Round 11 · 1981
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring, Austria · Sun 16 Aug · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 1:27:36.470 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | +5.170 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | +7.340 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | +12.040 | 3 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | +31.850 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | +1:31.140 | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Borgward | 9 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | +6 Laps | |
| — | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | Engine | |
| — | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | Brakes | |
| — | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | Engine | |
| — | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | Oil pressure | |
| — | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | Gearbox | |
| — | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Heat shield fire | |
| — | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | Clutch | |
| — | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | Overheating | |
| — | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | Suspension | |
| — | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | Engine | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Borgward | 11 | Engine | |
| — | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | Accident | |
| — | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | Distributor |