- Winner
- Jacques Laffite
- Team
- Ligier
- Top listed
- Jacques Laffite, René Arnoux, and Nelson Piquet
- Race date
- August 16, 1981
- Pole
- René Arnoux
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Laffite
- Classified drivers
- 28
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
The decisive result
Jacques Laffite finished first for Ligier. René Arnoux is listed 2 for Renault, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Andrea de Cesaris from P18 to P8 (+10), Derek Daly from P19 to P11 (+8), and John Watson from P12 to P6 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. René Arnoux started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 DNQ, 4 Engine, 3 +1 lap, and 1 +2 laps. Jacques Laffite holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:37.620 on lap 47. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.