| 1981 Argentine Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 3 of 15 in the1981 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 12 April 1981 | ||
| Official name | XVII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | ||
| Location | Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.968 km (3.708 miles) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 316.304 km (196.542 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:42.665 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | |
| Time | 1:45.287 on lap 6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Second | Williams-Ford | ||
| Third | Renault | ||
Lap leaders | |||
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The1981 Argentine Grand Prix was the third race of the1981 Formula One World Championship and was held at theBuenos Aires circuit inArgentina on 12 April 1981. This was the last Argentine Grand Prix until1995. Thanks to designerGordon Murray's alternative solution to flexible side skirts, the Brabham cars ofNelson Piquet andHéctor Rebaque were dominant in this race, with Piquet (who took pole at an average speed of 130.029 mph (209.261 km/h)) taking the lead immediately fromAlan Jones on the back straight and Rebaque climbing up from 5th to 2nd over 23 laps.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 1:42.665 | 1:44.364 | — |
| 2 | 15 |  Alain Prost | Renault | 1:42.981 | 1:43.748 | +0.316 |
| 3 | 1 |  Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:44.662 | 1:43.638 | +0.973 |
| 4 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 1:43.935 | 1:44.094 | +1.270 |
| 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:43.997 | 1:44.080 | +1.332 |
| 6 | 6 |  Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 1:44.712 | 1:44.100 | +1.435 |
| 7 | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:44.236 | 1:44.132 | +1.467 |
| 8 | 20 |  Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:45.273 | 1:44.191 | +1.526 |
| 9 | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:45.008 | 1:45.357 | +2.343 |
| 10 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:45.252 | 1:45.065 | +2.400 |
| 11 | 7 |  John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:45.073 | 1:45.202 | +2.408 |
| 12 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:45.108 | 1:45.599 | +2.443 |
| 13 | 3 |  Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:45.117 | 1:45.357 | +2.452 |
| 14 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford | 1:46.872 | 1:45.297 | +2.632 |
| 15 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:45.369 | 1:45.790 | +2.704 |
| 16 | 14 |  Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | 1:45.734 | 1:46.188 | +3.069 |
| 17 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:46.329 | 1:46.059 | +3.394 |
| 18 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford | 1:46.387 | 1:46.663 | +3.722 |
| 19 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford | 1:47.342 | 1:46.444 | +3.779 |
| 20 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:46.743 | 1:46.706 | +4.041 |
| 21 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:46.854 | 1:47.594 | +4.189 |
| 22 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:47.109 | 1:46.918 | +4.253 |
| 23 | 9 |  Jan Lammers | ATS-Ford | 1:47.174 | 1:47.576 | +4.509 |
| 24 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:47.464 | 1:48.143 | +4.799 |
| 25 | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra | Osella-Ford | 1:47.609 | 1:48.571 | +4.944 |
| 26 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford | 1:48.121 | 1:48.203 | +5.456 |
| 27 | 17 |  Derek Daly | March-Ford | 1:48.191 | 1:49.571 | +5.526 |
| 28 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier-Matra | 1:49.581 | 1:50.226 | +6.916 |
| 29 | 18 |  Eliseo Salazar | March-Ford | no time | 1:51.086 | +8.421 |
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