The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

1981  ·  Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet  ·  29 March 1981  ·  62 laps

  1. 1st Carlos Reutemann Williams · 02:00:23.66
  2. 2nd Alan Jones Williams · +4.44
  3. 3rd Riccardo Patrese Arrows · +1:03.080

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Nelson Piquet

Brabham  —  Pole position

02 Lap 20

Alain Prost

Retirement Renault  —  Collision

03 Lap 40

Bruno Giacomelli

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Not classified

04 Lap 49

Eddie Cheever

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Not classified

05 On the Charge

Jean-Pierre Jarier

Ligier  —  P23 → P7

06 Victory

Carlos Reutemann

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Carlos Reutemann Williams 2 62 02:00:23.66 9
2 Alan Jones Williams 3 62 +4.44 6
3 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 4 62 +1:03.080 4
4 Marc Surer Ensign 18 62 +1:17.030 3
5 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 10 62 +1:26.420 2
6 Jacques Laffite Ligier 16 62 +1:26.830 1
7 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 23 62 +1:30.250
8 John Watson McLaren 15 61 +1 Lap
9 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 12 61 +1 Lap
10 Patrick Tambay Theodore 19 61 +1 Lap
11 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 13 61 +1 Lap
12 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1 60 +2 Laps
13 Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell 24 57 +5 Laps
14 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 14 49 Not classified
15 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 6 40 Not classified
16 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 7 25 Turbo
17 Hector Rebaque Brabham 11 22 Spun off
18 Alain Prost Renault 5 20 Collision
19 Siegfried Stohr Arrows 21 20 Accident
20 Didier Pironi Ferrari 17 19 Collision
21 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 20 9 Engine
22 René Arnoux Renault 8 0 Collision
23 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 9 0 Collision
24 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 22 0 Collision
30 Ricardo Londoño Ensign 0 Withdrew

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