1981 Non-World Championship Grands Prix

South African Grand Prix
7 February 1981 - Kyalami: 316.008 km (4.104 km x 77 laps)

 1 Carlos Reutemann             Williams-Cosworth FW07B '10'    1h44m54.03, 180.76 kph
 2 Nelson Piquet                Brabham-Cosworth BT49B '10'     1h45m14.17
 3 Elio de Angelis              Lotus-Cosworth 81 'R3'          1h46m00.27
 4 Keke Rosberg                 Fittipaldi-Cosworth F8C '3'     76 laps
 5 John Watson                  McLaren-Cosworth M29C 'M29C/4'  76 laps
 6 Riccardo Patrese             Arrows-Cosworth A3 '3'          76 laps
 7 Eddie Cheever                Tyrrell-Cosworth 010            76 laps
 8 Ricardo Zunino               Brabham-Cosworth BT49B          75 laps
 9 Chico Serra                  Fittipaldi-Cosworth F8C         75 laps
10 Nigel Mansell                Lotus-Cosworth 81               74 laps
11 Derek Daly                   RAM March-Cosworth 811          74 laps

Boycotted by Ferrari, Renault and Alfa Romeo

Fastest Lap: Carlos Reutemann (Williams-Cosworth FW07B), 1:13.61, 100.72 kph


Not Classified:
   Alan Jones                   Williams-Cosworth FW07          62 laps/Stuck skirt
   Marc Surer                   Ensign-Cosworth MN180B          58 laps/Ignition failure
   Andrea de Cesaris            McLaren-Cosworth M29B           54 laps/Crashed at Leeukop
   Desire Wilson                Tyrrell-Cosworth 010            51 laps/Gearbox damaged
   Eliseo Salazar               RAM March-Cosworth 811          32 laps/Ran out of tyres
   Jan Lammers                  ATS-Cosworth D5                 16 laps/Brake problems
   Siegfried Stohr              Arrows-Cosworth A3              12 laps/Engine problems
   Geoff Lees                   Theodore-Cosworth TR1           11 laps/Front suspension collapsed



Starting Grid (2P-2):
 1  5 Nelson Piquet                Brabham-Cosworth BT49B          1:12.78, 126.13 mph
 2  2 Carlos Reutemann             Williams-Cosworth FW07B         1:12.98
 3  1 Alan Jones                   Williams-Cosworth FW07B         1:13.28
 4 20 Keke Rosberg                 Fittipaldi-Cosworth F8C         1:13.29
 5 11 Elio de Angelis              Lotus-Cosworth 81               1:13.47
 6 12 Riccardo Patrese             Arrows-Cosworth A3              1:14.07
 7  6 Ricardo Zunino               Brabham-Cosworth BT49B          1:14.35
 8 12 Nigel Mansell                Lotus-Cosworth 81               1:14.38
 9  8 Andrea de Cesaris            McLaren-Cosworth M29B           1:14.39
10  9 Jan Lammers                  ATS-Cosworth D5                 1:14.85
11 30 Siegfried Stohr              Arrows-Cosworth A3              1:14.93
12  3 Eddie Cheever                Tyrrell-Cosworth 010            1:14.95
13 21 Chico Serra                  Fittipaldi-Cosworth F8C         1:15.06
14 14 Marc Surer                   Ensign-Cosworth MN180B          1:15.18
15  7 John Watson                  McLaren-Cosworth M29B           1:15.25
16  4 Desire Wilson                Tyrrell-Cosworth 010            1:15.56 
17 17 Derek Daly                   RAM March-Cosworth 811          1:16.80
18 33 Geoff Lees                   Theodore-Cosworth TR1           1:17.08
19 18 Eliseo Salazar               RAM March-Cosworth 811          no time