Race Result
| GP n. 353 - 16/08/1981 - Grand Prix of Austria Osterreichring |
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| Winner: | Jacques Laffite / Ligier-Matra - 1:27'36.47 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Rene Arnoux / Renault - 1:32.018 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Jacques Laffite / Ligier-Matra - 1:37.62 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 26 | Ligier-Matra | 53 | 1:27'36.47 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | 16 | Renault | 53 | + 5.17 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Brabham-Ford | 53 | + 7.34 | 7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Williams-Ford | 53 | + 12.04 | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Williams-Ford | 53 | + 31.85 | 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | McLaren-Ford | 53 | + 1'31.14 | 12 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Lotus-Ford | 52 | + 1 lap | 9 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | McLaren-Ford | 52 | + 1 lap | 18 | 0 | |
| 9 | 28 | Ferrari | 52 | + 1 lap | 8 | 0 | |
| 10 | 32 | Osella-Ford | 51 | + 2 laps | 14 | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | March-Ford | 47 | + 6 laps | 19 | 0 | |
| Nc | 6 | Brabham-Ford | 32 | clutch | 15 | 0 | |
| Ret | 22 | Alfa Romeo | 46 | engine | 13 | 0 | |
| Ret | 9 | ATS-Ford | 44 | brakes | 21 | 0 | |
| Ret | 29 | Arrows-Ford | 43 | engine | 10 | 0 | |
| Ret | 14 | Ensign-Ford | 43 | oil pressure | 20 | 0 | |
| Ret | 4 | Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | gear box | 22 | 0 | |
| Ret | 23 | Alfa Romeo | 35 | fire | 16 | 0 | |
| Ret | 30 | Arrows-Ford | 27 | overheating | 24 | 0 | |
| Ret | 25 | Ligier-Matra | 26 | engine | 17 | 0 | |
| Ret | 15 | Renault | 26 | suspension | 2 | 0 | |
| Ret | 12 | Lotus-Ford | 23 | engine | 11 | 0 | |
| Ret | 27 | Ferrari | 11 | accident | 3 | 0 | |
| Ret | 33 | Theodore-Ford | 0 | distributor | 23 | 0 | |
| Dnq | 31 | Osella-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 35 | Toleman-Hart | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 36 | Toleman-Hart | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||