Round 3 · 12 April 1981
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
27 drivers
After Round 2
1
Alan Jones
Williams
15
pts
2
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
15
pts
3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
4
pts
4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
4
pts
5
Marc Surer
Ensign
3
pts
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6
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
3
pts
7
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
2
pts
8
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
2
pts
9
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
1
pts
10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
1
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
0
pts
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
John Watson
McLaren
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Renault
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
0
pts
-
Alain Prost
Renault
0
pts
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
0
pts
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
0
pts
-
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
0
pts
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
0
pts
After the race
27 drivers
After Round 3
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
↑1
21
+6
2
Alan Jones
Williams
↓1
18
+3
3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
—
13
+9
4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
—
4
+0
5
Alain Prost
Renault
↑994
4
+4
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6
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
—
3
+0
7
Marc Surer
Ensign
↓2
3
+0
8
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
—
3
+1
9
René Arnoux
Renault
↑990
2
+2
10
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
↓3
2
+0
11
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
↓2
1
+0
12
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓2
1
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
John Watson
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 1:34:32.740 | 9 |
| 2 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | +26.610 | 6 |
| 3 | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | +49.980 | 4 |
| 4 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | +1:07.880 | 3 |
| 5 | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | +1:31.850 | 2 |
| 6 | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | AND Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | STO Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | DE Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | LAM Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | ZUN Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 2L | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | REB Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | SER Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | SUR Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | MAN Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | PIR Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | — | 0 |