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1981 Brazilian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Brazil

|Grand Prix = Brazilian Grand Prix

|GP_Suffix =

|Official name = X Grande Prêmio do Brasil

|Date = March 29

|Image = Autódromo_de_Jacarepaguá_1978-1995.png

|Year = 1981

|Race_No = 2

|Season_No = 15

|Location = Jacarepaguá Circuit
Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 3.126

|Course_km = 5.031

|Scheduled_laps= 63

|Scheduled_mi = 196.945

|Scheduled_km = 316.953

|Distance_laps = 62

|Distance_mi = 193.819

|Distance_km = 311.922

|Weather = Overcast, Fresh, Rain

|Pole_Driver = {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

|Pole_Team = Brabham-Ford

|Pole_Time = 1:35.079

|Fast_Driver = {{flagicon|SWI}} Marc Surer

|Fast_Team = Ensign-Ford

|Fast_Time = 1:54.302

|Fast_Lap = 26

|First_Driver = {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

|First_Team = Williams-Ford

|Second_Driver = {{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones

|Second_Team = Williams-Ford

|Third_Driver = {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

|Third_Team = Arrows-Ford

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1981|BRA}}

}}

The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix was the second race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship 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 second, did not show up on the podium afterwards.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1

| 5

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Brabham-Ford

| 1:35.786

| 1:35.079

| style="text-align: center" | —

2

| 2

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Reutemann

| Williams-Ford

| 1:35.390

| 1:36.000

| +0.311

3

| 1

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Alan Jones

| Williams-Ford

| 1:36.337

| 1:36.690

| +1.258

4

| 29

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Arrows-Ford

| 1:37.231

| 1:36.667

| +1.588

5

| 15

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| Renault

| 1:37.147

| 1:36.670

| +1.591

6

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Bruno Giacomelli

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:38.682

| 1:37.283

| +2.204

7

| 27

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Gilles Villeneuve

| Ferrari

| 1:37.975

| 1:37.497

| +2.418

8

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Renault

| 1:38.985

| 1:37.561

| +2.482

9

| 22

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:37.933

| 1:37.597

| +2.518

10

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:38.352

| 1:37.734

| +2.655

11

| 6

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Héctor Rebaque

| Brabham-Ford

| 1:38.225

| 1:37.777

| +2.698

12

| 20

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Keke Rosberg

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| 1:37.981

| 1:39.371

| +2.902

13

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:38.861

| 1:38.003

| +2.924

14

| 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:38.160

| 1:38.521

| +3.081

15

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Watson

| McLaren-Ford

| 1:40.057

| 1:38.263

| +3.184

16

| 26

| {{flagicon|France}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Matra

| 1:38.273

| 1:38.713

| +3.194

17

| 28

| {{flagicon|France}} Didier Pironi

| Ferrari

| 1:39.229

| 1:38.565

| +3.486

18

| 14

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Marc Surer

| Ensign-Ford

| 1:39.296

| 1:38.570

| +3.491

19

| 33

| {{flagicon|France}} Patrick Tambay

| Theodore-Ford

| 1:38.726

| 1:39.668

| +3.647

20

| 8

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| McLaren-Ford

| 1:39.409

| 1:38.780

| +3.701

21

| 30

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Siegfried Stohr

| Arrows-Ford

| 1:40.297

| 1:39.190

| +4.111

22

| 21

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Chico Serra

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| 1:39.326

| 1:39.396

| +4.247

23

| 25

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Ligier-Matra

| style="text-align: center" | —

| 1:39.398

| +4.319

24

| 4

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Ricardo Zunino

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:41.036

| 1:39.798

| +4.719

25

| 9

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan Lammers

| ATS-Ford

| 1:40.339

| 1:39.844

| +4.765

26

| 25

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Jabouille

| Ligier-Matra

| 1:40.306

| withdrew

| +5.227

27

| 32

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Beppe Gabbiani

| Osella-Ford

| 1:41.954

| 1:40.709

| +5.630

28

| 31

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Miguel Angel Guerra

| Osella-Ford

| 1:40.984

| 1:44.482

| +5.905

29

| 18

| {{flagicon|Chile}} Eliseo Salazar

| March-Ford

| 1:44.730

| 1:43.267

| +8.188

30

| 17

| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Derek Daly

| March-Ford

| no time

| no time

| style="text-align: center" | —

colspan="7" style="text-align: center"| Source:{{cite book|editor-last=Hamilton |editor-first=Maurice|title=AUTOCOURSE 1981–82 |publisher=Hazleton Publishing Ltd |year=1981 |pages=98 |isbn=0-905138-17-1}}

