Belgian Grand Prix 1981
17 May 1981
Zolder, Belgium
- Location
- Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
- Laps
- 54
- Previous winners
- 1984Michele AlboretoFerrari
- 1982John WatsonMcLaren
- 1980Didier PironiLigier
- 1979Jody ScheckterFerrari
- 1978Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus
Starting Grid
- 1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 3
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 5
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 6
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 7
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 8
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
No time set
- 9
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 10
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
No time set
- 11
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 12
Alain Prost
Renault
No time set
- 13
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
No time set
- 14
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 15
Marc Surer
Ensign
No time set
- 16
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
No time set
- 17
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 18
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 19
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
No time set
- 20
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 21
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- 22
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
No time set
- 23
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
No time set
- 24
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
March
No time set
- PIT
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- PIT
Eliseo Salazar
March
No time set
- PIT
Slim Borgudd
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
No time set
- PIT
Derek Warwick
Toleman
No time set
- PIT
Brian Henton
Toleman
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 54 laps | 1:16:31.61 | 9pts |
| 2 | +7 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 54 laps | +36.06 | 6pts |
| 3 | +7 | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 54 laps | +43.69 | 4pts |
| 4 | +3 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 54 laps | +47.64 | 3pts |
| 5 | +9 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 54 laps | +49.20 | 2pts |
| 6 | +2 | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 54 laps | +52.51 | 1pts |
| 7 | -2 | John Watson McLaren | 54 laps | +1:01.66 | |
| 8 | -5 | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 54 laps | +1:32.04 | |
| 9 | +8 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 54 laps | +1:35.58 | |
| 10 | +8 | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 53 laps | ||
| 11 | +4 | Marc Surer Ensign | 52 laps | ||
| 12 | +7 | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | 52 laps | ||
| 13 | +11 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella | 50 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 39 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier | 35 laps | ||
| R | - | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 29 laps | ||
| R | - | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 19 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 11 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | Alain Prost Renault | 2 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Siegfried Stohr Arrows | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly March | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | René Arnoux Renault | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Eliseo Salazar March | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Slim Borgudd ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Patrick Tambay Theodore | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Warwick Toleman | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Brian Henton Toleman | 0 laps |