1981 Belgian Grand Prix

Date	Sunday, 17 May 1981
Winner	Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Cosworth
Pole position	Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap	Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Cosworth
Circuit	Zolder, 54 laps
Round	5 of 15
Race numbers	The 1981 Belgian Grand Prix was the: 347th World Championship race 28th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix 8th World Championship race at Zolder
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Race result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		(ARG) Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	54	1hr 16m 31.610s	9
2	+7	(FRA) Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	54	+36.060s	6
3	+7	(GBR) Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	54	+43.690s	4
4	+3	(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	54	+47.640s	3
5	+9	(ITA) Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	54	+49.200s	2
6	+2	(USA) Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	54	+52.510s	1
7	-2	(GBR) John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	54	+1m 01.660s
8	-5	(FRA) Didier Pironi	Ferrari	54	+1m 32.040s
9	+8	(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	54	+1m 35.580s
10	+8	(USA) Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	53	+1 lap
11	+4	(CHE) Marc Surer	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	52	+2 laps
12	+7	(ITA) Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	52	+2 laps
13	+11	(ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Ford Cosworth	50	+4 laps
R		(MEX) Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	39	DNF
R		(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier-Matra	35	DNF
R		(BRA) Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	29	DNF
R		(ITA) Beppe Gabbiani	Osella-Ford Cosworth	22	DNF
R		(AUS) Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	19	DNF
R		(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	11	DNF
R		(BRA) Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	10	DNF
R		(FIN) Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	10	DNF
R		(FRA) Alain Prost	Renault	2	DNF
R		(ITA) Siegfried Stohr	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	0	DNF
R		(ITA) Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	0	DNF

Notes

Alan Jones ended lap 19 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Pole time: 1:22.280

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Race debut: Piercarlo Ghinzani
Last start: Beppe Gabbiani
Milestone race start: 50th for Didier Pironi (46th driver to start 50 races, 8th French driver)
Wins: 12th and last for Carlos Reutemann; 14th for Williams
Podiums: 42nd for Carlos Reutemann; 20th for Jacques Laffite (19th driver to score 20 podiums, 1st French driver); 1st for Nigel Mansell (138th different podium finisher, 30th British driver); 135th for Lotus; 37th for Williams; 26th for Ligier
Poles: 5th for Carlos Reutemann (first since 1978; first Argentine polesitter since 1978; first for Williams); 7th for Williams
Fastest laps: 5th for Carlos Reutemann; 13th for Williams
Front row starts: 18th for Carlos Reutemann; 7th for Nelson Piquet
Points finishes: 1st for Nigel Mansell (206th different point scorer, 44th British driver)
Pole & win: 3rd and last for Carlos Reutemann (first since 1978; only win from pole for Williams)
Win & fastest lap: 4th and last for Carlos Reutemann
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap): 1st and only for Carlos Reutemann (26th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 2nd Argentine driver; first Argentine driver to complete a hat-trick since 1957)