1981-3-Argentina
XVII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Buenos Aires, 12 aprile 1981
53 giri x 5.968 km – 316.304 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Alan JONES | Albilad-Williams Racing Team | Williams | FW07C | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Albilad-Williams Racing Team | Williams | FW07C | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 3 | Eddie CHEEVER | Tyrrell Racing Team | Tyrrell | 010 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 4 | Ricardo ZUNINO | Tyrrell Racing Team | Tyrrell | 010 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 5 | Nelson PIQUET | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT49C | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 6 | Hector REBAQUE | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT49C | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 7 | John WATSON | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren | MP4/1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 8 | Andrea De CESARIS | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren | M29F | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 9 | Jan LAMMERS | Team ATS | ATS | D4 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 11 | Elio De ANGELIS | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus | 81B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 12 | Nigel MANSELL | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus | 81B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 14 | Marc SURER | Ensign Racing | Ensign | N180B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 15 | Alain PROST | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RE20B | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 |
| 16 | René ARNOUX | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RE20B | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 |
| 17 | Derek DALY | March Grand Prix Team | March | 811 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | Eliseo SALAZAR | March Grand Prix Team | March | 811 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 20 | Keke ROSBERG | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi | F8C | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 21 | Chico SERRA | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi | F8C | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 22 | Mario ANDRETTI | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 179C | Alfa Romeo | 1260 V12 3.0 |
| 23 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 179C | Alfa Romeo | 1260 V12 3.0 |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Ligier | JS17 | Matra | MS81 V12 3.0 |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Ligier | JS17 | Matra | MS81 V12 3.0 |
| 27 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 126CK | Ferrari | 021 V6 t 1.5 |
| 28 | Didier PIRONI | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 126CK | Ferrari | 021 V6 t 1.5 |
| 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team | Arrows | A3 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 30 | Siegfried STOHR | Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team | Arrows | A3 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 31 | Miguel Angel GUERRA | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | FA1B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 32 | Beppe GABBIANI | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | FA1B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 33 | Patrick TAMBAY | Theodore Racing Team | Theodore | TY01 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 1’42”665 |
| 2 | Alain PROST | Renault | Renault | 1’42”981 |
| 3 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”638 |
| 4 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”935 |
| 5 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 1’43”997 |
| 6 | Hector REBAQUE | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”100 |
| 7 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’44”132 |
| 8 | Keke ROSBERG | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”191 |
| 9 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”008 |
| 10 | Elio De ANGELIS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”065 |
| 11 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”073 |
| 12 | Didier PIRONI | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’45”108 |
| 13 | Eddie CHEEVER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”117 |
| 14 | Patrick TAMBAY | Theodore | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”297 |
| 15 | Nigel MANSELL | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”369 |
| 16 | Marc SURER | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”734 |
| 17 | Mario ANDRETTI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 1’46”059 |
| 18 | Andrea De CESARIS | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”387 |
| 19 | Siegfried STOHR | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”444 |
| 20 | Chico SERRA | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”706 |
| 21 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 1’46”854 |
| 22 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 1’46”918 |
| 23 | Jan LAMMERS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”174 |
| 24 | Ricardo ZUNINO | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”464 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 25 | Miguel Angel GUERRA | Osella | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”609 |
| 26 | Beppe GABBIANI | Osella | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”121 |
| 27 | Derek DALY | March | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”191 |
| 28 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Ligier | Matra | 1’49”581 |
| 29 | Eliseo SALAZAR | March | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”086 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 5 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 34m 32.74s ( 200.731 km/h ) |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 53 | ( +26.61s ) |
| 3 | 15 | Alain PROST | Renault | Renault | 53 | ( +49.98s ) |
| 4 | 1 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 53 | ( +1m 07.88s ) |
| 5 | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 53 | ( +1m 31.85s ) |
| 6 | 11 | Elio De ANGELIS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 52 | |
| 7 | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 52 | |
| 8 | 22 | Mario ANDRETTI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 52 | |
| 9 | 30 | Siegfried STOHR | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 52 | |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 51 | |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea De CESARIS | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 12 | 9 | Jan LAMMERS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo ZUNINO | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| ab | 27 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 40 | |
| ab | 33 | Patrick TAMBAY | Theodore | Ford Cosworth | 36 | |
| ab | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 36 | |
| ab | 6 | Hector REBAQUE | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 32 | |
| ab | 21 | Chico SERRA | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 28 | |
| ab | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 19 | |
| ab | 14 | Marc SURER | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 14 | |
| ab | 20 | Keke ROSBERG | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 4 | |
| ab | 12 | Nigel MANSELL | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 3 | |
| ab | 28 | Didier PIRONI | Ferrari | Ferrari | 3 | |
| ab | 3 | Eddie CHEEVER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1 |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”287 | 6 | 204.059 |
note : le Brabham sono incollate al suolo dai correttori di assetto, versione “legale” delle minigonne, la superiorità é tale che, ad un certo punto, il mediocre Rebaque si trova in seconda posizione. Watson porta in gara la MP4-1, prima di una serie fortunata.
