April 12, 1981 Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | Lap distance 5.968 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1981 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 53 | 1:34'32.740 | 1 | 1'42.665 | 1 | 1'45.287 | (6) | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 53 | 1:34'59.350 | +26.61 | 4 | 1'43.935 | 2 | 1'46.261 | (43) |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE20B | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 53 | 1:35'22.720 | +49.98 | 2 | 1'42.981 | 4 | 1'46.575 | (6) |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 53 | 1:35'40.620 | +1'07.88 | 3 | 1'43.638 | 5 | 1'47.013 | (36) |
| 5 | 2 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE20B | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 53 | 1:36'04.590 | +1'31.85 | 5 | 1'43.997 | 6 | 1'47.183 | (33) |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 1:34'39.530 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'45.065 | 8 | 1'47.654 | (43) |
| 7 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 1:34'47.920 | +1 lap | 9 | 1'45.008 | 10 | 1'48.306 | (40) | |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 52 | 1:35'07.350 | +1 lap | 17 | 1'46.059 | 12 | 1'48.492 | (18) | |
| 9 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 1:35'50.260 | +1 lap | 19 | 1'46.444 | 15 | 1'48.836 | (28) | |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 51 | 1:33'39.410 | +2 laps | 22 | 1'46.918 | 11 | 1'48.324 | (37) | |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren M29F | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 51 | 1:34'51.650 | +2 laps | 18 | 1'46.387 | 20 | 1'49.853 | (18) | |
| 12 | 9 | Jan Lammers (NED) | ATS D4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 51 | 1:35'48.320 | +2 laps | 23 | 1'47.174 | 18 | 1'49.146 | (37) | |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino (ARG) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 51 | 1:36'14.700 | +2 laps | 24 | 1'47.464 | 17 | 1'49.017 | (33) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| transmission | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 40 | 1:13'30.950 | 7 | 1'44.132 | 14 | 1'48.834 | (37) | ||
| oil leak | 33 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 36 | 1:05'42.080 | 14 | 1'45.297 | 9 | 1'47.860 | (30) | ||
| transmission | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 36 | 1:09'11.760 | 11 | 1'45.073 | 7 | 1'47.342 | (31) | ||
| electrical | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 32 | 57'16.110 | 6 | 1'44.100 | 3 | 1'46.353 | (8) | ||
| gearbox | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 28 | 52'19.130 | 20 | 1'46.706 | 21 | 1'49.954 | (10) | ||
| handling | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 19 | 35'56.170 | 21 | 1'46.854 | 22 | 1'50.065 | (5) | ||
| engine | 14 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 14 | 26'01.720 | 16 | 1'45.734 | 13 | 1'48.770 | (4) | ||
| fuel pump | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 4 | 7'36.210 | 8 | 1'44.191 | 16 | 1'48.921 | (3) | ||
| engine | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 3 | 5'51.490 | 15 | 1'45.369 | 23 | 1'50.880 | (2) | ||
| engine | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 3 | 5'56.900 | 12 | 1'45.108 | 19 | 1'49.222 | (2) | ||
| clutch | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1 | 3'05.302 | 13 | 1'45.117 | 24 | 3'05.302 | (1) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra (ARG) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'47.609 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'48.121 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'48.191 | ||||||||
| -- | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 1'49.581 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'51.086 | ||||||||
