1981 Brazilian Grand Prix

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.

1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
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 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.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
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
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1981). AUTOCOURSE 1981–82. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-905138-17-1.
  2. "1981 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "Brazil 1981 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

Further reading
  • Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 23–25. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
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