1981 ARGENTINE GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
12 Apr 1981
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 53 | 1:34:32.740 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 53 | +26.610s | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 53 | +49.980s | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 53 | +67.880s | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 53 | +91.850s | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 52 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Siegfried StohrSTO | Arrows Ford | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 51 | DNF | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 51 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | Jan LammersLAM | ATS Ford | 51 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo ZuninoZUN | Tyrrell Ford | 51 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 40 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 33 | Patrick TambayTAM | Theodore Ford | 36 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 36 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 32 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 21 | Chico SerraSER | Fittipaldi Ford | 28 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 19 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Marc SurerSUR | Ensign Ford | 14 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Keke RosbergROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 3 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 3 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1 | DNF | 0 |