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 | 1:16'31.61 | 1 | 1'22.28 | 1 | 1'23.30 | (37) | |
| 2 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 54 | 1:17'07.67 | +36.06 | 9 | 1'24.41 | 3 | 1'23.65 | (34) |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 54 | 1:17'15.30 | +43.69 | 10 | 1'24.44 | 7 | 1'24.43 | (46) |
| 4 | 3 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 54 | 1:17'19.25 | +47.64 | 7 | 1'23.94 | 9 | 1'24.65 | (40) |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 54 | 1:17'20.81 | +49.20 | 14 | 1'24.96 | 8 | 1'24.50 | (35) |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 54 | 1:17'24.12 | +52.51 | 8 | 1'24.38 | 5 | 1'24.21 | (34) |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 54 | 1:17'33.27 | +1'01.66 | 5 | 1'23.73 | 6 | 1'24.36 | (46) | |
| 8 | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 54 | 1:18'03.65 | +1'32.04 | 3 | 1'23.47 | 12 | 1'24.82 | (7) | |
| 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 54 | 1:18'07.19 | +1'35.58 | 17 | 1'25.31 | 10 | 1'24.73 | (37) | |
| 10 | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 53 | 1:17'05.57 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'25.56 | 15 | 1'25.82 | (29) | |
| 11 | 14 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 1:17'00.60 | +2 laps | 15 | 1'25.19 | 13 | 1'25.23 | (30) | |
| 12 | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 1:18'01.88 | +2 laps | 19 | 1'25.91 | 18 | 1'26.71 | (17) | |
| 13 | 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 50 | 1:17'36.28 | +4 laps | 24 | 1'27.48 | 17 | 1'26.58 | (17) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| accident | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 39 | 55'58.09 | 21 | 1'26.52 | 4 | 1'23.74 | (34) | ||
| transmission | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 35 | 1:01'24.87 | 16 | 1'25.28 | 14 | 1'25.25 | (32) | ||
| engine | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 29 | 49'38.29 | 20 | 1'25.93 | 20 | 1'26.89 | (16) | ||
| engine | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 22 | 32'20.79 | 22 | 1'26.69 | 19 | 1'26.85 | (16) | ||
| accident | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 19 | 27'02.99 | 6 | 1'23.82 | 2 | 1'23.40 | (18) | ||
| gearbox | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren M29F | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 11 | 19'05.18 | 23 | 1'26.95 | 21 | 1'27.00 | (5) | ||
| accident | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 10 | 14'20.96 | 2 | 1'23.13 | 11 | 1'24.75 | (7) | ||
| gearbox | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 10 | 15'00.11 | 11 | 1'24.46 | 16 | 1'25.95 | (8) | ||
| clutch | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE20B | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 2 | 5'38.65 | 12 | 1'24.63 | 22 | 1'41.44 | (1) | ||
| collision | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 0 | 4 | 1'23.67 | ||||||
| collision | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 0 | 13 | 1'24.66 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE20B | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 1'27.93 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'28.38 | ||||||||
| -- | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'29.98 | ||||||||
| -- | 33 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'32.47 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'35.97 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'36.37 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | |||||||||
