1981 Dutch Grand Prix

Round

12/15

Date

Aug 30, 1981 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Zandvoort, Netherlands

Circuit

Circuit Park Zandvoort

Circuit length

4.252 m (19 turns)

Race distance

306.144 km (72 laps)

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Prost

Winner

1:40:22.430

Winning time

Prost

Pole position

Jones

Fastest lap

1:21.830

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:40:22.430	1st	72	9
2	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+8.240	3rd	72	6
3	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	+35.500	4th	72	4
4	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	+1 lap	15th	71	3
5	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	+1 lap	9th	71	2
6	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	+2 laps	24th	70	1
7	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	+3 laps	21st	69
8	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	+3 laps	20th	69
9	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Engine	25th	68
10	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	+4 laps	23rd	68
DNF	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	Accident	7th	62
DNF	#7 John Watson	McLaren	Ignition	8th	50
DNF	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	Suspension	22nd	46
DNF	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	Transmission	18th	29
DNF	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	Engine	2nd	21
DNF	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Tyre	14th	19
DNF	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Collision	6th	18
DNF	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	Collision	5th	18
DNF	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Suspension	10th	16
DNF	#17 Derek Daly	March	Suspension	19th	5
DNF	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Collision	12th	4
DNF	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Engine	17th	1
DNF	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	Collision	11th	0
DNF	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Collision	16th	0
DNS	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren		13th
DNQ	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman
DNQ	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi
DNQ	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi
DNQ	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella
DNQ	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:18.176
2	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:18.255	+0.079
3	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:18.652	+0.476
4	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:18.672	+0.496
5	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:18.844	+0.668
6	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:19.018	+0.842
7	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:19.040	+0.864
8	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:19.312	+1.136
9	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:19.738	+1.562
10	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:19.864	+1.688
11	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:19.979	+1.803
12	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:20.248	+2.072
13	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:20.377	+2.201
14	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:20.384	+2.208
15	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:20.547	+2.371
16	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:20.595	+2.419
17	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:20.663	+2.487
18	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:21.086	+2.910
19	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:21.391	+3.215
20	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	1:21.454	+3.278
21	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:21.568	+3.392
22	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:21.698	+3.522
23	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:21.760	+3.584
24	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:22.024	+3.848
25	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:22.030	+3.854
26	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:22.226	+4.050
27	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:23.518	+5.342
28	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:23.613	+5.437
29	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:23.898	+5.722
30	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:24.028	+5.852

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:18.176
2	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:18.301	+0.125
3	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:18.652	+0.476
4	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:18.844	+0.668
5	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:19.018	+0.842
6	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:19.040	+0.864
7	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:19.133	+0.957
8	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:19.651	+1.475
9	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:19.738	+1.562
10	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:19.864	+1.688
11	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:19.979	+1.803
12	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:20.248	+2.072
13	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:20.377	+2.201
14	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:20.495	+2.319
15	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:20.595	+2.419
16	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:20.663	+2.487
17	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:20.872	+2.696
18	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:21.294	+3.118
19	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:21.391	+3.215
20	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	1:21.454	+3.278
21	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:21.698	+3.522
22	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:21.713	+3.537
23	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:22.024	+3.848
24	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:22.030	+3.854
25	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:22.302	+4.126
26	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:23.613	+5.437
27	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:23.898	+5.722
28	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:24.028	+5.852
29	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:24.167	+5.991
30	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	6:09.795	+4:51.619

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:18.255
2	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:18.279	+0.024
3	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:18.672	+0.417
4	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:19.067	+0.812
5	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:19.236	+0.981
6	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:19.312	+1.057
7	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:19.386	+1.131
8	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:19.896	+1.641
9	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:20.384	+2.129
10	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:20.547	+2.292
11	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:20.651	+2.396
12	#25 Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:20.802	+2.547
13	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:21.010	+2.755
14	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:21.049	+2.794
15	#32 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:21.086	+2.831
16	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:21.106	+2.851
17	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:21.293	+3.038
18	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:21.568	+3.313
19	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:21.622	+3.367
20	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:21.760	+3.505
21	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:21.849	+3.594
22	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:22.226	+3.971
23	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:22.274	+4.019
24	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:22.382	+4.127
25	#33 Marc Surer	Theodore	1:22.389	+4.134
26	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:23.518	+5.263
27	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:23.677	+5.422
28	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:25.104	+6.849
29	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:25.976	+7.721
30	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:21.830		15

