1981 Spanish Grand Prix
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Circuit | Jarama, 80 laps |
Round | 7 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1981 Spanish Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +6 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 80 | 1hr 46m 35.010s | 9 |
2 | -1 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 80 | +0.220s | 6 |
3 | +1 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +0.580s | 4 |
4 | -1 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +1.010s | 3 |
5 | +5 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +1.240s | 2 |
6 | +5 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +28.580s | 1 |
7 | -5 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +56.580s | |
8 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 80 | +1m 00.800s | ||
9 | +8 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 80 | +1m 07.080s | |
10 | -4 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 80 | +1m 13.650s | |
11 | +10 | (BRA) Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
12 | +3 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
13 | +3 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
14 | +10 | (CHL) Eliseo Salazar | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | |
15 | -2 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 76 | +4 laps | |
16 | +6 | (IRL) Derek Daly | March-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +5 laps | |
NC | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +19 laps | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier-Matra | 52 | DNF | ||
R | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(ESP) Emilio de Villota | Williams-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Notes
- Emilio de Villota withdrew from the Grand Prix after his registration was denied.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:13.754
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
2 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault |
6 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
7 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
8 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo |
9 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Ferrari |
14 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault |
18 | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier-Matra |
20 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (BRA) Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (IRL) Derek Daly | March-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (ITA) Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (CHL) Eliseo Salazar | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 37 |
2 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 24 |
3 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 22 |
4 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 21 |
5 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 17 |
6 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
7 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 7 |
8 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 5 |
9 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 5 |
10 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 5 |
11 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 4 |
= | (GBR) John Watson | 4 |
13 | (CHE) Marc Surer | 4 |
14 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 3 |
= | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | 3 |
16 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 2 |
17 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 1 |
= | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Last start
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Milestone race start
- 100th for Jacques Laffite (15th driver to start 100 races, 1st French driver)
- Wins
- 6th and last for Gilles Villeneuve (last Canadian winner until 1981)
- 81st for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 22nd for Jacques Laffite
- 11th for Gilles Villeneuve
- 9th for John Watson (first podium since 1979)
- 259th for Ferrari
- 76th for McLaren
- 28th for Ligier
- Poles
- 7th and last for Jacques Laffite
- 9th and last for Ligier
- Fastest laps
- 11th for Alan Jones
- 15th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 12th for Alan Jones
- 11th and last for Jacques Laffite