| «1981-11» | Austria Grand Prix - XIX Grosser Preis von Osterreich |
| 1981-08-16 | Österreichring - 53 laps × 5.942 km : 314.926 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:32.018 | 232.468 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:32.321 | +00.303 (+0.329%) | +00.303 |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:33.334 | +01.316 (+1.430%) | +01.013 |
| 4 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:34.398 | +02.380 (+2.586%) | +01.064 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.531 | +02.513 (+2.731%) | +00.133 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.654 | +02.636 (+2.865%) | +00.123 |
| 7 | 7 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.871 | +02.853 (+3.100%) | +00.217 |
| 8 | 8 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:35.037 | +03.019 (+3.281%) | +00.166 |
| 9 | 9 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.294 | +03.276 (+3.560%) | +00.257 |
| 10 | 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.442 | +03.424 (+3.721%) | +00.148 |
| 11 | 11 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.569 | +03.551 (+3.859%) | +00.127 |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.977 | +03.959 (+4.302%) | +00.408 |
| 13 | 13 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 01:36.079 | +04.061 (+4.413%) | +00.102 |
| 14 | 14 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.117 | +04.099 (+4.455%) | +00.038 |
| 15 | 15 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.150 | +04.132 (+4.490%) | +00.033 |
| 16 | 16 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:36.216 | +04.198 (+4.562%) | +00.066 |
| 17 | 17 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier • Matra | 01:36.233 | +04.215 (+4.581%) | +00.017 |
| 18 | 18 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.657 | +04.639 (+5.041%) | +00.424 |
| 19 | 19 | 17 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.230 | +05.212 (+5.664%) | +00.573 |
| 20 | 20 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.631 | +05.613 (+6.100%) | +00.401 |
| 21 | 21 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.709 | +05.691 (+6.185%) | +00.078 |
| 22 | 22 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.084 | +06.066 (+6.592%) | +00.375 |
| 23 | 23 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.522 | +06.504 (+7.068%) | +00.438 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.546 | +06.528 (+7.094%) | +00.024 |
| 25 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.583 | +06.565 (+7.134%) | +00.037 | |
| 26 | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 01:38.593 | +06.575 (+7.145%) | +00.010 | |
| 27 | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman • Hart | 01:38.691 | +06.673 (+7.252%) | +00.098 | |
| 28 | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.198 | +09.180 (+9.976%) | +02.507 |