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1981 Dutch Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitZandvoort, 72 laps
Round12 of 15
Race numbers

The 1981 Dutch Grand Prix was the:

  • 354th World Championship race
  • 26th World Championship Dutch Grand Prix
  • 26th World Championship race at Zandvoort
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FRA) Alain ProstRenault721hr 40m 22.430s9
2+1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth72+8.240s6
3+1(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth72+35.500s4
4+11(MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap3
5+4(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap2
6+18(CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps1
7+14(ITA) Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford Cosworth69+3 laps 
8+12(CHE) Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth69+3 laps 
9+16(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth68DNF 
10+13(SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth68+4 laps 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo62DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth50DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault21DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo19DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra18DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth18DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (FRA) Didier PironiFerrari4DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra0DNF 
R (CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari0DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth   

Notes

  • Michele Alboreto ended lap 68 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:18.176

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
2(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
3(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth
4(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
5(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth
6(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
7(USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo
8(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
9(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth
10(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
11(FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra
12(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari
13  
14(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
15(MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth
16(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
17(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth
18(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth
19(IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth
20(CHE) Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford Cosworth
22(USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
23(SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth
24(CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth
25(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Brian HentonToleman-Hart
(FIN) Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(ITA) Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Nelson Piquet45
2(ARG) Carlos Reutemann45
3(FRA) Jacques Laffite34
4(AUS) Alan Jones31
5(FRA) Alain Prost28
6(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve21
7(GBR) John Watson21
8(FRA) Rene Arnoux11
9(MEX) Hector Rebaque11
10(ITA) Riccardo Patrese10
11(USA) Eddie Cheever10
12(ITA) Elio de Angelis10
13(FRA) Didier Pironi7
14(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
15(CHE) Marc Surer4
16(USA) Mario Andretti3
17(FRA) Patrick Tambay1
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris1
=(SWE) Slim Borgudd1
=(CHL) Eliseo Salazar1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Ford Cosworth76
2Brabham-Ford Cosworth56
3Renault39
4Ligier-Matra34
5Ferrari28
6McLaren-Ford Cosworth22
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth15
8Arrows-Ford Cosworth10
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
10Ensign-Ford Cosworth5
11Alfa Romeo3
12Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
=ATS-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Siegfried Stohr
Wins
2nd for Alain Prost
6th for Renault
Podiums
22nd for Alan Jones
13th for Nelson Piquet
4th for Alain Prost
99th for Brabham
40th for Williams (8th constructor to score 40 podiums)
13th for Renault
Poles
2nd for Alain Prost
16th for Renault
1-2 start
10th for Renault (3rd constructor to start 1-2 in ten races)
Fastest laps
13th and last for Alan Jones (last Australian driver to set a fastest lap until 2009)
17th for Williams
Front row starts
15th for Rene Arnoux
5th for Alain Prost
Points finishes
6th and last for Hector Rebaque
1st for Eliseo Salazar (208th different point scorer, 1st Chilean driver)
Pole & win
1st for Alain Prost (33rd different driver to win from pole, 3rd French driver)