Event: 27° Gran Premio de la República ArgentinaDate: 12.4.1981
Track: Buenos Aires (Argentina), unknown lengthOrganiser: unknown

GP Argentina

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTime
1st5Nelson PiquetBrabham BT49C FordParmalat Racing Team531:34:32.74
2nd2Carlos ReutemannWilliams FW07C FordAlbilad Williams Racing531:34:59.35
3rd15Alain ProstRenault RE20 TurboRegie Renault531:35:22.72
4th1Alan JonesWilliams FW07C FordAlbilad Williams Racing531:35:40.62
5th16René ArnouxRenault RE20 TurboRegie Renault531:36:04.59
6th11Elio de AngelisLotus 81B FordEssex Team Lotus52
7th29Riccardo PatreseArrows A3 FordTeam Beta Arrows With Ragno52
8th22Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo 179CMarlboro Team Alfa Romeo52
9th30Siegfried StohrArrows A3 FordTeam Beta Arrows With Ragno52
10th23Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo 179CMarlboro Team Alfa Romeo51
11th8Andrea de CesarisMcLaren M29F FordMarlboro McLaren International51
12th9Jan LammersATS D4 FordTeam ATS51
13th4Riccardo ZuninoTyrrell 010 FordTyrrell Racing51

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeReason
27Gilles VilleneuveFerrari 126 CK TurboSpa Ferrari SEFAC40Drive shaft
7John WatsonMcLaren MP4/1 FordMarlboro McLaren International36Rear end vibration
33Patrick TambayTheodore TR3 FordTheodore Racing36Oil leak
6Hector RebaqueBrabham BT49C FordParmalat Racing Team32Distributor rotor
21Chico SerraFittipaldi F8C FordFittipaldi Automotive28Gearbox
26Jacques LaffiteTalbot-Ligier JS17 MatraTalbot-Ligier19Front end vibration
14Marc SurerEnsign N180B FordEnsign Racing14Engine
20Keke RosbergFittipaldi F8C FordFittipaldi Automotive4Fuel pump belt
28Didier PironiFerrari 126 CK TurboSpa Ferrari SEFAC3Engine
12Nigel MansellLotus 81B FordEssex Team Lotus3Engine
3Eddie CheeverTyrrell 010 FordTyrrell Racing1Clutch

Did not qualify:

No.DriversCarEntrantReason
31Angel GuerraOsella FA1B FordOsella
32Beppe GabbianiOsella FA1B FordOsella
17Derek DalyMarch 811 FordMarch Grand Prix Racing
25Jean-Pierre JabouilleTalbot-Ligier JS17 MatraTalbot-Ligier
18Eliseo SalazarMarch 811 FordMarch Grand Prix Racing

Practiced:

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeReason
1TAlan JonesWilliams FW07C FordAlbilad Williams RacingSpare car
4TRiccardo ZuninoTyrrell 010 FordTyrrell RacingSpare car
5TNelson PiquetBrabham BT49C FordParmalat Racing TeamSpare car
22TMario AndrettiAlfa Romeo 179CMarlboro Team Alfa RomeoSpare car
23TBruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo 179DMarlboro Team Alfa RomeoSpare car
26TJacques LaffiteTalbot-Ligier JS17 MatraTalbot-LigierSpare car
28TDidier PironiFerrari 126 CK TurboSpa Ferrari SEFACSpare car

Did not practice:

No.DriversCarEntrantReason
7TMcLaren M29F FordMarlboro McLaren InternationalSpare car
11TLotus 88 FordEssex Team LotusSpare car, banned from use
16TRenault RE20 TurboRegie RenaultSpare car
20TFittipaldi F8 FordFittipaldi AutomotiveSpare car
29TArrows A3 FordTeam Beta Arrows With RagnoSpare car
32TOsella FA1B FordOsellaSpare car