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	3	7	45
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	2	6	45	0
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	6	34	-11
4	Alan Jones	Williams	1	4	31	-14
5	Alain Prost	Renault	2	4	28	-17
6	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2	2	21	-24
7	John Watson	McLaren	1	3	21	-24
8	René Arnoux	Renault	0	1	11	-34
9	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	0	0	11	-34
10	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	2	10	-35
11	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	0	0	10	-35
12	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	0	10	-35
13	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	0	0	7	-38
14	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	0	1	5	-40
15	Marc Surer	Theodore	0	0	4	-41
16	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-42
17	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	0	0	1	-44
18	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	0	0	1	-44
19	Slim Borgudd	ATS	0	0	1	-44
20	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	0	0	1	-44

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Ford	3	10	76
2	Brabham	Ford	3	7	56	-20
3	Renault	Renault	2	5	39	-37
4	Ligier	Matra	1	6	34	-42
5	Ferrari	Ferrari	2	2	28	-48
6	McLaren	Ford	1	3	22	-54
7	Lotus	Ford	0	1	15	-61
8	Arrows	Ford	0	2	10	-66
9	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	10	-66
10	Ensign	Ford	0	0	5	-71
11	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-73
12	Theodore	Ford	0	0	1	-75
13	ATS	Ford	0	0	1	-75

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1971	#2 Jacky Ickx	Pedro Rodríguez	Clay Regazzoni	1:34.950 - Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx
1970	#10 Jochen Rindt	Jackie Stewart	Jacky Ickx	1:19.230 - Jacky Ickx	Jochen Rindt
1969	#4 Jackie Stewart	Jo Siffert	Chris Amon	1:22.940 - Jackie Stewart	Jochen Rindt
1968	#8 Jackie Stewart	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Pedro Rodríguez	1:45.910 - Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Chris Amon
1967	#5 Jim Clark	Jack Brabham	Denny Hulme	1:28.080 - Jim Clark	Graham Hill
1966	#16 Jack Brabham	Graham Hill	Jim Clark	1:30.600 - Denny Hulme	Jack Brabham
1965	#6 Jim Clark	Jackie Stewart	Dan Gurney	1:30.600 - Jim Clark	Graham Hill
1964	#18 Jim Clark	John Surtees	Peter Arundell	1:32.800 - Jim Clark	Dan Gurney
1963	#6 Jim Clark	Dan Gurney	John Surtees	1:33.700 - Jim Clark	Jim Clark
1962	#17 Graham Hill	Trevor Taylor	Phil Hill	1:34.400 - Bruce McLaren	John Surtees
1961	#3 Wolfgang von Trips	Phil Hill	Jim Clark	1:35.500 - Jim Clark	Phil Hill
1960	#11 Jack Brabham	Innes Ireland	Graham Hill	1:33.800 - Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss
1959	#7 Jo Bonnier	Jack Brabham	Masten Gregory	1:36.700 - Stirling Moss	Jo Bonnier
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1955	#8 Juan Manuel Fangio	Stirling Moss	Luigi Musso	1:40.900 - Roberto Mieres	Juan Manuel Fangio
1953	#2 Alberto Ascari	Nino Farina	Felice Bonetto	1:52.800 - Luigi Villoresi	Alberto Ascari
1952	#2 Alberto Ascari	Nino Farina	Luigi Villoresi	1:49.800 - Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari

The 1981 Dutch Grand Prix started Aug 30, 1981 on Circuit Park Zandvoort in Zandvoort, Netherlands. Alain Prost started from pole position with René Arnoux next to him. Nelson Piquet started from third place.

In 1 hour, 40 minutes and 22 seconds Alain Prost finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Nelson Piquet in second and Alan Jones in third place.

After the 1981 Dutch Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 45 points. Piquet is 0 points ahead of Carlos Reutemann.