1981 Belgian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Zolder, 54 laps |
Round | 5 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1981 Belgian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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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.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:22.280
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Ferrari |
4 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
8 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
10 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault |
13 | (ITA) Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier-Matra |
17 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
18 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo |
19 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (BRA) Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (ITA) Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 34 |
2 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 22 |
3 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 18 |
4 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
5 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 7 |
6 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 5 |
7 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 4 |
= | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 4 |
9 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 3 |
= | (CHE) Marc Surer | 3 |
= | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | 3 |
= | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 3 |
13 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 3 |
14 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 2 |
= | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 2 |
16 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 1 |
= | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- 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)