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1981 German GP
1980 Austrian GP

1981 Austrian GP
1981 Dutch GP
1982 Austrian GP
 XIX  Großer Preis von Österreich

Event Overview • Sessions • Entry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 16 August 1981
Start time14:00
Event Austrian GP
Circuit Osterreichring
Event FormatRace of 53 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#11 of 15 in 1981
#353 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps53
Circuit Perimeter5942 m
Race Distance5942 × 53 = 314.926 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries28
Qualifiers24
Finishers11
Debutants
ATS HGS-2 (Car Model),
Alfa Romeo 179B (Car Model), 		   Alfa Romeo 179D (Car Model)
MilestonesEquipe Talbot Gitanes – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Equipe Talbot Gitanes – 1st Win (Entrant)
 Patrick Tambay – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken None
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements –  Lotus (394),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Carlos Reutemann (64),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Carlos Reutemann (64),
4. Most Races Led –  Ferrari (201),
5. Most Laps Led –  Ferrari (5693),
6. Most Race Entries –  Lotus (912),
7. Most 3rd Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (84),
8. Most 8th Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (54)

World Championship standings
1  Carlos Reutemann 45 
2  Nélson Piquet 39 
3  Jacques Laffite 34 
4  Alan Jones 27 
5  Gilles Villeneuve 21 
6  John Watson 21 
7  Alain Prost 19 
8  René Arnoux 11 up
9  Riccardo Patrese 10 up
10  Eddie Cheever 10 up
11  Hector Rebaque 8 up
12  Elio de Angelis 8 up
13  Didier Pironi 7 up
14  Nigel Mansell 5 up
15  Marc Surer 4 
16  Mario Andretti 3 
17  Slim Borgudd 1 
  Andrea de Cesaris 1 
  Patrick Tambay 1 
1  Williams / Ford 72 
2  Brabham / Ford 47 
3  Ligier / Matra 34 up
4  Renault / Renault 30 up
5  Ferrari / Ferrari 28 up
6  McLaren / Ford 22 
7  Lotus / Ford 13 
8  Arrows / Ford 10 
9  Tyrrell / Ford 10 
10  Ensign / Ford 4 
11  Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo 3 
12  Theodore / Ford 1 
  ATS / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 26Car 16Car 26
EntrantEquipe Talbot GitanesEquipe Renault ElfEquipe Talbot Gitanes
Driver Jacques Laffite René Arnoux Jacques Laffite
Car Ligier JS17 Renault RE30 Ligier JS17
EngineMatra 3.0 V12Renault 1.5 V6TMatra 3.0 V12
Time1:27'36.471'32.0181'37.62
Speed215.683 km/h232.468 km/h219.127 km/h


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