1981 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
16 Aug 1981
Red Bull Ring, Austria
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:32.018 |
| 2 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 1:32.321 |
| 3 | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:33.334 |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:34.398 |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 1:34.531 |
| 6 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:34.654 |
| 7 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:34.871 |
| 8 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 1:35.037 |
| 9 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 1:35.294 |
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:35.442 |
| 11 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 1:35.569 |
| 12 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:35.977 |
| 13 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.079 |
| 14 | 32 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Osella Hart | 1:36.117 |
| 15 | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 1:36.150 |
| 16 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.216 |
| 17 | 25 | Patrick TambayTAM | Ligier Matra | 1:36.233 |
| 18 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 1:36.657 |
| 19 | 17 | Derek DalyDAL | March Ford | 1:37.230 |
| 20 | 14 | Eliseo SalazarSAL | Ensign Ford | 1:37.631 |
| 21 | 10 | Slim BorguddBOR | ATS Ford | 1:37.709 |
| 22 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:38.084 |
| 23 | 33 | Marc SurerSUR | Theodore Ford | 1:38.522 |
| 24 | 30 | Siegfried StohrSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:38.546 |