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1981 Argentine Grand Prix

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1981 Argentine Grand Prix
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The 1981 Argentine Grand Prix was the third race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship and was held at the Buenos Aires circuit in Argentina on 12 April 1981. This was the last Argentine Grand Prix until 1995. Thanks to designer Gordon Murray's alternative solution to flexible side skirts, the Brabham cars of Nelson Piquet and Héctor Rebaque were dominant in this race, with Piquet (who took pole at an average speed of 130.029 mph (209.261 km/h)) taking the lead immediately from Alan Jones on the back straight and Rebaque climbing up from 5th to 2nd over 23 laps.

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Héctor Rebaque in front, retired in lap 32, and Carlos Reutemann, who finished 2nd, in front of his home crowd.
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René Arnoux finished 5th for Renault.
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Classification

Qualifying

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Race

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Notes

  • This was the 5th Grand Slam for Brabham.
  • This was the 400th and 401st podium finish for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Further reading

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