1981 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
29 Mar 1981
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 62 | 2:00:23.660 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 62 | +4.440s | 6 |
| 3 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 62 | +63.080s | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Marc SurerSUR | Ensign Ford | 62 | +77.030s | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 62 | +86.420s | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 62 | +86.830s | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Ligier Matra | 62 | +90.250s | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Keke RosbergROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | Patrick TambayTAM | Theodore Ford | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 60 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo ZuninoZUN | Tyrrell Ford | 57 | +5 laps | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 49 | +13 laps | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 40 | +22 laps | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 22 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 20 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 30 | Siegfried StohrSTO | Arrows Ford | 20 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 19 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 9 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 21 | Chico SerraSER | Fittipaldi Ford | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 0 | DNF | 0 |