1981 - Grand Prix of Austria

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1981 - Grand Prix of Austria

Race Name - Grand Prix of Austria
Date - 8/16/1981
Race Track - Osterreichring
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 53
Pole Winner Rene Arnoux
Average Race Speed - 215.715 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alain Prost
Race Number - 11

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	4	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
2	1	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1
3	7	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	6	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07D	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	5	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	12	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	9	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	18	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	8	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
10	14	JeanPierre Jarier	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	19	Derek Daly	March Grand Prix Team	March 811	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	13	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179D	Alfa Romeo 1260
13	21	Slim Borgudd	Team ATS	ATS HGS-2	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	10	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	20	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	22	Michele Alboreto	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	16	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179B	Alfa Romeo 1260
18	15	Hctor Rebaque	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	24	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	2	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1
21	17	Patrick Tambay	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
22	11	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	3	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
24	23	Marc Surer	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV