1981 Austrian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 11 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship | |||
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 | 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.