Race 2 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date
March 29, 1981
Official name
X Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location
Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
5.031 km (3.126 miles)
Distance
62 laps, 311.922 km (193.819 miles)
Scheduled distance
63 laps, 316.953 km (196.945 miles)
Weather
Overcast, Fresh, Rain
Pole position
Driver
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Ford
Time
1:35.079
Fastest lap
Driver
Marc Surer
Ensign-Ford
Time
1:54.302 on lap 26
Podium
First
Carlos Reutemann
Williams-Ford
Second
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford
Third
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix was the second race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship and was held on 29 March 1981 at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formula One moved to the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de Janeiro from the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo, after safety concerns with the long Interlagos circuit and the growing slums of São Paulo being at odds with the glamorous image of Formula One.
The Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann won the race in contentious circumstances; he ignored his pit signals to give up the lead to his teammate and team leader Alan Jones. Jones, who finished second, did not show up on the podium afterwards.
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