Round 3 · 12 April 1981
1981 Argentine Grand Prix: results
Nelson Piquet (Brabham) won the 1981 Argentine Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 12 April 1981 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina), starting from position 1. Carlos Reutemann (Williams) and Alain Prost (Renault) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 1:34:32.740 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | +26.610 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | +49.980 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | +67.880 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | +91.850 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Transmission |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 16 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Transmission |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | — | — | Electrical |
| 18 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | — | — | Handling |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | — | — | Clutch |