Round 11 · 16 August 1981
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring · Spielberg, Austria
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
34 drivers
After Round 10
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
43
pts
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
35
pts
3
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
25
pts
4
Alan Jones
Williams
24
pts
5
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
21
pts
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6
John Watson
McLaren
20
pts
7
Alain Prost
Renault
19
pts
8
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
10
pts
9
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
10
pts
10
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
8
pts
11
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
8
pts
12
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
7
pts
13
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
5
pts
14
René Arnoux
Renault
5
pts
15
Marc Surer
Theodore
4
pts
16
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
3
pts
17
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
1
pts
18
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
1
pts
19
Slim Borgudd
ATS
1
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
0
pts
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
March
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
0
pts
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
0
pts
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
0
pts
-
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
0
pts
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
0
pts
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
0
pts
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
0
pts
After the race
34 drivers
After Round 11
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
—
45
+2
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
—
39
+4
3
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
34
+9
4
Alan Jones
Williams
—
27
+3
5
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
21
+0
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6
John Watson
McLaren
—
21
+1
7
Alain Prost
Renault
—
19
+0
8
René Arnoux
Renault
↑6
11
+6
9
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓1
10
+0
10
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
↓1
10
+0
11
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
↓1
8
+0
12
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
↓1
8
+0
13
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
↓1
7
+0
14
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
↓1
5
+0
15
Marc Surer
Theodore
—
4
+0
16
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
—
3
+0
17
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
—
1
+0
18
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
—
1
+0
19
Slim Borgudd
ATS
—
1
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
March
—
0
+0
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 1:27:36.470 | 9 |
| 2 | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | +5.170 | 6 |
| 3 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | +7.340 | 4 |
| 4 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | +12.040 | 3 |
| 5 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | +31.850 | 2 |
| 6 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 12 | +1:31.140 | 1 |
| 7 | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | DE Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | PIR Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | DAL Derek Daly | March | 19 | 6L | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | BOR Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | SAL Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | ALB Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | REB Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | STO Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | MAN Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | SUR Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | — | 0 |