| «1981-03» | Argentina Grand Prix - XVII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| 1981-04-12 | Buenos Aires - Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez - 53 laps × 5.968 km : 316.304 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.665 | 209.271 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:42.981 | +00.316 (+0.308%) | +00.316 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.638 | +00.973 (+0.948%) | +00.657 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.935 | +01.270 (+1.237%) | +00.297 |
| 5 | 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:43.997 | +01.332 (+1.297%) | +00.062 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.100 | +01.435 (+1.398%) | +00.103 |
| 7 | 7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:44.132 | +01.467 (+1.429%) | +00.032 |
| 8 | 8 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.191 | +01.526 (+1.486%) | +00.059 |
| 9 | 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.008 | +02.343 (+2.282%) | +00.817 |
| 10 | 10 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.065 | +02.400 (+2.338%) | +00.057 |
| 11 | 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.073 | +02.408 (+2.345%) | +00.008 |
| 12 | 12 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:45.108 | +02.443 (+2.380%) | +00.035 |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.117 | +02.452 (+2.388%) | +00.009 |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.297 | +02.632 (+2.564%) | +00.180 |
| 15 | 15 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.369 | +02.704 (+2.634%) | +00.072 |
| 16 | 16 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.734 | +03.069 (+2.989%) | +00.365 |
| 17 | 17 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 01:46.059 | +03.394 (+3.306%) | +00.325 |
| 18 | 18 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.387 | +03.722 (+3.625%) | +00.328 |
| 19 | 19 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.444 | +03.779 (+3.681%) | +00.057 |
| 20 | 20 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.706 | +04.041 (+3.936%) | +00.262 |
| 21 | 21 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:46.854 | +04.189 (+4.080%) | +00.148 |
| 22 | 22 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:46.918 | +04.253 (+4.143%) | +00.064 |
| 23 | 23 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.174 | +04.509 (+4.392%) | +00.256 |
| 24 | 24 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.464 | +04.799 (+4.674%) | +00.290 |
| 25 | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.609 | +04.944 (+4.816%) | +00.145 | |
| 26 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.121 | +05.456 (+5.314%) | +00.512 | |
| 27 | 17 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.191 | +05.526 (+5.383%) | +00.070 | |
| 28 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier • Matra | 01:49.581 | +06.916 (+6.736%) | +01.390 | |
| 29 | 18 | Eliseo Salazar | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.086 | +08.421 (+8.202%) | +01.505 |