| Race details | ||
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| Race 2 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | March 29, 1981 | |
| Official name | X Grande Prêmio do Brasil | |
| Location | Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.031 km (3.126 mi) | |
| Distance | 62 laps, 311.922 km (193.812 mi) | |
| Weather | Overcast, Fresh, Rain | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford |
| Time | 1:35.079 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Marc Surer
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Ensign-Ford |
| Time | 1:54.302 on lap 26 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford |
| Second |  Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford |
| Third |  Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford |
The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix was the second race of the 1981 Formula One season and was held on March 29, 1981 at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formula One moved to the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de Janeiro from the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo, after safety concerns with the long Interlagos circuit and the growing slums of São Paulo being at odds with the glamorous image of Formula One.
The Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann won the race in contentious circumstances; he ignored his pit signals to give up the lead to his teammate and team leader Alan Jones. Jones, who finished in 2nd, did not show up on the podium afterwards.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford | 62 | 2:00:23.66 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 62 | + 4.44 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 62 | + 1:03.08 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Marc Surer
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Ensign-Ford | 62 | + 1:17.03 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis
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Lotus-Ford | 62 | + 1:26.42 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 |  Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 62 | + 1:26.83 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Ligier-Matra | 62 | + 1:30.25 | 23 | |
| 8 | 7 |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 9 | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 10 | 33 | Patrick Tambay
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Theodore-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 11 | 12 | Nigel Mansell
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Lotus-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 12 | 5 | Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford | 60 | + 2 Laps | 1 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino
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Tyrrell-Ford | 57 | + 5 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 3 |  Eddie Cheever
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Tyrrell-Ford | 49 | Not Classified | 14 | |
| NC | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo | 40 | Not Classified | 6 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 25 | Turbo | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Hector Rebaque
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Brabham-Ford | 22 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost
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Renault | 20 | Collision | 5 | |
| Ret | 30 | Siegfried Stohr
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Arrows-Ford | 20 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 28 | Didier Pironi
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Ferrari | 19 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris
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McLaren-Ford | 9 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 0 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mario Andretti
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Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| Ret | 21 | Chico Serra
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 0 | Collision | 22 | |
| DNQ | 9 |  Jan Lammers
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ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani
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Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra
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Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 |  Eliseo Salazar
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 17 |  Derek Daly
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNP | 14 |  Ricardo Londoño
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Ensign-Ford | Car raced by Surer |
Colombian driver Ricardo Londoño was denied a superlicense, was not allowed to participate in official practice, and unable to race.
Notes[]
- First fastest lap: Marc Surer
- First entry: Ricardo Londoño
- First Points: Marc Surer
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/359/. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 23–25.
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