1981 Austrian Grand Prix
🇦🇹 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria Round 11 of 15
Podium
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | No. | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Stops | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 26 | 4 | 53 | 1:27:36.47 | Finished | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 16 | 1 | 53 | +5.170s | Finished | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 7 | 53 | +7.340s | Finished | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 6 | 53 | +12.040s | Finished | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 5 | 53 | +31.850s | Finished | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 12 | 53 | +1:31.140 | Finished | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 8 | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 28 | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 32 | 14 | 51 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | 19 | 47 | +6 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 13 | 46 | +7 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 9 | 21 | 44 | +9 Laps | Brakes | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 29 | 10 | 43 | +10 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 14 | 20 | 43 | +10 Laps | Oil pressure | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 4 | 22 | 40 | +13 Laps | Gearbox | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 23 | 16 | 35 | +18 Laps | Heat shield fire | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 15 | 32 | +21 Laps | Clutch | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 30 | 24 | 27 | +26 Laps | Overheating | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Alain Prost | Renault | 15 | 2 | 26 | +27 Laps | Suspension | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 25 | 17 | 26 | +27 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 12 | 11 | 23 | +30 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 27 | 3 | 11 | +42 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 33 | 23 | 0 | +53 Laps | Distributor | 0 | 0 |
Purple driver name = set fastest lap of the race.