1981 Grand Prix of Austria
16 August - Osterreichring: 53 laps x 5.942 km = 314.926 km

 Pole Position: R Arnoux Renault 1 min:32.018s
 Fastest Lap: 219.1 27 km/h J Laffite Talbot 1 min:37.620s

Results:

 1   J Laffite     Ligier     1 h 27m 36.470s
 4   R Arnoux      Renault    1 h 27m 41 .640s
 3   N Piquet      Brabham    1 h 27m 43.810s
 4   A Jones       Williams   1 h 27m 48.510s
 5   C Reutemann   Williams   1 h 28m 08.320s
 6   J Watson      McLaren    1 h 29m 07.610s
 7   E de Angelis  Lotus      52
 8   A de Cesaris  McLaren    52
 9   D Pironi      Ferrari    52
 10  J-P Jarier    Osella     51
 11  D Daly        March      47

Did Not Finish:

     M Andretti    Alfa Romeo 46 engine
     S Borgudd     ATS        44 brakes
     R Patrese     Arrows     43 engine
     E Salazar     Ensign     43 engine
     M Alboreto    Tyrrell    40 engine
     B Giacomelli  Alfa Romeo 35 engine/ fire
     H Rebaque     Brabham    31 clutch
     S Stohr       Arrows     27 spin
     A Prost       Renault    26 front suspension
     P Tambay      Ligier     26 engine
     N Mansell     Lotus      23 engine
     G Villeneuve  Ferrari    11 accident
     M Surer       Theodore    0 distributor

Did Not Qualify:

     E Cheever     Tyrrell
     D Warwick     Toleman
     B Henton      Toleman
     B Gabbiani    Osella

Qualifying Times:

1 16   Rene Arnoux      Renault        1'32.018
2 15   Alain Prost      Renault        1'32.321
3 27   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari        1'33.334
4 26   Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Matra   1'34.398
5 2    Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford  1'34.531
6 1    Alan Jones       Williams/Ford  1'34.654
7 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford   1'34.871
8 28   Didier Pironi    Ferrari        1'35.037
9 11   Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford     1'35.294
10 29  Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford    1'35.442
11 12  Nigel Mansell    Lotus/Ford     1'35.569
12 7   John Watson      McLaren/Ford   1'35.977
13 22  Mario Andretti   Alfa Romeo     1'36.079
14 32  J.P.Jarier       Osella/Ford    1'36.117
15 6   Hector Rebaque   Brabham/Ford   1'36.150
16 23  Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo     1'36.216
17 25  Patrick Tambay   Ligier/Matra   1'36.233
18 8   A.de Cesaris     McLaren/Ford   1'36.657
19 17  Derek Daly       March/Ford     1'37.230
20 14  Eliseo Salazar   Ensign/Ford    1'37.631
21 9   Slim Borgudd     ATS/Ford       1'37.709
22 4   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell/Ford   1'38.084
23 33  Marc Surer       Theodore/Ford  1'38.522
24 30  Siegfried Stohr  Arrows/Ford    1'38.546
 Not qualified 
25 3   Eddie Cheever    Tyrrell/Ford   1'38.583
26 36  Derek Warwick    Toleman/Hart   1'38.593
27 35  Brian Henton     Toleman/Hart   1'38.691
28 31  Beppe Gabbiani   Osella/Ford    1'41.198