Rio de Janeiro Brazil 29 March 1981
Previous Winners
| POS |
NO |
Driver |
Team |
Model |
Engine |
Type |
Laps |
Time/Reason |
Grid |
Row |
| 1 |
2 |
Carlos REUTEMANN |
WILLIAMS |
FW07C |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
62 |
2h 0m 23.660s |
2 |
1 |
| 2 |
1 |
Alan JONES |
WILLIAMS |
FW07C |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
62 |
2h 0m 28.100s |
3 |
2 |
| 3 |
29 |
Riccardo PATRESE |
ARROWS |
A3 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
62 |
2h 1m 26.700s |
4 |
2 |
| 4 |
14 |
Marc SURER |
ENSIGN |
N180B |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
62 |
2h 1m 40.689s |
18 |
9 |
| 5 |
11 |
Elio de ANGELIS |
LOTUS |
81B |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
62 |
2h 1m 50.080s |
10 |
5 |
| 6 |
26 |
Jacques LAFFITE |
TALBOT LAGO |
JS17 |
Matra |
V12 |
62 |
2h 1m 50.490s |
16 |
8 |
| 7 |
25 |
Jean-Pierre JARIER |
TALBOT LAGO |
JS17 |
Matra |
V12 |
62 |
2h 1m 53.910s |
23 |
12 |
| 8 |
7 |
John WATSON |
McLaren |
M29F |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
61 |
- |
15 |
8 |
| 9 |
20 |
Keke ROSBERG |
FITTIPALDI |
F8C |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
61 |
- |
12 |
6 |
| 10 |
33 |
Patrick TAMBAY |
THEODORE |
TY01 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
61 |
- |
19 |
10 |
| 11 |
12 |
Nigel MANSELL |
LOTUS |
81B |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
61 |
- |
13 |
7 |
| 12 |
5 |
Nelson PIQUET |
BRABHAM |
BT49C |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
60 |
- |
1 |
1 |
| 13 |
4 |
Ricardo ZUNINO |
TYRRELL |
010 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
57 |
- |
24 |
12 |
| nc |
3 |
Eddie CHEEVER |
TYRRELL |
010 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
49 |
- |
14 |
7 |
| nc |
23 |
Bruno GIACOMELLI |
ALFA ROMEO |
179C |
Alfa Romeo |
V12 |
40 |
- |
6 |
3 |
| nq |
17 |
Derek DALY |
RAM |
811 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| nq |
32 |
Beppe GABBIANI |
OSELLA |
FA1B |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| nq |
25 |
Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE |
TALBOT LAGO |
JS17 |
Matra |
V12 |
- |
car raced by Jarier |
- |
- |
| nq |
9 |
Jan LAMMERS |
ATS |
D4 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| nq |
18 |
Eliseo SALAZAR |
RAM |
811 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| nq |
31 |
Miguel-Angel GUERRA |
OSELLA |
FA1B |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| r |
27 |
Gilles VILLENEUVE |
Ferrari |
126CK |
Ferrari |
V6t |
25 |
turbo wastegate |
7 |
4 |
| r |
6 |
Hector REBAQUE |
BRABHAM |
BT49C |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
22 |
rear suspension |
11 |
6 |
| r |
30 |
Siegfried STOHR |
ARROWS |
A3 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
20 |
accident |
21 |
11 |
| r |
15 |
Alain PROST |
RENAULT |
RE20B |
Renault |
V6t |
20 |
accident |
5 |
3 |
| r |
28 |
Didier PIRONI |
Ferrari |
126CK |
Ferrari |
V6t |
19 |
accident |
17 |
9 |
| r |
8 |
Andrea de CESARIS |
McLaren |
M29F |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
9 |
electrics |
20 |
10 |
| r |
21 |
Chico SERRA |
FITTIPALDI |
F8C |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
0 |
accident |
22 |
11 |
| r |
16 |
René ARNOUX |
RENAULT |
RE20B |
Renault |
V6t |
0 |
accident |
8 |
4 |
| r |
22 |
Mario ANDRETTI |
ALFA ROMEO |
179C |
Alfa Romeo |
V12 |
0 |
accident |
9 |
5 |
