1981 - Grand Prix of Brazil

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1981 - Grand Prix of Brazil

Race Name - Grand Prix of Brazil
Date - 3/29/1981
Race Track - Jacarepagua
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 62
Pole Winner Nelson Piquet
Average Race Speed - 155.463 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Carlos Reutemann
Race Number - 2

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	3	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	4	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	18	Marc Surer	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	10	Elio de Angelis	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	16	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
7	23	JeanPierre Jarier	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
8	15	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29C	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	12	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	19	Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	13	Nigel Mansell	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	1	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	24	Ricardo Zunino	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	14	Eddie Cheever	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	6	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260
16	7	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
17	11	Hctor Rebaque	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	5	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B	Renault-Gordini EF1
19	21	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	17	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
21	20	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29F	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	8	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B	Renault-Gordini EF1
23	9	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260
24	22	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV