Spanish Grand Prix 1981
21 June 1981
Jarama, Spain
- Location
- Madrid, Spain
- Laps
- 80
- Previous winners
- 1979Patrick DepaillerLigier
- 1978Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus
- 1977Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus
- 1976James HuntMcLaren
- 1974Niki LaudaFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 2
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 3
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 4
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 5
Alain Prost
Renault
No time set
- 6
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 7
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 8
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 9
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 10
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 11
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
No time set
- 12
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 13
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
No time set
- 14
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
No time set
- 15
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 16
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
No time set
- 17
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 18
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- 19
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
No time set
- 20
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
No time set
- 21
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 22
Derek Daly
March
No time set
- 23
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
No time set
- 24
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
No time set
- PIT
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Slim Borgudd
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Brian Henton
Toleman
No time set
- PIT
Derek Warwick
Toleman
No time set
- PIT
Giorgio Francia
Osella
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +6 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 80 laps | 1:46:35.01 | 9pts |
| 2 | -1 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 80 laps | +0.22 | 6pts |
| 3 | +1 | John Watson McLaren | 80 laps | +0.58 | 4pts |
| 4 | -1 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 80 laps | +1.01 | 3pts |
| 5 | +5 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 80 laps | +1.24 | 2pts |
| 6 | +5 | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 80 laps | +28.58 | 1pts |
| 7 | -5 | Alan Jones Williams | 80 laps | +56.58 | |
| 8 | 0 | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 80 laps | +1:00.80 | |
| 9 | +8 | René Arnoux Renault | 80 laps | +1:07.08 | |
| 10 | -4 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 80 laps | +1:13.65 | |
| 11 | +10 | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 79 laps | ||
| 12 | +3 | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 78 laps | ||
| 13 | +3 | Patrick Tambay Theodore | 78 laps | ||
| 14 | +10 | Eliseo Salazar Ensign | 77 laps | ||
| 15 | -2 | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 76 laps | ||
| 16 | +6 | Derek Daly March | 75 laps | ||
| N | - | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 62 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier | 51 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | Siegfried Stohr Arrows | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Alain Prost Renault | 28 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 9 laps | ||
| F | - | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Slim Borgudd ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Brian Henton Toleman | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Warwick Toleman | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Giorgio Francia Osella | 0 laps |