1981 Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina

Race 3 of 15

Oscar Galvez
53 laps
Time of race: 1:34:32.74
Average speed of winner: 200.761 kph
Margin of victory: 26.61 sec.
Lead changes: 0
Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet 1:45.287
Lap leaders: Piquet 1-53

Race notes: Finale for Ricardo Zunino. Carlos Reutemann took the points lead from Alan Jones.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Nelson Piquet	5	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Brabham	1:42.665	53	1	53	1:34:32.74	9
2	4	Carlos Reutemann	2	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Williams	1:43.935	53	0	0	+26.61	6
3	2	Alain Prost	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:42.981	53	0	0	+49.98	4
4	3	Alan Jones	1	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Williams	1:43.638	53	0	0	+67.88	3
5	5	René Arnoux	16	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:43.997	53	0	0	+91.85	2
6	10	Elio de Angelis	11	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Lotus	1:45.065	52	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	9	Riccardo Patrese	29	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Arrows	1:45.008	52	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	17	Mario Andretti	22	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	1:46.059	52	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	19	Siegfried Stohr	30	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Arrows	1:46.444	52	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	22	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	1:46.918	51	0	0	out of fuel (classified)	0
11	18	Andrea de Cesaris	8	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29F	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	1:46.387	51	0	0	+2 laps	0
12	23	Jan Lammers	9	Team ATS	ATS D4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	ATS	1:47.174	51	0	0	+2 laps	0
13	24	Ricardo Zunino	4	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Tyrrell	1:47.464	51	0	0	+2 laps	0
14	7	Gilles Villeneuve	27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021	Michelin	Ferrari	1:44.132	40	0	0	transmission	0
15	14	Patrick Tambay	33	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Theodore	1:45.297	36	0	0	oil leak	0
16	11	John Watson	7	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	1:45.073	36	0	0	transmission	0
17	6	Héctor Rebaque	6	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Brabham	1:44.100	32	0	0	electrical	0
18	20	Chico Serra	21	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Fittipaldi	1:46.706	28	0	0	gearbox	0
19	21	Jacques Laffite	26	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81	Michelin	Ligier	1:46.854	19	0	0	handling	0
20	16	Marc Surer	14	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Ensign	1:45.734	14	0	0	engine	0
21	8	Keke Rosberg	20	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Fittipaldi	1:44.191	4	0	0	fuel system	0
22	15	Nigel Mansell	12	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Lotus	1:45.369	3	0	0	engine	0
23	12	Didier Pironi	28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021	Michelin	Ferrari	1:45.108	3	0	0	engine	0
24	13	Eddie Cheever	3	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Tyrrell	1:45.117	1	0	0	clutch	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Carlos Reutemann	21	3	0	1	3
2	Alan Jones	18	3	0	1	2
3	Nelson Piquet	13	3	2	1	2
4	Riccardo Patrese	4	3	1	0	1
5	Alain Prost	4	3	0	0	1
6	Mario Andretti	3	3	0	0	0
7	Marc Surer	3	3	0	0	0
8	Elio de Angelis	3	3	0	0	0
9	Eddie Cheever	2	3	0	0	0
10	René Arnoux	2	3	0	0	0
11	Patrick Tambay	1	3	0	0	0
12	Jacques Laffite	1	3	0	0	0
13	Chico Serra	0	3	0	0	0
14	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	2	0	0	0
15	John Watson	0	3	0	0	0
16	Keke Rosberg	0	3	0	0	0
17	Siegfried Stohr	0	2	0	0	0
18	Didier Pironi	0	3	0	0	0
19	Bruno Giacomelli	0	3	0	0	0
20	Nigel Mansell	0	3	0	0	0
21	Andrea de Cesaris	0	3	0	0	0
22	Héctor Rebaque	0	3	0	0	0
23	Jan Lammers	0	2	0	0	0
24	Ricardo Zunino	0	2	0	0	0
25	Gilles Villeneuve	0	3	0	0	0