1981 Austrian Grand Prix
- Round
- 11 of 1981
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
- Location
- Spielberg, Austria
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Jacques Laffite
- Constructor
- Ligier
- Entrant
- Ligier-Matra
- Pole position
- Rene Arnoux
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Laffite
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 53 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 53 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 53 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 53 | 2 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 53 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 52 | — | — |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 52 | — | — |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 52 | — | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | 51 | — | — |
| 11 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 47 | — | — |
| DNQ | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 26 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 11 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 43 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 46 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 31 | — | Clutch |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 35 | — | Fire |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | 26 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | 43 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNF | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 44 | — | Brakes |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 40 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 0 | — | Distributor |
| DNF | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | 27 | — | Overheating |