The 1981 Dutch Grand Prix started August 30th, 1981 at 02:00 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.
After 1 hour, 40 minutes and 22 seconds Alain Prost finished the race first. 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.
After 1 hour, 40 minutes and 22 seconds Alain Prost finished the race first. 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.
Circuit
Location
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Date
August 30th, 1981 at 02:00
Round
12/15
Winner
Alain Prost
Winning time
1:40:22.43
Pole position
Alain Prost
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:40:22.43 | 1 | 72 | 9 |
| 2 1 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +8.24 | 3 | 72 | 6 |
| 3 1 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | +35.50 | 4 | 72 | 4 |
| 4 11 | #6 Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +1 Lap | 15 | 71 | 3 |
| 5 4 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 9 | 71 | 2 |
| 6 18 | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | +2 Laps | 24 | 70 | 1 |
| 7 14 | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | +3 Laps | 21 | 69 | 0 |
| 8 12 | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | +3 Laps | 20 | 69 | 0 |
| 9 16 | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Engine | 25 | 68 | 0 |
| 10 13 | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | +4 Laps | 23 | 68 | 0 |
| - | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Accident) | 7 | 62 | 0 |
| - | #7 John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Ignition) | 8 | 50 | 0 |
| - | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 22 | 46 | 0 |
| - | #32 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | DNF (Transmission) | 18 | 29 | 0 |
| - | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Tyre) | 14 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Collision) | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| - | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | DNF (Collision) | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| - | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Suspension) | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #17 Derek Daly | March | DNF (Suspension) | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| - | #12 Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | DNF (Collision) | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | 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 | 1 | 11 | -34 | |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | -34 | ||
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | 10 | -35 | |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 10 | -35 | ||
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | -35 | ||
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 7 | -38 | ||
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 1 | 5 | -40 | |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 4 | -41 | ||
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -42 | ||
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1 | -44 | ||
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1 | -44 | ||
| 19 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1 | -44 | ||
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1 | -44 | ||
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 0 | -45 | ||
| 22 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | -45 | ||
| 23 | Derek Daly | March | 0 | -45 | ||
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | -45 | ||
| 25 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -45 | ||
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | -45 | ||
| 27 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | -45 | ||
| 28 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | -45 | ||
| 29 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 0 | -45 | ||
| 30 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 0 | -45 | ||
| 31 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 0 | -45 | ||
| 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | -45 | ||
| 33 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 0 | -45 | ||
| 34 | Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | 0 | -45 | ||
| 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | -45 | ||
| 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | -45 | ||
| 37 | Giorgio Francia | Osella | 0 | -45 | ||
| 38 | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | -45 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 3 | 10 | 76 | |
| 2 | Brabham | 3 | 7 | 56 | -20 |
| 3 | Renault | 2 | 5 | 39 | -37 |
| 4 | Ligier | 1 | 6 | 34 | -42 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 28 | -48 |
| 6 | McLaren | 1 | 3 | 22 | -54 |
| 7 | Team Lotus | 1 | 15 | -61 | |
| 8 | Arrows | 2 | 10 | -66 | |
| 9 | Tyrrell | 10 | -66 | ||
| 10 | Ensign | 5 | -71 | ||
| 11 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -73 | ||
| 12 | Theodore | 1 | -75 | ||
| 13 | ATS | 1 | -75 | ||
| 14 | Fittipaldi | 0 | -76 | ||
| 15 | March | 0 | -76 | ||
| 16 | Osella | 0 | -76 | ||
| 17 | Toleman | 0 | -76 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Fernando Alonso | Pierre Gasly | 1:13.837 - Fernando Alonso | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | George Russell | Charles Leclerc | 1:13.652 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:11.097 - Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen |
| 1985 | #1 Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Niki Lauda | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | |
| 1983 | #28 René Arnoux | Patrick Tambay | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1982 | #28 Didier Pironi | Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #5 Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Jody Scheckter | Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jacques Laffite | Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Clay Regazzoni | Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1975 | #24 James Hunt | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #12 Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | James Hunt | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1971 | #2 Jacky Ickx | Pedro Rodríguez | Clay Regazzoni | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1970 | #10 Jochen Rindt | Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1969 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Jo Siffert | Chris Amon | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #8 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Pedro Rodríguez | Chris Amon | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #16 Jack Brabham | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | Jack Brabham | |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | |
| 1964 | #18 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Peter Arundell | Dan Gurney | |
| 1963 | #6 Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #17 Graham Hill | Trevor Taylor | Phil Hill | John Surtees | |
| 1961 | #3 Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Jim Clark | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #11 Jack Brabham | Innes Ireland | Graham Hill | Stirling Moss | |
| 1959 | #7 Jo Bonnier | Jack Brabham | Masten Gregory | Jo Bonnier | |
| 1958 | #1 Stirling Moss | Harry Schell | Jean Behra | Stuart Lewis-Evans | |
| 1955 | #8 Juan Fangio | Stirling Moss | Luigi Musso | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #2 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Felice Bonetto | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #2 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Luigi Villoresi | Alberto Ascari |