The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 11

Austrian Grand Prix

1981  ·  Red Bull Ring  ·  16 August 1981  ·  53 laps

  1. 1st Jacques Laffite Ligier · 01:27:36.47
  2. 2nd René Arnoux Renault · +5.17
  3. 3rd Nelson Piquet Brabham · +7.34

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

René Arnoux

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 11

Gilles Villeneuve

Retirement Ferrari  —  Accident

03 Lap 26

Alain Prost

Retirement Renault  —  Suspension

04 Lap 43

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Arrows  —  Engine

05 Lap 43

Eliseo Salazar

Retirement Ensign  —  Oil pressure

06 Lap 44

Slim Borgudd

Retirement ATS  —  Brakes

07 Lap 46

Mario Andretti

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Engine

08 On the Charge

Andrea de Cesaris

McLaren  —  P18 → P8

09 Victory

Jacques Laffite

Ligier  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jacques Laffite Ligier 4 53 01:27:36.47 9
2 René Arnoux Renault 1 53 +5.17 6
3 Nelson Piquet Brabham 7 53 +7.34 4
4 Alan Jones Williams 6 53 +12.04 3
5 Carlos Reutemann Williams 5 53 +31.85 2
6 John Watson McLaren 12 53 +1:31.140 1
7 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 9 52 +1 Lap
8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 18 52 +1 Lap
9 Didier Pironi Ferrari 8 52 +1 Lap
10 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 14 51 +2 Laps
11 Derek Daly March 19 47 +6 Laps
12 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 13 46 Engine
13 Slim Borgudd ATS 21 44 Brakes
14 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 10 43 Engine
15 Eliseo Salazar Ensign 20 43 Oil pressure
16 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 22 40 Gearbox
17 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 16 35 Heat shield fire
18 Hector Rebaque Brabham 15 32 Clutch
19 Siegfried Stohr Arrows 24 27 Overheating
20 Alain Prost Renault 2 26 Suspension
21 Patrick Tambay Ligier 17 26 Engine
22 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 11 23 Engine
23 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 3 11 Accident
24 Marc Surer Theodore 23 0 Distributor

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