= Race =

File:Reutemann willliams brazil 1981.jpg

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 2

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Reutemann

| Williams-Ford

| 62

| 2:00:23.66

| 2

| 9

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Alan Jones

| Williams-Ford

| 62

| + 4.44

| 3

| 6

3

| 29

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Arrows-Ford

| 62

| + 1:03.08

| 4

| 4

4

| 14

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Marc Surer

| Ensign-Ford

| 62

| + 1:17.03

| 18

| 3

5

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Ford

| 62

| + 1:26.42

| 10

| 2

6

| 26

| {{flagicon|France}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Matra

| 62

| + 1:26.83

| 16

| 1

7

| 25

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Ligier-Matra

| 62

| + 1:30.25

| 23

|  

8

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Watson

| McLaren-Ford

| 61

| + 1 Lap

| 15

|  

9

| 20

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Keke Rosberg

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| 61

| + 1 Lap

| 12

|  

10

| 33

| {{flagicon|France}} Patrick Tambay

| Theodore-Ford

| 61

| + 1 Lap

| 19

|  

11

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

| Lotus-Ford

| 61

| + 1 Lap

| 13

|  

12

| 5

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Brabham-Ford

| 60

| + 2 Laps

| 1

|  

13

| 4

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Ricardo Zunino

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 57

| + 5 Laps

| 24

|  

NC

| 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 49

| Not Classified

| 14

|  

NC

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Bruno Giacomelli

| Alfa Romeo

| 40

| Not Classified

| 6

|  

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Gilles Villeneuve

| Ferrari

| 25

| Turbo

| 7

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Héctor Rebaque

| Brabham-Ford

| 22

| Spun Off

| 11

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| Renault

| 20

| Collision

| 5

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Siegfried Stohr

| Arrows-Ford

| 20

| Accident

| 21

|  

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|France}} Didier Pironi

| Ferrari

| 19

| Collision

| 17

|  

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| McLaren-Ford

| 9

| Engine

| 20

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Renault

| 0

| Collision

| 8

|  

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

| Alfa Romeo

| 0

| Collision

| 9

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Chico Serra

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| 0

| Collision

| 22

|  

DNQ

| 9

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan Lammers

| ATS-Ford

|  

|

|

|  

DNQ

| 32

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Beppe Gabbiani

| Osella-Ford

|  

|

|

|  

DNQ

| 31

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Miguel Angel Guerra

| Osella-Ford

|  

|

|

|  

DNQ

| 18

| {{flagicon|Chile}} Eliseo Salazar

| March-Ford

|  

|

|

|  

DNQ

| 17

| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Derek Daly

| March-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

DNP

| 14

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Ricardo Londoño

| Ensign-Ford

|  

| Car raced by Surer

|

|  

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Colombian driver Ricardo Londoño was denied a superlicense, was not allowed to participate in official practice, and unable to race.

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Colombian driver Ricardo Londoño - the first Colombian to drive in Formula One.
  • This was the 10th pole position for a Brazilian driver.
  • This was the 3rd Brazilian Grand Prix win for Carlos Reutemann, breaking the previous record set by Emerson Fittipaldi at the 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix.
  • This race marked the 1st fastest lap set by Ensign.
  • This was the 200th Grand Prix start for a Ford-powered car. In those 200 races, Ford-powered cars had won 138 Grands Prix, achieved 399 podium finishes, 124 pole positions, 122 fastest laps, 19 Grand Slams and had won 10 Driver's and 9 Constructor's Championships.
  • This was the 5th Brazilian Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones

| style="text-align: right" | 15

2

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| style="text-align: right" | 15

3

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| style="text-align: right" | 4

4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| style="text-align: right" | 4

5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

| style="text-align: right" | 3

colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1981/bresil/championnat.aspx|title=Brazil 1981 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=13 March 2019}}

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;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Williams-Ford

| style="text-align: right" | 30

2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Ford

| style="text-align: right" | 4

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Arrows-Ford

| style="text-align: right" | 4

4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Romeo

| style="text-align: right" | 3

5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ensign-Ford

| style="text-align: right" | 3

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{reflist}}

Further reading

  • {{cite book |last=Lang |first=Mike |title=Grand Prix! Vol 4 |publisher=Haynes Publishing Group |date=1992 |pages=23–25 |isbn=0-85429-733-2}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Brazilian Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1981

| Previous_race_in_season = 1981 United States Grand Prix West

| Next_race_in_season = 1981 Argentine Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix

}}

{{F1GP 80-89}}

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