1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Race 2 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | March 29, 1981 | ||
| Official name | X Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
| Location | Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.031 km (3.126 mi) | ||
| Distance | 62 laps, 311.922 km (193.819 mi) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 63 laps, 316.953 km (196.945 mi) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, Fresh, Rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Brabham-Ford | |
| Time | 1:35.079 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | |
| Time | 1:54.302 on lap 26 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Williams-Ford | |
| Second |
| Williams-Ford | |
| Third |
| Arrows-Ford | |
The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix was the second motor race of the 1981 Formula One season 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 in 2nd, did not show up on the podium afterwards.
Contents
1 Classification
1.1 Qualifying
1.2 Race
2 Notes
3 Championship standings after the race
4 References
5 Further reading
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 1:35.786 | 1:35.079 | — |
| 2 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 1:35.390 | 1:36.000 | +0.311 |
| 3 | 1 |  Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:36.337 | 1:36.690 | +1.258 |
| 4 | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:37.231 | 1:36.667 | +1.588 |
| 5 | 15 |  Alain Prost | Renault | 1:37.147 | 1:36.670 | +1.591 |
| 6 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.682 | 1:37.283 | +2.204 |
| 7 | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:37.975 | 1:37.497 | +2.418 |
| 8 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:38.985 | 1:37.561 | +2.482 |
| 9 | 22 |  Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.933 | 1:37.597 | +2.518 |
| 10 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:38.352 | 1:37.734 | +2.655 |
| 11 | 6 |  Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 1:38.225 | 1:37.777 | +2.698 |
| 12 | 20 |  Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:37.981 | 1:39.371 | +2.902 |
| 13 | 12 |  Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:38.861 | 1:38.003 | +2.924 |
| 14 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:38.160 | 1:38.521 | +3.081 |
| 15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:40.057 | 1:38.263 | +3.184 |
| 16 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:38.273 | 1:38.713 | +3.194 |
| 17 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:39.229 | 1:38.565 | +3.486 |
| 18 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | 1:39.296 | 1:38.570 | +3.491 |
| 19 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford | 1:38.726 | 1:39.668 | +3.647 |
| 20 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford | 1:39.409 | 1:38.780 | +3.701 |
| 21 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford | 1:40.297 | 1:39.190 | +4.111 |
| 22 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:39.326 | 1:39.396 | +4.247 |
| 23 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Matra | — | 1:39.398 | +4.319 |
| 24 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:41.036 | 1:39.798 | +4.719 |
| 25 | 9 |  Jan Lammers | ATS-Ford | 1:40.339 | 1:39.844 | +4.765 |
| 26 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier-Matra | 1:40.306 | withdrew | +5.227 |
| 27 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford | 1:41.954 | 1:40.709 | +5.630 |
| 28 | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra | Osella-Ford | 1:40.984 | 1:44.482 | +5.905 |
| 29 | 18 |  Eliseo Salazar | March-Ford | 1:44.730 | 1:43.267 | +8.188 |
| 30 | 17 |  Derek Daly | March-Ford | no time | no time | — |
Source:[1] | ||||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 62 | 2:00:23.66 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 62 | + 4.44 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 62 | + 1:03.08 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | 62 | + 1:17.03 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 62 | + 1:26.42 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 62 | + 1:26.83 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Matra | 62 | + 1:30.25 | 23 | |
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 9 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 10 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 11 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 12 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 60 | + 2 Laps | 1 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell-Ford | 57 | + 5 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford | 49 | Not Classified | 14 | |
| NC | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 40 | Not Classified | 6 | |
| Ret | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 25 | Turbo | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 22 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 20 | Collision | 5 | |
| Ret | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford | 20 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 19 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford | 9 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| Ret | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 0 | Collision | 22 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS-Ford | | | ||
| DNQ | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford | | | ||
| DNQ | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra | Osella-Ford | | | ||
| DNQ | 18 | Eliseo Salazar | March-Ford | | | ||
| DNQ | 17 | Derek Daly | March-Ford | | | | |
| DNP | 14 |  Ricardo Londoño | Ensign-Ford | | Car raced by Surer | | |
Source:[2] | |||||||
Colombian driver Ricardo Londoño was denied a superlicense, was not allowed to participate in official practice, and unable to race.
Notes
- First and only fastest lap: Marc Surer
- First and only entry: Ricardo Londoño
- First points: Marc Surer
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1981). AUTOCOURSE 1981–82. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-905138-17-1.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link) .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "1981 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
Further reading
Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 23–25. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
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