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1981 Belgian Grand Prix

Round
5/15
Date
May 17, 1981 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Circuit
Circuit length
4.262 m
Race distance
230.148 km (54 laps)
Race: 1981 Belgian GP
Reutemann
Winner
1:16:31.610
Winning time
Reutemann
Pole position
Reutemann
Fastest lap
1:23.300
Fastest lap time
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:16:31.610 1st 54 9
2 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier +36.060 9th 54 6
3 #12 Nigel Mansell Lotus +43.690 10th 54 4
4 #27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +47.640 7th 54 3
5 #11 Elio de Angelis Lotus +49.200 14th 54 2
6 #3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell +52.510 8th 54 1
7 #7 John Watson McLaren +1:01.660 5th 54
8 #28 Didier Pironi Ferrari +1:32.040 3rd 54
9 #23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo +1:35.580 17th 54
10 #22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo +1 lap 18th 53
11 #14 Marc Surer Ensign +2 laps 15th 52
12 #4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell +2 laps 19th 52
13 #31 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella +4 laps 24th 50
DNF #6 Héctor Rebaque Brabham Accident 21st 39
DNF #25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier Transmission 16th 35
DNF #21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi Engine 20th 29
DNF #32 Beppe Gabbiani Osella Engine 22nd 22
DNF #1 Alan Jones Williams Accident 6th 19
DNF #8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren Gearbox 23rd 11
DNF #5 Nelson Piquet Brabham Accident 2nd 10
DNF #20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi Gearbox 11th 10
DNF #15 Alain Prost Renault Clutch 12th 2
DNF #30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows Collision 13th 0
DNF #29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows Collision 4th 0
DNQ #18 Derek Daly March
DNQ #16 René Arnoux Renault
DNQ #17 Eliseo Salazar March
DNQ #9 Slim Borgudd ATS
DNQ #33 Patrick Tambay Theodore
DNQ #36 Derek Warwick Toleman
DNQ #35 Brian Henton Toleman
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:22.280
2 #5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:23.130 +0.850
3 #28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:23.470 +1.190
4 #29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:23.670 +1.390
5 #7 John Watson McLaren 1:23.730 +1.450
6 #1 Alan Jones Williams 1:23.820 +1.540
7 #27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:23.940 +1.660
8 #3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 1:24.380 +2.100
9 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:24.410 +2.130
10 #12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:24.440 +2.160
11 #20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 1:24.460 +2.180
12 #15 Alain Prost Renault 1:24.630 +2.350
13 #30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows 1:24.660 +2.380
14 #11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:24.960 +2.680
15 #14 Marc Surer Ensign 1:25.190 +2.910
16 #25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier 1:25.280 +3.000
17 #23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:25.310 +3.030
18 #22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:25.560 +3.280
19 #4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:25.910 +3.630
20 #21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 1:25.930 +3.650
21 #6 Héctor Rebaque Brabham 1:26.520 +4.240
22 #32 Beppe Gabbiani Osella 1:26.690 +4.410
23 #8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1:26.950 +4.670
24 #31 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:27.480 +5.200
25 #16 René Arnoux Renault 1:27.930 +5.650
26 #17 Eliseo Salazar March 1:28.380 +6.100
27 #9 Slim Borgudd ATS 1:28.980 +6.700
28 #33 Patrick Tambay Theodore 1:32.470 +10.190
29 #36 Derek Warwick Toleman 1:35.970 +13.690
30 #35 Brian Henton Toleman 1:36.370 +14.090
31 #18 Derek Daly March
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:27.330
2 #1 Alan Jones Williams 1:27.430 +0.100
3 #16 René Arnoux Renault 1:30.710 +3.380
4 #7 John Watson McLaren 1:30.920 +3.590
5 #8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1:30.990 +3.660
6 #3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 1:31.000 +3.670
7 #22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:32.170 +4.840
8 #4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:32.210 +4.880
9 #33 Patrick Tambay Theodore 1:32.470 +5.140
10 #17 Eliseo Salazar March 1:35.660 +8.330
11 #9 Slim Borgudd ATS 1:35.790 +8.460
12 #2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:36.270 +8.940
13 #28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:36.760 +9.430
14 #23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:37.770 +10.440
15 #29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:38.280 +10.950
16 #25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier 1:38.870 +11.540
17 #35 Brian Henton Toleman 1:42.950 +15.620
18 #15 Alain Prost Renault 1:43.350 +16.020
19 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:44.070 +16.740
20 #6 Héctor Rebaque Brabham 2:49.140 +1:21.810
21 #5 Nelson Piquet Brabham
22 #12 Nigel Mansell Lotus
23 #20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi
24 #30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows
25 #11 Elio de Angelis Lotus
26 #14 Marc Surer Ensign
27 #21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi
28 #32 Beppe Gabbiani Osella
29 #31 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella
30 #36 Derek Warwick Toleman
31 #18 Derek Daly March
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:22.280
2 #5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:23.130 +0.850
3 #28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:23.470 +1.190
4 #29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:23.670 +1.390
5 #7 John Watson McLaren 1:23.730 +1.450
6 #1 Alan Jones Williams 1:23.820 +1.540
7 #27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:23.940 +1.660
8 #3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 1:24.380 +2.100
9 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:24.410 +2.130
10 #12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:24.440 +2.160
11 #20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 1:24.460 +2.180
12 #15 Alain Prost Renault 1:24.630 +2.350
13 #30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows 1:24.660 +2.380
14 #11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:24.960 +2.680
15 #14 Marc Surer Ensign 1:25.190 +2.910
16 #25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier 1:25.280 +3.000
17 #23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:25.310 +3.030
18 #22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:25.560 +3.280
19 #4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:25.910 +3.630
20 #21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 1:25.930 +3.650
21 #6 Héctor Rebaque Brabham 1:26.520 +4.240
22 #32 Beppe Gabbiani Osella 1:26.690 +4.410
23 #8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1:26.950 +4.670
24 #31 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:27.480 +5.200
25 #16 René Arnoux Renault 1:27.930 +5.650
26 #17 Eliseo Salazar March 1:28.380 +6.100
27 #9 Slim Borgudd ATS 1:28.980 +6.700
28 #36 Derek Warwick Toleman 1:35.970 +13.690
29 #35 Brian Henton Toleman 1:36.370 +14.090
30 #33 Patrick Tambay Theodore
31 #18 Derek Daly March
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:23.300 37

