled_mi196.945
Scheduled_km316.953
Distance_laps62
Distance_mi193.819
Distance_km311.922
WeatherOvercast, Fresh, Rain
Pole_DriverBRA Nelson Piquet
Pole_TeamBrabham-Ford
Pole_Time1:35.079
Fast_DriverSWI Marc Surer
Fast_TeamEnsign-Ford
Fast_Time1:54.302
Fast_Lap26
First_DriverARG Carlos Reutemann
First_TeamWilliams-Ford
Second_DriverAUS Alan Jones
Second_TeamWilliams-Ford
Third_DriverITA Riccardo Patrese
Third_TeamArrows-Ford
Lapchart

Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro

The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix was the second race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship and was held on 29 March 1981 at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formula One moved to the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de Janeiro from the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo, after safety concerns with the long Interlagos circuit and the growing slums of São Paulo being at odds with the glamorous image of Formula One.

The Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann won the race in contentious circumstances; he ignored his pit signals to give up the lead to his teammate and team leader Alan Jones. Jones, who finished second, did not show up on the podium afterwards.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Source:
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford1:35.786**1:35.079**—
2Argentina Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford**1:35.390**1:36.000+0.311
1Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford**1:36.337**1:36.690+1.258
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:37.231**1:36.667**+1.588
15France Alain ProstRenault1:37.147**1:36.670**+1.591
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:38.682**1:37.283**+2.204
27Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:37.975**1:37.497**+2.418
16France René ArnouxRenault1:38.985**1:37.561**+2.482
22USA Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo1:37.933**1:37.597**+2.518
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford1:38.352**1:37.734**+2.655
6Mexico Héctor RebaqueBrabham-Ford1:38.225**1:37.777**+2.698
20Finland Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford**1:37.981**1:39.371+2.902
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Ford1:38.861**1:38.003**+2.924
3USA Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford**1:38.160**1:38.521+3.081
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:40.057**1:38.263**+3.184
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra**1:38.273**1:38.713+3.194
28France Didier PironiFerrari1:39.229**1:38.565**+3.486
14Switzerland Marc SurerEnsign-Ford1:39.296**1:38.570**+3.491
33France Patrick TambayTheodore-Ford**1:38.726**1:39.668+3.647
8Italy Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford1:39.409**1:38.780**+3.701
30Italy Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford1:40.297**1:39.190**+4.111
21Brazil Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford**1:39.326**1:39.396+4.247
25France Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Matra—**1:39.398**+4.319
4Argentina Ricardo ZuninoTyrrell-Ford1:41.036**1:39.798**+4.719
9Netherlands Jan LammersATS-Ford1:40.339**1:39.844**+4.765
25France Jean-Pierre JabouilleLigier-Matra**1:40.306**withdrew+5.227
32Italy Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford1:41.954**1:40.709**+5.630
31Argentina Miguel Angel GuerraOsella-Ford**1:40.984**1:44.482+5.905
18Chile Eliseo SalazarMarch-Ford1:44.730**1:43.267**+8.188
17Ireland Derek DalyMarch-Fordno timeno time—

Race

Carlos Reutemann, winner
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213NCNCRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNP
2Argentina **Carlos Reutemann****Williams-Ford**622:00:23.662**9**
1Australia **Alan Jones****Williams-Ford**62+ 4.443**6**
29Italy **Riccardo Patrese****Arrows-Ford**62+ 1:03.084**4**
14Switzerland **Marc Surer****Ensign-Ford**62+ 1:17.0318**3**
11Italy **Elio de Angelis****Lotus-Ford**62+ 1:26.4210**2**
26France **Jacques Laffite****Ligier-Matra**62+ 1:26.8316**1**
25France Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Matra62+ 1:30.2523
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford61+ 1 lap15
20Finland Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford61+ 1 lap12
33France Patrick TambayTheodore-Ford61+ 1 lap19
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Ford61+ 1 lap13
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford60+ 2 laps1
4Argentina Ricardo ZuninoTyrrell-Ford57+ 5 laps24
3USA Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford49+ 13 laps14
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo40+ 22 laps6
27Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari25Turbo7
6Mexico Héctor RebaqueBrabham-Ford22Spun off11
15France Alain ProstRenault20Collision5
30Italy Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford20Accident21
28France Didier PironiFerrari19Collision17
8Italy Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford9Engine20
16France René ArnouxRenault0Collision8
22USA Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo0Collision9
21Brazil Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford0Collision22
9Netherlands Jan LammersATS-Ford
32Italy Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford
31Argentina Miguel Angel GuerraOsella-Ford
18Chile Eliseo SalazarMarch-Ford
17Ireland Derek DalyMarch-Ford
14Colombia Ricardo LondoñoEnsign-FordCar raced by Surer

Colombian driver Ricardo Londoño was denied a superlicense, was not allowed to participate in official practice, and unable to race.

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Colombian driver Ricardo Londoño - the first Colombian to drive in Formula One.
  • This was the 10th pole position for a Brazilian driver.
  • This was the 3rd Brazilian Grand Prix win for Carlos Reutemann, breaking the previous record set by Emerson Fittipaldi at the 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix.
  • This race marked the 1st fastest lap set by Ensign.
  • This was the 200th Grand Prix start for a Ford-powered car. In those 200 races, Ford-powered cars had won 138 Grands Prix, achieved 399 podium finishes, 124 pole positions, 122 fastest laps, 19 Grand Slams and had won 10 Driver's and 9 Constructor's Championships.
  • This was the 5th Brazilian Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1AUS Alan Jones15
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2ARG Carlos Reutemann15
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3BRA Nelson Piquet4
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 134ITA Riccardo Patrese4
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 15USA Mario Andretti3

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK Williams-Ford30
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK Brabham-Ford4
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 93UK Arrows-Ford4
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 14ITA Alfa Romeo3
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 35UK Ensign-Ford3
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

References

  1. (1981). "[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1981–82". Hazleton Publishing Ltd.
  2. "1981 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "Brazil 1981 - Championship • STATS F1".
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