1981 Austrian Grand Prix

1981 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
The Österreichring Circuit (1977-1987)
The Österreichring Circuit (1977-1987)
Race details
Date 16 August 1981
Official name XIX Großer Preis von Osterreich
Location Österreichring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.942 km (3.692 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 314.926 km (195.686 miles)
Weather Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:32.018
Fastest lap
Driver France Jacques Laffite Talbot Ligier-Matra
Time 1:37.62 on lap 47
Podium
First Talbot Ligier-Matra
Second Renault
Third Brabham-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1981 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 16 August 1981. It was the eleventh race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.[1]

The 53-lap race was won by Frenchman Jacques Laffite, driving a Talbot Ligier-Matra. Compatriot René Arnoux finished second in a Renault, having started from pole position, with Brazilian Nelson Piquet third in a Brabham-Ford. Piquet moved to within six points of Drivers' Championship leader, Argentine Carlos Reutemann, who finished fifth in his Williams-Ford.

  1. ^ "1981 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list".