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1981 Spanish Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitJarama, 80 laps
Round7 of 15
Race numbers

The 1981 Spanish Grand Prix was the:

  • 349th World Championship race
  • 15th World Championship Spanish Grand Prix (last until 1986)
  • 9th and last World Championship race at Jarama
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+6(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari801hr 46m 35.010s9
2-1(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra80+0.220s6
3+1(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth80+0.580s4
4-1(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth80+1.010s3
5+5(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth80+1.240s2
6+5(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth80+28.580s1
7-5(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth80+56.580s 
8 (USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo80+1m 00.800s 
9+8(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault80+1m 07.080s 
10-4(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo80+1m 13.650s 
11+10(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap 
12+3(FIN) Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth78+2 laps 
13+3(FRA) Patrick TambayTheodore-Ford Cosworth78+2 laps 
14+10(CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth77+3 laps 
15-2(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari76+4 laps 
16+6(IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth75+5 laps 
NC (USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth61+19 laps 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleLigier-Matra52DNF 
R (MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (ITA) Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstRenault28DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
Did not start
  (ESP) Emilio de VillotaWilliams-Ford Cosworth (privateer)   

Notes

  • Emilio de Villota withdrew from the Grand Prix after his registration was denied.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:13.754

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

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
(ITA) Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford Cosworth
(SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Brian HentonToleman-Hart
(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
(ITA) Giorgio FranciaOsella-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Carlos Reutemann37
2(AUS) Alan Jones24
3(BRA) Nelson Piquet22
4(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve21
5(FRA) Jacques Laffite17
6(ITA) Riccardo Patrese10
7(ITA) Elio de Angelis7
8(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
9(FRA) Didier Pironi5
10(USA) Eddie Cheever5
11(FRA) Alain Prost4
=(GBR) John Watson4
13(CHE) Marc Surer4
14(USA) Mario Andretti3
=(MEX) Hector Rebaque3
16(FRA) Rene Arnoux2
17(FRA) Patrick Tambay1
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Ford Cosworth61
2Ferrari26
3Brabham-Ford Cosworth25
4Ligier-Matra17
5Lotus-Ford Cosworth12
6Arrows-Ford Cosworth10
7Renault6
8McLaren-Ford Cosworth5
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth5
10Ensign-Ford Cosworth4
11Alfa Romeo3
12Theodore-Ford Cosworth1

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