1981 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
29 Mar 1981
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:35.079 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 1:35.390 |
| 3 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:36.377 |
| 4 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:36.667 |
| 5 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 1:36.670 |
| 6 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.283 |
| 7 | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:37.497 |
| 8 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:37.561 |
| 9 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.597 |
| 10 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 1:37.734 |
| 11 | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 1:37.777 |
| 12 | 20 | Keke RosbergROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:37.981 |
| 13 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 1:38.003 |
| 14 | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:38.160 |
| 15 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:38.263 |
| 16 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:38.273 |
| 17 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 1:38.565 |
| 18 | 14 | Marc SurerSUR | Ensign Ford | 1:38.570 |
| 19 | 33 | Patrick TambayTAM | Theodore Ford | 1:38.726 |
| 20 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 1:38.780 |
| 21 | 30 | Siegfried StohrSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:39.190 |
| 22 | 21 | Chico SerraSER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:39.326 |
| 23 | 25 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Ligier Matra | 1:39.398 |
| 24 | 4 | Ricardo ZuninoZUN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.798 |