Round 2 · 29 March 1981
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
24 drivers
After Round 1
1
Alan Jones
Williams
9
pts
2
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
6
pts
3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
4
pts
4
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
3
pts
5
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
2
pts
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6
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
1
pts
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Renault
0
pts
-
Marc Surer
Ensign
0
pts
-
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
0
pts
-
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
0
pts
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
0
pts
-
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
0
pts
-
John Watson
McLaren
0
pts
-
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Alain Prost
Renault
0
pts
-
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
0
pts
After the race
27 drivers
After Round 2
1
Alan Jones
Williams
—
15
+6
2
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
—
15
+9
3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
—
4
+0
4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↑995
4
+4
5
Marc Surer
Ensign
↑994
3
+3
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6
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
↓2
3
+0
7
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
↓2
2
+0
8
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
↑991
2
+2
9
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
↓3
1
+0
10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↑989
1
+1
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
John Watson
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Alain Prost
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
NEW
0
+0
-
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
25 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 2:00:23.660 | 9 |
| 2 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | +4.440 | 6 |
| 3 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | +1:03.080 | 4 |
| 4 | SUR Marc Surer | Ensign | 18 | +1:17.030 | 3 |
| 5 | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | +1:26.420 | 2 |
| 6 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | +1:26.830 | 1 |
| 7 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | +1:30.250 | 0 |
| 8 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | TAM Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | ZUN Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 5L | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | REB Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | STO Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | PIR Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | SER Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | — | 0 |
| W | LON Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | Pit | — | 0 |