1981 · Round 3 · 12 Apr 1981
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires · Argentina
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 1:34:32.740 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | +26.610s | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | +49.980s | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | +1:07.880s | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | +1:31.850s | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | Out of fuel | |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | DNF | |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | DNF | |
| 16 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | DNF | |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | DNF | |
| 18 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | DNF | |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | DNF | |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | DNF | |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | DNF | |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | DNF | |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | DNF | |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | DNF |