1981 - Grand Prix of Argentina

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1981 - Grand Prix of Argentina

Race Name - Grand Prix of Argentina
Date - 4/12/1981
Race Track - Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 53
Pole Winner Nelson Piquet
Average Race Speed - 200.761 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Nelson Piquet
Race Number - 3

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	4	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	2	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B	Renault-Gordini EF1
4	3	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	5	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B	Renault-Gordini EF1
6	10	Elio de Angelis	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	17	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260
9	19	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	22	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260
11	18	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29F	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	23	Jan Lammers	Team ATS	ATS D4	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	24	Ricardo Zunino	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	7	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
15	14	Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	11	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	6	Hctor Rebaque	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	20	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	21	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
20	16	Marc Surer	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	8	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	15	Nigel Mansell	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	12	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
24	13	Eddie Cheever	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV