← Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
1981 Argentine Grand Prix
1981-04-12 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 53 | 9 |
| 2nd | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 53 | 6 |
| 3rd | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 53 | 4 |
| 4th | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 53 | 3 |
| 5th | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 53 | 2 |
| 6th | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 52 | 1 |
| 7th | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 52 | |
| 8th | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 52 | |
| 9th | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | 52 | |
| 10th | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 51 | |
| 11th | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 51 | |
| 12th | Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | 51 | |
| 13th | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 51 | |
| 14th | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 40 | |
| 15th | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | 36 | |
| 16th | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | 36 | |
| 17th | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 32 | |
| 18th | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | 28 | |
| 19th | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | 19 | |
| 20th | Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | 14 | |
| 21st | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | 4 | |
| 22nd | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | 3 | |
| 23rd | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | 3 | |
| 24th | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 |