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.
| 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 2 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| 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 miles) | ||
| Distance | 62 laps, 311.922 km (193.819 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 63 laps, 316.953 km (196.945 miles) | ||
| 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 | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
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 edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford | 1:35.786 | 1:35.079 | — |
| 2 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford | 1:35.390 | 1:36.000 | +0.311 |
| 3 | 1 |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 1:36.337 | 1:36.690 | +1.258 |
| 4 | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 1:37.231 | 1:36.667 | +1.588 |
| 5 | 15 |  Alain Prost
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Renault | 1:37.147 | 1:36.670 | +1.591 |
| 6 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo | 1:38.682 | 1:37.283 | +2.204 |
| 7 | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 1:37.975 | 1:37.497 | +2.418 |
| 8 | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 1:38.985 | 1:37.561 | +2.482 |
| 9 | 22 |  Mario Andretti
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Alfa Romeo | 1:37.933 | 1:37.597 | +2.518 |
| 10 | 11 | Elio de Angelis
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Lotus-Ford | 1:38.352 | 1:37.734 | +2.655 |
| 11 | 6 |  Héctor Rebaque
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Brabham-Ford | 1:38.225 | 1:37.777 | +2.698 |
| 12 | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:37.981 | 1:39.371 | +2.902 |
| 13 | 12 |  Nigel Mansell
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Lotus-Ford | 1:38.861 | 1:38.003 | +2.924 |
| 14 | 3 | Eddie Cheever
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Tyrrell-Ford | 1:38.160 | 1:38.521 | +3.081 |
| 15 | 7 | John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 1:40.057 | 1:38.263 | +3.184 |
| 16 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 1:38.273 | 1:38.713 | +3.194 |
| 17 | 28 | Didier Pironi
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Ferrari | 1:39.229 | 1:38.565 | +3.486 |
| 18 | 14 | Marc Surer
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Ensign-Ford | 1:39.296 | 1:38.570 | +3.491 |
| 19 | 33 | Patrick Tambay
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Theodore-Ford | 1:38.726 | 1:39.668 | +3.647 |
| 20 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris
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McLaren-Ford | 1:39.409 | 1:38.780 | +3.701 |
| 21 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr
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Arrows-Ford | 1:40.297 | 1:39.190 | +4.111 |
| 22 | 21 | Chico Serra
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:39.326 | 1:39.396 | +4.247 |
| 23 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Ligier-Matra | — | 1:39.398 | +4.319 |
| 24 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino
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Tyrrell-Ford | 1:41.036 | 1:39.798 | +4.719 |
| 25 | 9 |  Jan Lammers
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ATS-Ford | 1:40.339 | 1:39.844 | +4.765 |
| 26 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Ligier-Matra | 1:40.306 | withdrew | +5.227 |
| 27 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani
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Osella-Ford | 1:41.954 | 1:40.709 | +5.630 |
| 28 | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra
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Osella-Ford | 1:40.984 | 1:44.482 | +5.905 |
| 29 | 18 |  Eliseo Salazar
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March-Ford | 1:44.730 | 1:43.267 | +8.188 |
| 30 | 17 |  Derek Daly
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March-Ford | no time | no time | — |
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Race edit
Colombian driver Ricardo Londoño was denied a superlicense, was not allowed to participate in official practice, and unable to race.
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1981). AUTOCOURSE 1981–82. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-905138-17-1.
- ^ "1981 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Brazil 1981 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
Further reading edit
- Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 23–25. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.