August 16, 1981 Red Bull Ring | Lap distance 5.942 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1981 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 53 | 1:27'36.47 | 4 | 1'34.398 | 1 | 1'37.62 | (47) | |
| 2 | 6 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 53 | 1:27'41.64 | +5.17 | 1 | 1'32.018 | 4 | 1'38.24 | (36) |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:27'43.81 | +7.34 | 7 | 1'34.871 | 3 | 1'38.00 | (52) |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:27'48.51 | +12.04 | 6 | 1'34.654 | 2 | 1'37.66 | (51) |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 1:28'08.32 | +31.85 | 5 | 1'34.531 | 7 | 1'38.69 | (29) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 53 | 1:29'07.61 | +1'31.14 | 12 | 1'35.977 | 6 | 1'38.65 | (42) |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 52 | 1:27'49.17 | +1 lap | 9 | 1'35.294 | 10 | 1'39.37 | (40) | |
| 8 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 1:28'12.48 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'36.657 | 11 | 1'39.71 | (52) | |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 52 | 1:28'41.33 | +1 lap | 8 | 1'35.037 | 15 | 1'40.66 | (4) | |
| 10 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 51 | 1:28'47.97 | +2 laps | 14 | 1'36.117 | 22 | 1'42.46 | (6) | |
| 11 | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 47 | 1:28'00.14 | +6 laps | 19 | 1'37.230 | 12 | 1'40.18 | (40) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179D | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 46 | 1:19'44.15 | 13 | 1'36.079 | 19 | 1'41.32 | (8) | ||
| brakes | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 44 | 1:15'36.32 | 21 | 1'37.709 | 17 | 1'40.88 | (42) | ||
| engine | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 43 | 1:12'51.70 | 10 | 1'35.442 | 8 | 1'38.85 | (38) | ||
| oil pressure | 14 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 43 | 1:12'56.65 | 20 | 1'37.631 | 13 | 1'40.42 | (41) | ||
| gearbox | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 40 | 1:09'14.70 | 22 | 1'38.084 | 19 | 1'41.32 | (21) | ||
| fire | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179B | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 35 | 1:00'19.29 | 16 | 1'36.216 | 21 | 1'41.36 | (33) | ||
| clutch | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 32 | 56'28.60 | 15 | 1'36.150 | 14 | 1'40.47 | (25) | ||
| overheating | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 27 | 47'26.27 | 24 | 1'38.546 | 23 | 1'42.80 | (18) | ||
| suspension | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 26 | 43'04.37 | 2 | 1'32.321 | 5 | 1'38.41 | (4) | ||
| engine | 25 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 26 | 47'25.87 | 17 | 1'36.233 | 16 | 1'40.82 | (11) | ||
| engine | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 23 | 38'51.14 | 11 | 1'35.569 | 9 | 1'39.36 | (21) | ||
| accident | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 11 | 18'45.57 | 3 | 1'33.334 | 18 | 1'41.05 | (3) | ||
| distributor | 33 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 0 | 23 | 1'38.522 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'38.583 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'38.593 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'38.691 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'41.198 | ||||||||