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Carlos Reutemann Williams 2 5 34
2 Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 3 22 -12
3 Alan Jones Williams 1 2 18 -16
4 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 0 2 10 -24
5 Jacques Laffite Ligier 0 1 7 -27
6 Elio de Angelis Lotus 0 0 5 -29
7 Alain Prost Renault 0 1 4 -30
8 Nigel Mansell Lotus 0 1 4 -30
9 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 0 0 3 -31
10 Marc Surer Ensign 0 0 3 -31
11 Héctor Rebaque Brabham 0 0 3 -31
12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 0 0 3 -31
13 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 0 0 3 -31
14 René Arnoux Renault 0 0 2 -32
15 Didier Pironi Ferrari 0 0 2 -32
16 Patrick Tambay Theodore 0 0 1 -33
17 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 0 0 1 -33
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Williams Ford 3 7 52
2 Brabham Ford 2 3 25 -27
3 Arrows Ford 0 2 10 -42
4 Lotus Ford 0 1 9 -43
5 Ligier Matra 0 1 7 -45
6 Renault Renault 0 1 6 -46
7 Ferrari Ferrari 0 0 5 -47
8 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 0 0 3 -49
9 Ensign Ford 0 0 3 -49
10 Tyrrell Ford 0 0 3 -49
11 Theodore Ford 0 0 1 -51
12 McLaren Ford 0 0 1 -51

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The 1981 Belgian Grand Prix started May 17, 1981 on Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. Carlos Reutemann started from pole position with Nelson Piquet next to him. Didier Pironi started from third place.

In 1 hour, 16 minutes and 31 seconds Carlos Reutemann finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jacques Laffite in second and Nigel Mansell in third place.

After the 1981 Belgian Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 34 points. Reutemann is 12 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.