May 17, 1981 Circuit Zolder | Lap distance 4.262 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (16) | 1981 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 54 | 1.000000.610 | 1 | 2.000000.280 | 1 | 3.000000.300 | (37) | |
| 2 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 54 | 7.000000.670 | +6.000000.060 | 9 | 4.000000.410 | 3 | 3.000000.650 | (34) |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 54 | 5.000000.300 | +3.000000.690 | 10 | 4.000000.440 | 7 | 4.000000.430 | (46) |
| 4 | 3 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 54 | 9.000000.250 | +7.000000.640 | 7 | 3.000000.940 | 9 | 4.000000.650 | (40) |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 54 | 0.00 | +9.000000.200 | 14 | 4.000000.960 | 8 | 4.000000.500 | (35) |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 54 | 4.000000.120 | +2.000000.510 | 8 | 4.000000.380 | 5 | 4.000000.210 | (34) |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 54 | 3.000000.270 | +1.000000.660 | 5 | 3.000000.730 | 6 | 4.000000.360 | (46) | |
| 8 | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 54 | 3.000000.650 | +2.000000.040 | 3 | 3.000000.470 | 12 | 4.000000.820 | (7) | |
| 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 54 | 7.000000.190 | +5.000000.580 | 17 | 5.000000.310 | 10 | 4.000000.730 | (37) | |
| 10 | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 53 | 5.000000.570 | +1 lap | 18 | 5.000000.560 | 15 | 5.000000.820 | (29) | |
| 11 | 14 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 0.00 | +2 laps | 15 | 5.000000.190 | 13 | 5.000000.230 | (30) | |
| 12 | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 1.000000.880 | +2 laps | 19 | 5.000000.910 | 18 | 6.000000.710 | (17) | |
| 13 | 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 50 | 6.000000.280 | +4 laps | 24 | 7.000000.480 | 17 | 6.000000.580 | (17) | |
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| accident | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 39 | 8.000000.090 | 21 | 6.000000.520 | 4 | 3.000000.740 | (34) | ||
| transmission | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 35 | 4.000000.870 | 16 | 5.000000.280 | 14 | 5.000000.250 | (32) | ||
| engine | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 29 | 8.000000.290 | 20 | 5.000000.930 | 20 | 6.000000.890 | (16) | ||
| engine | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 22 | 0.00 | 22 | 6.000000.690 | 19 | 6.000000.850 | (16) | ||
| accident | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 19 | 2.000000.990 | 6 | 3.000000.820 | 2 | 3.000000.400 | (18) | ||
| gearbox | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren M29F | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 11 | 5.000000.180 | 23 | 6.000000.950 | 21 | 7.000000.000 | (5) | ||
| accident | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 10 | 0.00 | 2 | 3.000000.130 | 11 | 4.000000.750 | (7) | ||
| gearbox | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 10 | 0.00 | 11 | 4.000000.460 | 16 | 5.000000.950 | (8) | ||
| clutch | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE20B | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 2 | 8.000000.650 | 12 | 4.000000.630 | 22 | 1.000000.440 | (1) | ||
| collision | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 0 | 4 | 3.000000.670 | ||||||
| collision | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 0 | 13 | 4.000000.660 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE20B | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 7.000000.930 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 8.000000.380 | ||||||||
| -- | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 9.000000.980 | ||||||||
| -- | 33 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 2.000000.470 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 5.000000.970 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 6.000000.370 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | |||||||||
