June 21, 1981 Circuito Permanente del Jarama | Lap distance 3.312 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (8) | 1981 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 80 | 1:46'35.01 | 7 | 1'14.987 | 3 | 1'18.438 | (6) | |
| 2 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 80 | 1:46'35.23 | +0.22 | 1 | 1'13.754 | 5 | 1'18.507 | (9) |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 80 | 1:46'35.59 | +0.58 | 4 | 1'14.657 | 10 | 1'18.954 | (48) |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 80 | 1:46'36.02 | +1.01 | 3 | 1'14.342 | 4 | 1'18.472 | (6) |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 80 | 1:46'36.25 | +1.24 | 10 | 1'15.399 | 7 | 1'18.729 | (65) |
| 6 | 1 | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 80 | 1:47'03.59 | +28.58 | 11 | 1'15.562 | 11 | 1'19.007 | (18) |
| 7 | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 80 | 1:47'31.59 | +56.58 | 2 | 1'14.024 | 1 | 1'17.818 | (5) | |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 80 | 1:47'35.81 | +1'00.80 | 8 | 1'15.159 | 12 | 1'19.077 | (5) | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 80 | 1:47'42.09 | +1'07.08 | 17 | 1'16.406 | 15 | 1'19.564 | (38) | |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 80 | 1:47'48.66 | +1'13.65 | 6 | 1'14.897 | 16 | 1'19.597 | (6) | |
| 11 | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 79 | 1:47'47.41 | +1 lap | 21 | 1'16.782 | 21 | 1'20.096 | (61) | |
| 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 78 | 1:46'41.23 | +2 laps | 15 | 1'15.924 | 19 | 1'20.010 | (5) | |
| 13 | 33 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 78 | 1:47'46.01 | +2 laps | 16 | 1'16.355 | 2 | 1'18.228 | (20) | |
| 14 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 77 | 1:47'20.01 | +3 laps | 24 | 1'17.822 | 24 | 1'22.203 | (66) | |
| 15 | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 76 | 1:47'08.34 | +4 laps | 13 | 1'15.715 | 6 | 1'18.698 | (4) | |
| 16 | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 75 | 1:47'34.10 | +5 laps | 22 | 1'16.979 | 22 | 1'20.111 | (8) | |
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 62 | 1:47'37.45 | 20 | 1'16.641 | 20 | 1'20.027 | (44) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| brakes | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 51 | 1:20'16.24 | 19 | 1'16.559 | 14 | 1'19.438 | (25) | ||
| gearbox | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 46 | 1:05'36.33 | 18 | 1'16.527 | 17 | 1'19.760 | (17) | ||
| accident | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 43 | 57'16.66 | 9 | 1'15.355 | 9 | 1'18.929 | (5) | ||
| ignition | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 43 | 1:06'03.68 | 23 | 1'17.294 | 23 | 1'20.687 | (38) | ||
| spun off | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 28 | 37'10.46 | 5 | 1'14.669 | 8 | 1'18.814 | (24) | ||
| brakes | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 21 | 28'43.75 | 12 | 1'15.627 | 13 | 1'19.390 | (9) | ||
| accident | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 9 | 12'18.58 | 14 | 1'15.850 | 18 | 1'19.957 | (5) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'17.943 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'18.169 | ||||||||
| -- | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'18.263 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'18.340 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'18.872 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Giorgio Francia (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'19.586 | ||||||||
