August 16, 1981 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 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 | 6.000000.470 | 4 | 4.000000.398 | 1 | 7.000000.620 | (47) | |
| 2 | 6 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 53 | 1.000000.640 | +5.000000.170 | 1 | 2.000000.018 | 4 | 8.000000.240 | (36) |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 3.000000.810 | +7.000000.340 | 7 | 4.000000.871 | 3 | 8.000000.000 | (52) |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 8.000000.510 | +2.000000.040 | 6 | 4.000000.654 | 2 | 7.000000.660 | (51) |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | 8.000000.320 | +1.000000.850 | 5 | 4.000000.531 | 7 | 8.000000.690 | (29) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 53 | 7.000000.610 | +1.000000.140 | 12 | 5.000000.977 | 6 | 8.000000.650 | (42) |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 52 | 9.000000.170 | +1 lap | 9 | 5.000000.294 | 10 | 9.000000.370 | (40) | |
| 8 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 2.000000.480 | +1 lap | 18 | 6.000000.657 | 11 | 9.000000.710 | (52) | |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 52 | 1.000000.330 | +1 lap | 8 | 5.000000.037 | 15 | 0.00 | (4) | |
| 10 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 51 | 7.000000.970 | +2 laps | 14 | 6.000000.117 | 22 | 2.000000.460 | (6) | |
| 11 | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 47 | 0.00 | +6 laps | 19 | 7.000000.230 | 12 | 0.00 | (40) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179D | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 46 | 4.000000.150 | 13 | 6.000000.079 | 19 | 1.000000.320 | (8) | ||
| brakes | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 44 | 6.000000.320 | 21 | 7.000000.709 | 17 | 0.00 | (42) | ||
| engine | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 43 | 1.000000.700 | 10 | 5.000000.442 | 8 | 8.000000.850 | (38) | ||
| oil pressure | 14 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 43 | 6.000000.650 | 20 | 7.000000.631 | 13 | 0.00 | (41) | ||
| gearbox | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 40 | 4.000000.700 | 22 | 8.000000.084 | 19 | 1.000000.320 | (21) | ||
| fire | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179B | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 35 | 9.000000.290 | 16 | 6.000000.216 | 21 | 1.000000.360 | (33) | ||
| clutch | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 32 | 8.000000.600 | 15 | 6.000000.150 | 14 | 0.00 | (25) | ||
| overheating | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 27 | 6.000000.270 | 24 | 8.000000.546 | 23 | 2.000000.800 | (18) | ||
| suspension | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 26 | 4.000000.370 | 2 | 2.000000.321 | 5 | 8.000000.410 | (4) | ||
| engine | 25 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 26 | 5.000000.870 | 17 | 6.000000.233 | 16 | 0.00 | (11) | ||
| engine | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 23 | 1.000000.140 | 11 | 5.000000.569 | 9 | 9.000000.360 | (21) | ||
| accident | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 11 | 5.000000.570 | 3 | 3.000000.334 | 18 | 1.000000.050 | (3) | ||
| distributor | 33 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 0 | 23 | 8.000000.522 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 8.000000.583 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 8.000000.593 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 8.000000.691 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1.000000.198 | ||||||||
