Grand Prix Argentiny 1981 (oficiálně XVII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina) se jela na okruhu Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez v Buenos Aires v Argentině dne 12. dubna 1981. Závod byl třetím v pořadí v sezóně 1981 šampionátu Formule 1.
Kvalifikace
| Poř. | No. | Jezdec | Konstruktér | Časy v kvalifikaci | Ztráta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | |||||
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 1:42.665 | 1:44.364 | — |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:42.981 | 1:43.748 | +0.316 |
| 3 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:44.662 | 1:43.638 | +0.973 |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 1:43.935 | 1:44.094 | +1.270 |
| 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:43.997 | 1:44.080 | +1.332 |
| 6 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 1:44.712 | 1:44.100 | +1.435 |
| 7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:44.236 | 1:44.132 | +1.467 |
| 8 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:45.273 | 1:44.191 | +1.526 |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:45.008 | 1:45.357 | +2.343 |
| 10 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:45.252 | 1:45.065 | +2.400 |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:45.073 | 1:45.202 | +2.408 |
| 12 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:45.108 | 1:45.599 | +2.443 |
| 13 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:45.117 | 1:45.357 | +2.452 |
| 14 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford | 1:46.872 | 1:45.297 | +2.632 |
| 15 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:45.369 | 1:45.790 | +2.704 |
| 16 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | 1:45.734 | 1:46.188 | +3.069 |
| 17 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:46.329 | 1:46.059 | +3.394 |
| 18 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford | 1:46.387 | 1:46.663 | +3.722 |
| 19 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford | 1:47.342 | 1:46.444 | +3.779 |
| 20 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:46.743 | 1:46.706 | +4.041 |
| 21 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:46.854 | 1:47.594 | +4.189 |
| 22 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:47.109 | 1:46.918 | +4.253 |
| 23 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS-Ford | 1:47.174 | 1:47.576 | +4.509 |
| 24 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:47.464 | 1:48.143 | +4.799 |
| 25 | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra | Osella-Ford | 1:47.609 | 1:48.571 | +4.944 |
| 26 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford | 1:48.121 | 1:48.203 | +5.456 |
| 27 | 17 | Derek Daly | March-Ford | 1:48.191 | 1:49.571 | +5.526 |
| 28 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier-Matra | 1:49.581 | 1:50.226 | +6.916 |
| 29 | 18 | Eliseo Salazar | March-Ford | Bez času | 1:51.086 | +8.421 |
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Závod
| Poř. | No. | Jezdec | Konstruktér | Počet kol | Čas/Odstoupení | Pořadí na startu | Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 53 | 1:34:32.74 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 53 | + 26.61 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 53 | + 49.98 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 53 | + 1:07.88 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 53 | + 1:31.85 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 52 | + 1 kolo | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 52 | + 1 kolo | 9 | |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 52 | + 1 kolo | 17 | |
| 9 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford | 52 | + 1 kolo | 19 | |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 51 | Nedostatek paliva | 22 | |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford | 51 | + 2 kola | 18 | |
| 12 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS-Ford | 51 | + 2 kola | 23 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell-Ford | 51 | + 2 kola | 24 | |
| Ret | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 40 | Řazení | 7 | |
| Ret | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford | 36 | Únik oleje | 14 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 36 | Řazení | 11 | |
| Ret | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 32 | Elektrika | 6 | |
| Ret | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 28 | Převodovka | 20 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 19 | Zacházení | 21 | |
| Ret | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | 14 | Motor | 16 | |
| Ret | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 4 | Palivový systém | 8 | |
| Ret | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 3 | Motor | 15 | |
| Ret | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 3 | Motor | 12 | |
| Ret | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford | 1 | Spojka | 13 | |
| DNQ | 31 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 17 | Derek Daly | March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier-Matra | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | Eliseo Salazar | March-Ford | ||||
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Průběžné pořadí po závodě
- Pohár jezdců
| Pořadí | Jezdec | Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 21 | |
| 2 | Alan Jones | 18 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 13 | |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | 4 | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 4 | |
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- Pohár konstruktérů
